Table of contentsCleaners, Toxins and the Ecosystem
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Cleaners, Toxins and the Ecosystem
The premise of the projectÉ
Millions of litres of cleaning products used every dayÉ
Clean can also mean toxicÉ
Éwith a range of potential health effectsÉ
Éand environmental effects
Problem is in the chemistry
Carcinogens the most toxic
Eliminating carcinogenic products a first stepÉ
Endocrine-disrupters pose health, environment risk
Éand that risk could be grave
How EDCs do damage
Cleaning products without EDCs an important goal
The precautionary principle
And there are other toxinsÉ
Glycol ethers may be the culprit in new health risk
The toxic route to the environmentÉ
Acting on the health and environmental link
Helping OH&S committees with the research tools
Ébacked by the WCB Regulation Section 5.57
Research and cooperation can also bring changes
Once underway, the project can be self-monitoring
A dynamic process that can bring positive change
Éand generate additional benefits in the community
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