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Non-Toxic Products Resource Packet for the Web
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Environmentally Preferable Products Resources |
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Environmentally Preferable Products Resources Center For the New American Dream. Website listing products that have met the Green Seal-37 standard and/or appear to meet the environmentally preferable cleaning product criteria developed by the Center for New American Dream's cleaning product work group. http://www.newdream.org/procure/products/approved.html Background Information on Toxics in Cleaning Products Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment. Published http://www.healthyschools.org/ by Inform: http://www.informinc.org/cleanforhealth.php Healthy Schools Network: Contact HSN to find out how to receive a copy of the Sanitzers and Disinfectants Guide. http://www.healthyschools.org Background Information on Toxics in Paints Children's Environmental Health Coalition: Healthehouse. Virtual website on toxic products found in the home. http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/virtualhouse/index.asp Material Safety Data Sheet Resources * MSDS: a site produced by the Interactive Learning Paradigms, incorporated:http://www.ilpi.com/msds/faq/parta.html#whatis * University of Vermont Safety Information Resources: Website that allows you to search for MSDS's by manufacturer. http://siri.uvm.edu/ Cleaning and Maintenance Practices and Health Impacts Healthy School Enivronment and Enhanced Educational Performance--A case study of the renovation of Charles Young Elementary School in Washington, DC, that shows how improved environmental conditions led to improved health and academic performance. http://www.carpet-rug.com/pdf_word_docs/020112_Charles_Young.pdf The Green Squad website has fact sheets for middle school students [See Green Flag Start up Kit]: http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/library/cleaning.asp?room=water
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