Products Cause Bad Air

Ordinary household products that people use daily are dangerous to our health and the health of the environment, contributing to smog and indoor air pollution.

Date:   5/26/2005 11:09:41 PM   ( 5 y ) ... viewed 2237 times

I was inspired to write about toxins in ordinary personal care and household products after I read a series of articles published by the Los Angeles Times in March 2003.


One article ("Chemicals in Home a Big Smog Source", Sunday, March 9, 2003, Gary Polakovic, Times staff writer) stated that "ordinary household products such as cleaners, cosmetics, and paints are now the Southland's (California's) second-leading source of air pollution, after auto tailpipe emissions...smog forming chemicals escape with every squirt of antiperspirant, each bubble of detergent and every spritz of aerosol hair spray".


The list of products that are offensive to our own health and contribute to poor air quality is quite extensive, and continues with ordinary products that most people use daily: "...cleaning compounds, glues, polishes, floor finishes, perfume, rubbing alcohol, room fresheners, car wax, lawn care products...On a typical day, about 108 tons of smog-forming fumes are emitted from such products used in houses and ...small businesses " in four Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino.


The article continues with: "But even before the chemicals escape into the environment, they contribute to indoor air pollution, which is typically more dangerous than smog because the chemicals concentrate nearer to people." Dr. Kaye Kilburn, professor of internal medicine at USC's Keck School of Medicine, is quoted as saying: "They are the same solvents that are used in industry to degrease and do other things...When they evaporate, they are transported directly to the brain, where they can be as intoxicating as ether or chloroform. These are palpably dangerous to health."


I decided to educate consumers about the health and safety hazards of using such products in their homes, and how the use of such products is an enormous detriment to the environment. I also want to educate consumers so they can improve and safeguard the health of themselves and their family, and help protect the environment, by using home products that are less-toxic, biodegradable, and environmentally friendlier--products that are already out on the market and easily obtainable and affordable.


Look for more product information on these blogs:

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Buy Organic Flowers http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=976497 Buy organic flowers for Mother's Day, and every day, as an action that supports a healthy, pesticide-free environment for all of our loved ones!

Eco-XMAS Trees  The Holidays are almost here! How about an eco-friendly Christmas Tree this year? Here are some resources to guide you: http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=976544

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Toxins in Cosmetics: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=2

Toxins in Perfume: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=65

Toxins in Newborns: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=98

Antibacterial Products Harmful: http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=976325

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