- Did you know?
- - Indoor air is often 2 to 5 times more contaminated than outdoor air.
- - Childhood asthma has nearly doubled in the last 20 years (American Lung
- Association) and some cleaners can be triggers to asthma attacks.
- - The average home contains 25 gallons of hazardous chemicals - a major
- portion of these can be from household cleaning products.
- - In 1999, 92% of all poisonings occurred in the home.
- - 82,000 synthetic chemicals are in production daily today. Many are suspected to cause
- cancer or other effects, but only 2% have been fully checked by the EPA for safety.
- - Cleaning products are involved in 11% of poisoning exposure in children under 6 years of age.
