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This is the first in a series of posts about recommended reading, for building a green library in your home. Stay tuned!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ranked indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental risks to public health (yikes!). As you may recall from our Clean Green section, using non-toxic cleaning methods and cleaners is one (very effective) way to keep the risk for this pollution down in your home; the fewer toxic fumes you spray around your house, the fewer of these nasty fumes you'll breathe.
Jeffrey Hollender, President of green cleaning company Seventh Generation, teamed up with his daughter Meika Hollender, and Geoff Davis, Editor of Seventh Generation's Non-Toxic Times newsletter to bring us an entire book on the topic: Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy Non-Toxic Cleaning (2006, New Society Publishers). Let's crack the cover to see what's inside.As a result of the lack of regulation in the cleaning product industry, our homes are essentially giant test tubes for a (mostly toxic) soup of chemically-intensive products. The outcome of our exposure to these substances is largely unknown, as scientists are just starting to delve into the mysteries that surround cleaning products.
They do believe, however, that continuous exposure to these substances is responsible for our epidemic rates of cancer, asthma, hormone disruption and chemical sensitivities that we are all now experiencing more and more.
Naturally Clean discusses a bit of the chemistry behind what makes certain household cleaners toxic, but what's even more interesting is the lengths that manufacturers go to cover this up. Who would've thought that cleaning products, used to sterilize your home, would be hazardous to your health? Have you really read the label and ingredients of your cleaning products?
The truth is, cleaning products are unregulated, untested and ingredients aren't fully disclosed. Naturally Clean lets you in on a few secrets surrounding the industry, even those products that claim to be "all natural," and the result is a resource you can use to insure your home stays clean and your health remains good.
With a glossary of terms that you need to know, a resource guide to find additional information and recommendations for products in your home, and a plethora of DIY natural cleaning alternatives found within, Naturally Clean is one book you'll want to reference over and over again, and we recommend it for your home library.
Learn more about ::Seventh Generation and pick up the book at ::Amazon.com
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