| In recent studies conducted by scientists at the | | | | found in ordinary household cleaners contain |
| University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence | | | | carcinogens, (cancer food), and neurotoxins that |
| Berkeley Laboratory, researchers found many | | | | when they become air borne, can also be a cause |
| household cleaners emit toxic pollutants that, over | | | | of breast cancer in women. |
| time, will lead to health risks, and may be one | | | | "High levels of Toluene (VOC'S) can also put |
| cause of breast cancer in women. | | | | pregnant women at risk of of having babies with |
| Scientists searching for the cause of breast | | | | neurological disorders, retarded growth, and |
| cancer in relation to poor indoor air quality, | | | | developmental problems". |
| identified a link between toxic household cleaners | | | | One county taking the advice of University and |
| and an on set of escalating diseases associated | | | | Government research into the cause of breast |
| with toxic chemical poisoning. | | | | cancer and other chemical related diseases, such |
| The American Association of Poison Control | | | | as asthma, is Suffolk County New York. |
| Centers reported the largest occurrences of | | | | They are to be praised for their legislative action |
| household poisoning are directly related to cleaners | | | | in passing a new law banning toxic chemicals from |
| such as, toilet bowl cleaners, bleach, detergents | | | | municipal properties. The new law will require that |
| and air fresheners. | | | | toxic chemicals be avoided when the county |
| Statistics for the cause of breast cancer in the | | | | purchases products for cleaning or landscaping |
| US show 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer | | | | municipal properties. |
| annually. That's 180,000 cases a year. | | | | PHD Allen McMichael's from the Miami Institute of |
| Unfortunately, 44,000 will be fatal. | | | | Health was quoted as saying "We were taught |
| As noted author Dr. Sherry Rogers points out, | | | | that when you open your washing machine and |
| "There is an avalanche of toxic chemicals | | | | smell the bleach, that means the clothes are |
| overpowering our bodies daily and we are not | | | | clean" |
| able to eliminate them fast enough". | | | | He continued, "But who told you it was a clean |
| "Our bodies have developed over thousands of | | | | smell? Your mom did, right?" He then asked |
| years to ward off bacteria and viruses, but the | | | | "Where did she get her PHD?" |
| chemicals we see today are only 80 to 100 years | | | | "I have a PHD in Chemical Biology, and I am telling |
| old, and our bodies have not had the time to | | | | you the smell of chlorine can cause asthma, and |
| adapt enough to fight off the toxins associated | | | | I'm telling you the smell of chlorine can cause |
| with them". | | | | cancer, and I'm telling you the smell of chlorine is |
| "As a result, we become ill, developing asthma or | | | | fowl to scientists". |
| breast cancer and we wonder why, never once | | | | Authors Note: |
| considering our indoor environment may have | | | | There has been 85,000 new chemicals introduced |
| caused the illness". | | | | into mainstream America since the end of world |
| In other research by the Washington Toxins | | | | war 2. |
| Coalition, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) | | | | In the last 2 years, the EPA has only tested 4. |