My daughter cleaned the pond with dishwashing soap

DKat wrote:

Ok, so you inspired me to go out and search for what is necessary for
neutralizing
dishwashing soap (vinegar does) but on the travels I came across this.....
I'm sure I'm all that thrilled that I did.

1.) According to EPA, North American's worst Air Pollution is

A. Inside the Home
B. Outside the Home

Inside - and moreso as more homes are made more air-tight

2.) According to a 15 year study which type of people suffer a higher
death rate from cancer? A. Women who work at home
B. Men who work with asbestos
C. People who work in Factories

Gotta be A.

3.) What is the leading cause of poisonings in the home for children under
the age of 6?

A. Food Poision
B. Liquid Dish Detergent

B

4.) When buying products in the grocery store, we can know they are safe
by the ingredients on the label?
True/False

Yeah, like how many people actually _understand_ the ingredients? Is
Dilithium triptate good for you or not?

5.) Companies that claim to use "all natural" ingredients have the best
products for our family and the environment?

Ack!

6.) In consumer products, the most harmful ingredients are the active or
inactive ingredients?

I don't know what the EPA says, but if inactive ingredients can be harmful,
they aren't inactive.


7.) Name 3 ways harmful chemicals can enter the human body?

Inhalation (breathing), ingestion (swallowing), absorption (skin or mucus
membrane contact)

8.) Which of these ways do you believe is the most common form of
poisoning?

Absorption.

9.) Ever heard of Formaldehyde?

You betcha. You should see the storage and use procedures for the stuff in
this facility.

It is a cheap preservative but also listed
as a possible carcinogen. EXPLAIN MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet. Should tell you how to use and store it, what
to do about unsafe contact with it, and be posted in a known location where
the material is stored.

The MSDS for formaldehyde warns
that it may be fatal if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through skin;

Doh! Just gave away the answer to 7!

*WOMEN WHO WORK AT HOME* According to a 15 year study women who work at

#2!

home suffer a 55% higher death rate from cancer than women who work
outside the home. to tissue of the mucous membrane. Which of these
products do you think contains formaldehyde?

D. All of the above

Definitely D.

10.) Many people have been told to beware of aerosols. why?

E. All of the above

E.

11.) The leading cause of death among children ages one to four is: A.
Accidental shooting
B. Accidental poisoning
C. Birth defects

B
--
derek