Resources
EPA guide on indoor air quality
See this page on the EPA website for good information about sources of indoor air pollution.
Tip sheet on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): where they are commonly found in the home
People spend most of their time indoors – at home, school and work. This makes the quality of the indoor air you breathe important.
Hazardous musk chemicals found in fragrance
A study by Taylor et al looked at human exposure to musks and evaluated their potential toxicity.
Hazardous chemicals in scented candles, lit and unlit
A study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials found that hazardous volatile organic chemicals were emitted from scented candles, both when lit and unlit.
Hazardous chemicals in fragrance of selected consumer goods
Steinemann et al surveyed selected scented consumer goods and using gas chromatography found that the products emitted more than 100 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including some that are classifi…
Burning Incense and airborne particulates of concern
A study by Chuang et al measured airborne particulates from burning incense. 19 organic compounds were identified in incense smoke, including formaldehyde.
Hazardous chemicals in fragrance
There are more than 3,000+ chemicals on the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Transparency List of chemicals used in the industry.
A report on chemicals in cosmetics, from EWG and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
This extensive report compiled by the Environmental Working Group and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics takes a hard look at the over 3000 chemicals that are permissible to be used in “fragrance&#…
Ultra-processed food diets cause excess calorie and weight gain
A study by Hall et al, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, found that when adults are given diets of unprocessed foods and processed foods, they eat approximately 500 more calories per day on th…
Anticancer Environmental Toxins
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EWG Guide to Healthy Cleaning Website Tour
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The herbicide glyphosate (“Roundup”) increases risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma
A meta-analysis by Zhang et al, published in the journal Mutation Research, found that the risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) increased 41% in those exposed to the herbicide glyphosate (most commonly …
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