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Air Fresheners Not Smelling So Fresh
New Research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggests that the "fresh" smell of many air fresheners is a result of the ingredient1,4 dichlorobenzene (1,4 DCB) which has been found to impair lung function. 1,4 DCB is also found in toilet bowl cleaners, mothballs and various other "deodorizing" products. "The best way to protect yourself, especially children who may have asthma or other respiratory illnesses, is to reduce the use of products and materials that contain these compounds." [via Effect Measure]
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Someone want to hazard [npi] a guess as to why, when we know benzene's deleterious health effects, benzene with 2 chlorines on it is AOK to use in household products??? Does this make sense????? Only when our government is in the hands of legislators who know nothing about physiology, and who are bought and paid for by, among others, chemical manufacturers.