How to Choose Green Chemicals Main Story
Know the risks?
Negative Health Impacts -- There are no such things as "zero
risk" chemicals. Especially if you are needing a germicide.
Allergy triggers --
otherwise harmless substances that cause abnormal reactions of the immune system
(key identify and eliminate
exposure) Lots more
Carcinogens --a
substance that induces unregulated growth processes in cells or tissues of
multicellular animals, leading to cancer.* Approximately 50 substances have been
identified as causes of cancer in humans, but they probably account for only a
small portion of the disease incidence.
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Mutagens -- a substance or
agent that induces heritable
change in cells or organisms.
Teratogen -- chemicals that
lead to structural and/or functional birth defects. (MORE)
Minimizing Environmental Impact --
Hazardous waste characteristics
-- A substance, such as nuclear waste or an industrial
byproduct, that is potentially damaging to the environment and harmful to humans
and other living organisms.
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Low volatile organic compound (VOC)
-- dangerous contaminant of groundwater. They are generally introduced to the
environment through careless industrial practices. (MORE)
Phosphate or phosphonates -- Phosphates
were formerly used in detergents,
which washed into rivers and lakes, causing water
blooms of algae and bacteria (see eutrophication);
such use is now generally outlawed or regulated. Phosphates are still used in
fertilizers, baking powder, and toothpaste.
Ozone-depleting compounds -- (CFC) compounds,
commonly called freons,
and of bromofluorocarbon
compounds known as halons.
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Ashkin on Green: Your Guide to Selecting Green
Chemicals
Looking for odor relief. Clean the areas that are dirty. For
example: Take out the trash, or wash the dishes.
Mark
A Mandel
The
DHMO Song
Sing to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1)There's a chemical that poses deadly danger to us all
If we don't eliminate it, we are headed for a fall
But our governments refuse to see the writing on the wall
They're going to let us die!
CHORUS (after every verse):
Ban dihydrogen monoxide!
Ban dihydrogen monoxide
2)Dihydrogen monoxide is a chemical to fear
Uncounted thousands die of inhalation every year
Yet the FDA allows it in our burgers, beans, and beer
3)In gaseous form it's subtle, without color, taste, or smell
But it's part of acid rain, and it's a greenhouse gas as well
It's also found in car exhaust, which makes our cities Hell
And dirties up the sky!
4)It's widely used by industry, and agriculture too
They dump it on the ground or in the river when they're through
And from the ecosystem it gets into me and you
Which they dare not deny!
5)You'll find dihydrogen monoxide everywhere you go
In oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams, in air and soil and snow
Its quantitative formula is simply H-2-O
You'll get it if you try!
......[This verse contributed by Gary McGath]
6)How far DHMO has spread no one can safely tell.
They've found it on Europa, and it's on our Moon as well.
It may well turn our Solar System to a living hell!
It's filling up the sky!
Q. How do I know if my laundry detergent has monoethanolamine?
A. Search the "material data safety sheet" data base for your
chemical http://hazard.com/msds/
Some Brands that contain monoethanolamine:
Tide Liquid Laundry
Tide Free Ultra Liquid
Dreft Liquid Laundry
Cheer Liquid Laundry
Ivory Snow Liquid Laundry
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