Cleaning supplies that kills
Cleaning supplies that kills
Some of the most recognized cleaning supplies on the market is actual the most dangerous to our environment, containing things like nitrogen, phosphates and ammonia which highly contaminates our waterways. This is often goes unrecognized, but is a highly important topic to be aware of since this is what our planet is made up of. With the majority of dishwasher detergents being a whole forty percent phosphorous the desire to find new ways of making these cleaning supplies in a more eco-friendly way.
Saving the animals:
If this
isn’t enough for you to be driven to change your ways of cleaning it even has
been found to be a cause in cancer among wildlife at West Virginia State
University. The affects of things like chlorine can be traced back to their
food supply that becomes contaminated by the waste of these cleaning products.
This may sound like some farfetched idea; however in 2002 a stream water sample
by a U.S. Geological Survey found sixty-nine percent of these waterways had
traces of disinfectants. Even the phosphates discussed earlier effect this
fishy friends by creating an overgrowth of algae causing lack of oxygen supply
in the water, in turn killing fish and other organisms.
What to Use instead:
To not make
this nasty footprint in our environment there are certain factors you should
look out for when buying your next set of cleaning supplies. The first (1) is
that if there is a warning or caution label on the product this means the
product contains toxic chemicals and thus should avoid using. Other words that
fall under this red flag context are “flammable”, “may cause skin irritation”, “vapors
harmful” and “may cause burns on contact”.
2. The next
thing to think about when buying your cleaning products is how they gauge their
ecological claims. The simple idea to this is the less vague the better, words
like “eco-friendly” are less meaningful than “plant based” or “no solvents.”
3. If the
product lists ingredients look for plant-based rather than petroleum-based
ingredients.
Four
` 4. Buy in
bulk. The less waste in packaging form the better. Another side to this point
is to buy concentrates so you’re able to dilute it at home. This requires less
waste in the form of packaging as well as less fuel for shipping.
5. Avoid
active ingredients of chlorine and ammonia. This should be marked as hazardous because
of its ability to cause skin irritation and respiratory problems if mixed
together.
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