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Sort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Excerpt from Modern Cleaning: The Evolution of Chemical Free Cleaning, by Janice and Tom Stewart © 2011
- Researchers exploring the relationship between asthma and exposure to consumer products and product ingredients say the database of current studies is not sufficiently robust to demonstrate a causal relationship between product exposures and new-onset asthma. But some evidence does exist that suggests some exposures could trigger asthma-like symptoms in individuals with pre-existing asthma and/or bronchial hypersensitivity.
- When it comes to cleaning products, the choices we make, the way we use them, and how we dispose of them has a big impact on the environment.
- That sweet scent coming from your dryer vent may be less sweet than you think. Find out what harmful chemicals may actually be in your detergent and dryer sheets.
- Tips for using environmentally preferable cleaners.
- Companies are voluntarily sharing with consumers more information about the ingredients in their products.
- Research suggests that the addition of ultraviolet light to the brushing and suction of a vacuum cleaner can almost double the removal of potentially infectious microorganisms from a carpet’s surface when compared to vacuuming alone. Researchers say the findings suggest that incorporating the germicidal properties of UV light into vacuuming might have promise in reducing allergens and pathogens from carpets, as well.
- While green products are on the rise, consumers must be wary of misleading "green" claims.
- Killing mold and mildew doesn't have to kill you too. There are less-toxic treatments you can even make on your own.
- Triclosan is an ingredient added to many consumer products to reduce or prevent bacterial contamination.
- How central vacuums work and what to consider before installing one.
- Clean clothes and bedding frequently, using gentle, low-odor products.
- Help for cleaning green from Sierra Club Green Home.
- The asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification Program administered by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) in partnership with the research organization, Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), announced on November 17th, 2009 that it has developed and adopted a certification standard and testing protocol for Non-Disinfecting Hard Surface Spray Cleaning Products.
- Responding to a question from our readers.
- How to make your home a healthier place.
- Most dry-cleaning chemicals pose health hazards and are often intolerable to the chemically sensitive and to some allergic and asthmatic people.
- The laws protecting citizens from potentially dangerous cleaning and personal-care products remain absent, minimal, or rarely enforced.
- Cleaning activities may be associated with increased lower respiratory tract symptoms in women with asthma.
- Green Seal has developed the GS-49 standard to define environmental performance criteria for residential cleaning services.
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