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Household Cleaners & Other Toxic Substances II

Actions to take for a safer home and a cleaner environment

• Buy less commercial household cleansers
• Look at product labels
• Follow cleaning instructions carefully
• Keep unused products in their original containers so the label can be referred to for product use and disposal.

• Use less and dilute
• Purchase non-toxic cleansers
• Use homemade non-toxic cleansers
• Be an “aware” shopper
• Replace your toxic cleansers with natural alternatives

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Fast Facts on Household Cleansers
Effects of chemical-based household cleansers on the human body
– http://es.epa.gov/techinfo/facts/safe-fs.html
Volatile Organic Compounds
– http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html
Fact Sheet: Safe Substitutes at Home: Non-toxic Household Products
– http://es.epa.gov/techinfo/facts/safe-fs.html

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