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Dust, but Verify
New study finds toxic chemicals in household dust |
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23 Mar 2005 |
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| Dust, but Verify New study finds toxic chemicals in household dust Samples of household dust from 70 residences in seven U.S. states were found to contain a toxic cocktail of industrial chemicals -- all of which have been shown to harm animals, all of which are legal and commonly used. The study, conducted by consumer-advocate group Clean Production Action, tested the dust for 44 chemicals and found 35 of them. ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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