Beware Of Breathing

[HARDCORE]

2-20-2018

(opinions)

I just read a story that added several more items to the list of products that are harmful to the environment, as well as your health? And among these were items that just about everyone has used from time to time!

So tell me this: “What in the Hell did people ever do when they didn’t know that nearly everything that they used carried health risks, of one kind or another, along with them, including (in some cases) the fear of even taking your next breath? “And what, pray tell, will be next upon this infamous list of bugaboos and no-no’s?”

“Pretty soon, we might even be afraid to draw our next breath, especially in Washington D.C., where you might be in danger of drowning under a torrent of noxious political gasses and head-high bureaucratic manure?”

Hardcore

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https://news.sky.com/story/household...s-say-11252527

Household items like perfume as bad as cars for pollution, scientists say

Everyday items such as toothpaste, shaving foam and furniture polish contain compounds that help to cause pollution.

09:34, UK, Friday 16 February 2018

Chemicals in household products such as paint and perfume are now producing as much urban air pollution as motor vehicles, scientists have said.

Everyday items such as deodorant, nail varnish and washing up liquid emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react with sunlight to form ozone pollution.

They also interact with other chemicals, forming tiny particles in the air which can lead to lung damage.

Scientists in Los Angeles said the amount of chemical vapours sent into the atmosphere from such products was now roughly the same as from transport.

Air pollution from particulates is estimated to contribute to 29,000 early deaths a year in the UK.

Lead author of the study, Brian McDonald, said that as "the transportation sector gets cleaner, these other sources of VOCs become more and more important".

Researchers said the US had been underestimating VOC emissions from everyday products by up to a factor of three, while overestimating similar emissions from cars by 40%.
Because these products are often used indoors, researchers say their use is a health risk and updated regulations are required.

The study, which was led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published in the journal Science, comes as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs released its latest emissions figures.

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Yes I agree just watch TV ads they post how great they are in the first three minutes than the disclaimer about all the side effects. Make's you want to run out and scream. Wife hates these ads. It's no doubt a disclaimer to protect themselves from law suits - see I told you so - is their comment but its longer than the ad telling you how good it is!

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