Cleanliness, Personal Hygiene, and their Environmental Impact

Cleaning Articles at Home

- Air Fresheners
- Tile Cleaners
- Bathroom Cleaners
- Floor Polish
- Glass Cleaners
- Dish Soaps
- Detergent

List your household products and indicate the toxicity and thier possible effects on you.

- Air Fresheners
- Dish Soap
- Toilet Paper

Phthalates - affects hormone balance

- Antibacterials
- Fabric Softener

QUATS - skin irritation

Window Cleaners

2-BUTOXYETHANOL - sore throats, pulmonary edema, kidney and liver failure.

Explain what possible effect these products could have on the environment.

The chemicals that these products release are not only harmful to our health, but also to the environment since they mess up the balance of nature. Example: When chemicals are end up in rivers and oceans, our water has a different pH level.

How would you classify them based on their use?

- Kitchen articles
- Laundry articles
- Bathroom articles
- Furniture articles

Explain what possible options exist the could help prevent the effects of these chemicals on us.

Avoid using products that contain harmful chemicals on our daily life and use organic products instead in order to stop our constant exposure to substances that are a risk to us.

What can be done to help decrease their environmental impact?

- Use green chemistry
- bioplastics
- reduce harmful chemicals and elements