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Household Cleaners


Many household cleaners contain toxic chemicals that can cause cancer, lung-disease, weaken the immune-system or accumulate in the brain. These same chemicals are similarly hazardous to the environment due to poor biodegradability and severe water-pollution. The following is a list of substances that are considered particularly hazardous.

  • Ammonia: very harmful to eyes, skin and lungs
  • Nonylphenol ethoxylate: biodegrades into highly toxic compounds, banned in Europe
  • Petroleum solvents: damage mucuous membranes
  • Chlorinated phenols: toxic to respiratory and circulatory systems
  • Formaldehyde: carcinogenic
  • Butyl cellosolve: aversely affects the nervous system, liver and kidneys
  • Perchloroethylene: carcinogenic, damaging to liver, kidneys and nervous system
  • hydrochloric acid: damaging to digestive tract, liver and kidneys
  • trichloroethane: damaging to liver and kidneys, supresses immune-system
  • Perchlorethylene: inhalation over extended period of time can damage kidney and liver, can cause cancer
  • Ammonium Hydroxide: classified as highly hazardous, can cause tissue damage, accummulates in organs
  • Petroleum Distillates: linked to lung and skin cancer
  • Nitrobenzene: extremely toxic
  • Linear alkylate sulfonate: damages liver, easily absorbed through the skin
  • Petroleum Distillates: linked to lung and skin cancer




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