Below you will find some of the many credible sources that were used during 2 years of extensive research. The intent is to educate you in hopes that you will choose to eliminate toxic chemicals from your home and switch to the safer, less expensive alternatives!!
Take a virtual home tour with the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/
Video Clip of “Are you Exposing your Children to a Toxic Brew in your Home?” http://www.rmbarry.com/audio_video/media/TBWM_preview_dsl.html
Children and Household Toxics:http://www.rmbarry.com/research/toxics_children.html
www.RMBarry.com – Research reports, toxin brochures and educational tools
National Cancer Institute (NCI).http://www.cancer.gov/
National Cancer Institute SEER site (for stats on cancer) http://seer.cancer.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, Facts on Lead, http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/guide/1997/docs/factlead.htm
Environmental Working Group article “Are We Poisoning Our Kids?” http://www.ewg.org/news/story.php?id=3426
Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Chemical Industry Archives Project) http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/factfiction/
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
American Lung Assoc article Indoor Air Pollution facts http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34706&ct=142852
Chemicals found in fabric softeners, by the EPA http://www.immuneweb.org/articles/fabricsoftener.html
OSHA: Occupational Safety and
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) article on Formaldehyde
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg111.html
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) article on Ammonia
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg126.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/
FDA authority over
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Fact Sheets
http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
Children’s Health Environmental Coalition http://www.checblog.org/
Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) http://www.chej.org/
Health and Environment Resource Center (HERC) www.herc.org
Household Products Database: The National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine’s extensive database of harmful chemicals in cleaning and health products. http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Article “IARC Classifies Formaldehyde as Carcinogenic to Humans”
http://www.iarc.fr/ENG/Press_Releases/archives/pr153a.html
Info on Asthma from the American Lung Assoc: http://www.alaw.org/asthma/asthma_handbook/triggers_know_your_troublemakers.html#2
The National Safety Council definition of warning label terms: http://www.nsc.org/issues/poison/terms.htm
Mercury in household products: http://www.tacanow.com/containingmercury.htm
In Harm’s Way - http://psr.igc.org/ihwrept/ihwcomplete.pdf
Chemical Education Foundation: http://www.chemed.org/
Pesticide facts: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/RATE/pestfact.html
News Articles for Review:
ABC News Report: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1928890&page=1
The CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/fil es/home/cleaners/
CNN on toxins in autos: http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/31/toxic_cars/index.html
ABC News _Toxic Schools: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AmericanFamily/story?id=1200774&page=1
EWG: Body Burden: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/
NBC: Housework could be making women sick: http://www.nbc5i.com/health/1836736/detail.html
“Not Under My Roof” - Article with Kelly Preston and Olivia Newton-John: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1594/is_5_12/ai_77749309
Thorax Online : Asthma and the Environment: http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/58/11/950
The Consumer Law Pages: http://consumerlawpage.com/article/household-chemicals.shtml
Cancer Prevention: http://www.medical-library.net/sites/cancer_prevention.html
Head Lice and Chemicals: http://www.rmbarry.com/research/lice-tea-tree-oil.html
FREE Materials for you:
The EPA’s online booklet: "The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality" http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Free brochure samples from www.RMBarry.com: http://www.rmbarry.com/samples.html
To obtain a pamphlet containing more household products and their associated risks, or for more information about hazardous household products or about indoor air pollution in general, contact your local American Lung Association. Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872).
Free Poison Prevention Community Action Kit from the National Safety Council: http://www.nsc.org/issues/poison/index.htm
Environmental Defense Organization www.scorecard.org/chemical-profiles/
US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npg.html
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/rtkhsfs.htm
National Library of Medicine
http:/www.nlm.nih.gov
US National Safety Council, Environmental Health Center (EHC)
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/chemical.htm
Vermont Safety Information Resources Inc (SIRI)
http://www.hazard.com/msds/
Vermont Safety Informaton Resources Inc (SIRI) - extensive list of links to sites with information from MSDS sheets and hazardous chemical information http://www.hazard.com/msds/links.html
Agency for Toxic substances and Disease Registry, Center for Disease Control, US Government http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
Environmental Health Perspectives [EHP], National Institute of Environmental Health Science. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/admin/openaccess.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Cancer Prevention Coalition - www.preventcancer.com
Poisoned Cosmetics, Not Too Pretty- www.nottoopretty.org
Cleaners and Toxins, Labour Environmental Alliance Society, Vancouver BC
The United States of America Federal Code of Regulations exempts manufacturers from full labeling of products if used for personal, family or household care. [USA FCR: Section 1910.1200C, Title 29, Section 1500.82 2Q1A and
State of Massachusetts Study 1989
National Safety Council
United States House of Representatives Report through NIOSH, 1989
Indoor Air Quality Act of 1989 - Environmental Protection Agency
Toronto Indoor Air Conference of 1990 from a 15+ year study
Study by Dr. Dick Irwin, Toxicologist, Texas A&M University
Study by Dr. Lee Davis, former advisor to the Secretary of Health
Environmental Health Perspectives 106 Supplement 3:787-794 (June 1998)
Herbert L. Needleman, M.D., Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., Raising Children Toxic Free
Environmental Policy and Children’s Health, Future of Children, Summer/Fall 1995; 5(2): 34-52
Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home, Household Hazardous Waste Project, 1989
Journal of the National Cancer Institute -
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/02/Aug02/080602/98f-0052-sup0014-vol5.txt and http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html for more info on formaldehyde
Take a virtual home tour with the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/
Video Clip of “Are you Exposing your Children to a Toxic Brew in your Home?” http://www.rmbarry.com/audio_video/media/TBWM_preview_dsl.html
Children and Household Toxics: http://www.rmbarry.com/research/toxics_children.html
National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancer.gov/
National Cancer Institute SEER site (for stats on cancer) http://seer.cancer.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, Facts on Lead, http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/guide/1997/docs/factlead.htm
Environmental Working Group article “Are We Poisoning Our Kids?” http://www.ewg.org/news/story.php?id=3426
Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Chemical Industry Archives Project) http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/factfiction/
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
American Lung Assoc article Indoor Air Pollution facts http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34706&ct=142852
Chemicals found in fabric softeners, by the EPA http://www.immuneweb.org/articles/fabricsoftener.html
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US Department of Labor group) http://osha.gov/
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) article on Formaldehyde http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg111.html
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) article on Ammonia
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg126.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/
FDA authority over cosmetics; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet, February 3, 1995.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html
Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Fact Sheets http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
Children’s Health Environmental Coalition http://www.checblog.org/
Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) http://www.chej.org/
Health and Environment Resource Center (HERC) www.herc.org
Household Products Database: The National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine’s extensive database of harmful chemicals in cleaning and health products. http://hpd.nlm. nih.gov/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Article “IARC Classifies Formaldehyde as Carcinogenic to Humans”
http://www.iarc.fr/ENG/Press_Releases/archives/pr153a.html
Info on Asthma from the American Lung Assoc: http://www.alaw.org/asthma/asthma_handbook/triggers_know_your_troublemakers.html#2
The National Safety Council definition of warning label terms: http://www.nsc.org/issues/poison/terms.htm
Mercury in household products: http://www.tacanow.com/containingmercury.htm
In Harm’s Way - http://psr.igc.org/ihwrept/ihwcomplete.pdf
Chemical Education Foundation: http://www.chemed.org/
Pesticide facts: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/RATE/pestfact.html
ABC News Report: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1928890&page=1
The CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/fil es/home/cleaners/
CNN on toxins in autos: http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/31/toxic_cars/index.html
ABC News _Toxic Schools: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AmericanFamily/story?id=1200774&page=1
EWG: Body Burden: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/
NBC: Housework could be making women sick: http://www.nbc5i.com/health/1836736/detail.html
“Not Under My Roof” - Article with Kelly Preston and Olivia Newton-John: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1594/is_5_12/ai_77749309
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The Consumer Law Pages: http://consumerlawpage.com/article/household-chemicals.shtml
Cancer Prevention: http://www.medical-library.net/sites/cancer_prevention.html
The EPA’s online booklet: "The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality" http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
American Lung Association. Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872).
