FOOTNOTES

These materials were used to research household cleaners

and are recommended for reference.

this is a great database for house products: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm

 

1] www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/indes.html, EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools

 

2] www.swampnet.org/swehag/g.html, Sustainable Washington Environmental Health Action Guide

 

3] www.epa.gov/iaq, EPA Indoor Air Quality homepage

 

4] www.checnet.org/detective/cleaners.html, Children’s Health Environmental Coalition Network, 800-266-2353

 

5] www.checnet.org/science/sci_facts.html, Children’s Health Environmental Coalition Network, 800-266-2353


6] Vermont Poison Center 877-658-3456


7] Schettler MD, Ted…[et al.], In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development, 2000, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility & Clean Water Fund, MA, 617-497-7440, www.igc.org/psr/ in PDF format

 

8] Schoemaker, Joyce and Charity Vitale, Healthy Homes Healthy Kids: Protecting your Children from Everyday Environmental Hazards, Washington D.C., Island Press, 1991

 

9] Berthold-Bond, Annie, Clean & Green, Woodstock NY, Cress Press, 1994

 

10] Dadd, Debra Lynn, Nontoxic, Natural, & Earthwise: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Harmful Products and Live in Harmony with the Earth, Los Angeles, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1990

 

11] Environmental Hazards Management Institute, EHMI Earth Express: Hazardous Household Product Safety for YOU and Your Family!, Durham, NH, 603-868-1496, www.ehmi.org

 

12] Seventh Generation, The Seventh Generation Guide to a Toxic-Free Home, www.seventhgen.com, Burlington VT, 802-658-3773

 

13] Center for Disease Control, Health U.S. 1996-97 and Injury Chartbook, www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus96_97.pdf

 

14] Green Seal, Choose Green Report: General Purpose Cleaners, www.greenseal.org/choose.htm

 

15] Steinman, David and Sam Epstein, The Safe Shoppers Bible. A Consumer's Guide to Nontoxic Household Products, Cosmetics and Food, Macmillan, New York, 1995

 


16] American Association of Poison Control Centers, Toxic Exposure Surveillance System, Annual Reports, www.aapcc.org (under Poisoning Data – TESS)


17] Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Poisoning Prevention Saftey - Safe USA, www.cdc.gov/safeuse/poison.htm