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this p
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agem
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nat
iona
l no
n-pr
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orga
niza
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that
ide
ntifie
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actic
al w
ays
of liv
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and
doin
g bu
si-
ness
that
are
env
iron
men
tally
sus
tain
able
. IN
FORM
is
supp
orte
d by
ind
ivid
ual,
foun
dation
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ernm
ent,
and
corp
orat
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ntribu
tion
s, a
nd b
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ok s
ales
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ll co
ntribu
tion
s ar
e ta
x-de
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Co
nte
nts
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LE
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ap
ter
1
SIC
K B
UIL
DIN
GS
AN
D O
TH
ER
IN
DO
OR
AIR
PR
OB
LE
MS
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Whe
re D
oes
Poor
-Qua
lity
Indo
or A
ir C
ome
From
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ealth
Eff
ects
of
Indo
or A
ir C
onta
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ants
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sses
sing
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oor A
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ap
ter
2
CLE
AN
ING
ME
TH
OD
S F
OR
IM
PR
OV
ED
AIR
QU
ALIT
Y .
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Red
ucin
g In
door
Air
Pol
lutio
n T
hrou
gh C
lean
ing
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Gen
eral
Pri
ncip
les:
Cle
anin
g fo
r H
ealth
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educ
ing
Dus
t and
Dir
t Thr
ough
Pro
per
Cle
anin
g an
d Pr
even
tive
Mea
sure
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educ
ing
Mic
robi
al G
row
th T
hrou
gh P
rope
r C
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ecia
l Tre
atm
ent o
f C
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1
Ch
ap
ter
3
HE
ALT
H A
ND
SA
FE
TY
CO
NC
ER
NS
OF
JA
NIT
OR
IAL W
OR
KE
RS
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hem
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Saf
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How
to
get
info
rmat
ion
abou
t pr
oduc
ts u
sed
by j
anit
ors.
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How
to
read
a m
ater
ial
safe
ty d
ata
shee
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Wor
king
Saf
ely
with
Jan
itori
al C
hem
ical
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Prec
autio
ns to
Pre
vent
Che
mic
al I
njur
y...
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Red
ucin
g C
hem
ical
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irec
t ch
emic
al s
ubst
itut
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Usi
ng f
ewer
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
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Impr
oved
man
agem
ent
tech
niqu
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Ch
ap
ter
4
AN
TIM
ICR
OB
IAL C
LE
AN
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
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Com
mon
Act
ive
Ingr
edie
nts
and
Hea
lth E
ffec
ts...
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Min
imiz
ing
Dis
infe
ctan
t Use
and
Exp
osur
e...
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Usi
ng d
isin
fect
ants
cor
rect
ly a
t th
e ri
ght
tim
e...
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Dil
utin
g an
d st
orin
g di
sinf
ecta
nts.
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2W
hen
to U
se D
isin
fect
ants
:The
Exp
erts
Dis
agre
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Ch
ap
ter
5
SE
LE
CT
ING
SA
FE
R J
AN
ITO
RIA
L C
LE
AN
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
:
WH
AT
TO
AV
OID
AN
D W
HA
T T
O L
OO
K F
OR
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Skin
and
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itant
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Sour
ces
of a
ddit
iona
l in
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atio
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Prod
uct L
itera
ture
and
Tra
inin
g M
ater
ials
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Ch
ap
ter
6
PR
OD
UC
T E
VA
LU
AT
ION
PR
OG
RA
MS
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en S
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S-37
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ndar
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reen
Sea
l’s
“C
hoos
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ort”
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0C
anad
a’s
Env
iron
men
tal C
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Com
mon
wea
lth
of M
assa
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Loc
al G
over
nmen
t Pro
gram
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3C
ity
of S
anta
Mon
ica,
Cal
ifor
nia
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n F
ranc
isco
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ifor
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ity
of S
eatt
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ngto
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35
Ch
ap
ter
7
CA
SE
ST
UD
IES
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7U
S G
SA/E
PA C
lean
ing
Prod
ucts
Pilo
t Pro
ject
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37U
S N
atio
nal P
arks
Ser
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nta
Cla
ra C
ount
y,C
alif
orni
a...
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..38
Ap
pen
dix
1
Reco
mm
en
ded
Jan
ito
rial
Cle
an
ing
Pro
du
cts
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...39
Ap
pen
dix
2
Reco
mm
en
ded
Jan
ito
rial
Cle
an
ing
Pro
du
cts
Scre
en
ed
fo
r
Sp
ecif
ic E
nvir
on
men
tally P
refe
rab
le C
rite
ria
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...59
No
tes
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...75
Tab
les
Tab
le 1
In
door
Air
Pol
lutio
n So
urce
Che
cklis
t....
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.....6
Tab
le 2
Sum
mar
y of
Tra
inin
g N
eeds
for
Jan
itori
al W
orke
rs...
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..13
Tab
le 3
Ove
rvie
w o
f a
Mat
eria
l Saf
ety
Dat
a Sh
eet (
MSD
S)...
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.14
Tab
le 4
Sum
mar
y of
Jan
itori
al H
azar
ds a
nd P
reve
ntio
n...
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..16
Tab
le 5
Allo
wab
le V
OC
Con
tent
of
Cle
anin
g Pr
oduc
ts...
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...25
Tab
le 6
Rec
omm
ende
d Ja
nito
rial
Cle
anin
g Pr
oduc
ts b
y Ty
pe...
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.....3
9
Tab
le 7
Rec
omm
ende
d Ja
nito
rial
Cle
anin
g Pr
oduc
ts S
cree
ned
for
Spec
ific
Env
iron
men
tally
Pref
erab
le C
rite
ria
7a
Ant
imic
robi
al C
lean
ers,
Dis
infe
ctan
ts,a
nd S
aniti
zers
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7b
Mul
tipur
pose
Cle
aner
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17c
Deg
reas
ers
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...64
7d
Tub
,Tile
,and
Bas
in C
lean
ers.
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..66
7e
Toile
t Cle
aner
s an
d G
lass
/Win
dow
Cle
aner
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687f
Floo
r C
are
Prod
ucts
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707g
Car
pet/U
phol
ster
y C
lean
ers
and
Furn
iture
Cle
aner
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.72
7h
Mis
cella
neou
s Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s....
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4
AC
KN
OW
LE
DG
ME
NT
S
The
aut
hors
of
this
rep
ort
are
espe
cial
ly g
rate
ful
to D
avid
Hur
d of
Com
mun
ity A
ssis
ted
Tena
nt C
ontr
olle
dH
ousi
ng,I
nc. (
CA
TC
H),
a N
ew Y
ork
City
-bas
ed a
ffor
dabl
e ho
usin
g an
d ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent o
rgan
izat
ion,
for
prov
idin
g th
e or
igin
al c
once
pt a
nd fu
ndin
g fo
r thi
s re
port
,with
the
goal
of p
rote
ctin
g w
orke
rs in
the
orga
niza
tion’
sne
w c
lean
ing
and
buil
ding
ser
vice
s co
mpa
ny,
Cle
anC
AT
CH
,fr
om e
xpos
ure
to t
oxic
cle
anin
g ch
emic
als.
Spe
cial
tha
nks
are
also
due
to
Ste
ve A
shki
n of
the
Ash
kin
Gro
up a
nd T
om B
arro
n of
the
Jan
itor
ial
Pro
duct
sPo
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect f
or c
aref
ully
rev
iew
ing
the
man
uscr
ipt a
nd p
rovi
ding
cru
cial
info
rmat
ion,
com
men
ts,
and
sugg
esti
ons.
We
wou
ld l
ike
to t
hank
Cat
heri
ne Z
imm
er o
f th
e M
inne
sota
Tec
hnic
al A
ssis
tanc
e Pr
ogra
m (
MnT
AP)
and
the
Mas
sach
uset
ts N
urse
Che
mic
al I
njur
y P
rogr
am f
or p
rovi
ding
inf
orm
atio
n on
dis
infe
ctan
ts,
and
Kel
ly L
uck,
form
er G
reat
Lak
es R
egio
nal
Rep
rese
ntat
ive
of I
NFO
RM
’s P
urch
asin
g fo
r Po
llutio
n Pr
ojec
t,fo
r in
form
atio
non
res
troo
m d
eodo
rize
rs m
ade
with
par
a-di
chlo
robe
nzen
e an
d sa
fer
alte
rnat
ives
. For
pro
vidi
ng i
nfor
mat
ion
onth
e en
viro
nmen
tal
clea
ning
pro
duct
pro
gram
s in
whi
ch t
hey
are
invo
lved
,we
are
grat
eful
to
Mik
e Sh
or,M
ark
Petr
uzzi
,and
Art
hur W
eiss
man
of
Gre
en S
eal;
Car
olyn
Miy
azak
i of
Terr
aCho
ice
Env
iron
men
tal S
ervi
ces;
Jud
yJa
mie
son
of t
he V
erm
ont
Dep
artm
ent
of B
uild
ings
and
Gen
eral
Ser
vice
s; P
atri
cia
Jatc
zak
of t
he W
ashi
ngto
nSt
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
colo
gy;
Mik
e L
iles
and
Em
ily M
oore
of
the
Min
neso
ta O
ffic
e of
Env
iron
men
tal
Ass
ista
nce;
Kar
l B
rusk
otte
r of
the
City
of
Sant
a M
onic
a E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pr
ogra
m D
ivis
ion;
Ale
x D
ong
of t
heC
ity a
nd C
ount
y of
San
Fra
ncis
co D
epar
tmen
t of
the
Env
iron
men
t; Sh
irli
Axe
lrod
of
Seat
tle P
ublic
Util
ities
;an
d K
irst
en R
itchi
e an
d Je
ff S
teph
ens
of S
cien
tific
Cer
tific
atio
n Sy
stem
s.
Fin
ally
,w
e w
ould
lik
e to
tha
nk J
anic
e H
omer
of
New
Eng
land
Med
ical
Cen
ter
and
the
Mas
sach
uset
tsN
urse
s A
ssoc
iati
on,
Cat
heri
ne
Gal
liga
n of
th
e S
usta
inab
le
Hos
pita
ls
Pro
ject
,P
hili
p D
icke
y of
th
eW
ashi
ngto
n To
xics
Coa
liti
on,
and
Sco
t C
ase
of t
he C
ente
r fo
r a
New
Am
eric
an D
ream
for
rev
iew
ing
the
docu
men
t an
d pr
ovid
ing
com
men
ts.
AC
KN
OW
LE
DG
ME
NT
S
i
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
Ove
r th
e pa
st 1
0 ye
ars,
awar
enes
s ha
s gr
own
of t
heef
fect
of
the
indo
or e
nvir
onm
ent
on a
n in
divi
dual
’sse
nse
of w
ell-
bein
g. I
n pa
rtic
ular
,inc
reas
ing
atte
ntio
nha
s be
en p
aid
to th
e is
sue
of in
door
air
qua
lity.
Hig
h-qu
ality
ind
oor
air
resu
lts f
rom
goo
d ai
r ci
rcul
atio
nan
d ex
chan
ge,
prop
er
tem
pera
ture
an
d hu
mid
ityco
ntro
l,an
d co
ntro
l of
airb
orne
con
tam
inan
ts,o
dors
,an
d du
st.
In s
choo
ls,
hosp
itals
,of
fice
bui
ldin
gs,
and
othe
rin
stitu
tions
,pa
ying
atte
ntio
n to
how
a f
acili
ty i
scl
eane
d ca
n m
ake
a si
gnif
ican
t di
ffer
ence
in
the
qual
ity o
f in
door
air
and
the
che
mic
als
to w
hich
wor
kers
and
occ
upan
ts a
re e
xpos
ed. G
ood
indo
or a
irqu
ality
pro
duce
s an
env
iron
men
t th
at i
s he
alth
y an
dco
mfo
rtab
le.
It i
s al
so g
ood
busi
ness
,re
sulti
ng i
nin
crea
sed
wor
ker
prod
uctiv
ity,r
educ
ed a
bsen
teei
sm,
and
redu
ced
med
ical
and
insu
ranc
e co
sts.
Acc
ordi
ngto
one
ana
lysi
s,U
S bu
sine
sses
cou
ld r
ealiz
e a
pro-
duct
ivity
gai
n of
$30
to $
150
billi
on a
nnua
lly,a
nd a
nin
crea
se i
n w
orke
r pe
rfor
man
ce o
f 0.
5 to
5 p
erce
nt,
by im
prov
ing
the
indo
or e
nvir
onm
ent t
hrou
gh b
ette
rve
ntila
tion
and
clea
ning
.1
By
choo
sing
cle
anin
g m
etho
ds,p
rodu
cts,
and
equi
p-m
ent
care
fully
,ide
ntif
ying
and
add
ress
ing
cont
ami-
natio
n “h
ot s
pots
,”re
duci
ng t
he o
n-si
te s
tora
ge o
fto
xic
chem
ical
s,an
d in
trod
ucin
g hi
gher
sta
ndar
ds a
sto
wha
t con
stitu
tes
a “c
lean
”sp
ace,
jani
tori
al c
lean
ing
can
perf
orm
a r
eal e
nvir
onm
enta
l ser
vice
.
Thi
s gu
ide
is d
esig
ned
to a
ssis
t th
ose
who
wis
h to
impr
ove
the
indo
or e
nvir
onm
ent
and
wor
ker
heal
thby
usi
ng p
rope
r cl
eani
ng a
nd p
reve
ntiv
e m
etho
dsan
d ch
oosi
ng t
he s
afes
t av
aila
ble
clea
ning
pro
duct
s.It
add
ress
es:
�C
omm
on c
ause
s of
poo
r in
door
air
qua
lity
and
how
to p
reve
nt it
.�
Cle
anin
g m
etho
ds to
impr
ove
the
indo
or e
nviro
nmen
t.�
Hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y ri
sks
of j
anito
rial
wor
kers
and
how
to r
educ
e th
em.
�H
ealth
eff
ects
of c
omm
on c
lean
ing
chem
ical
s an
ddi
sinf
ecta
nts,
and
how
to m
inim
ize
use
and
expo
sure
.�
Wha
t to
loo
k fo
r an
d av
oid
in j
anito
rial
cle
anin
gpr
oduc
ts.
�E
xist
ing
prog
ram
s th
at h
ave
eval
uate
d th
e en
vi-
ronm
enta
l attr
ibut
es o
f cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts.
�P
rodu
cts
dete
rmin
ed
to
be
“env
iron
men
tall
ypr
efer
able
.”
The
info
rmat
ion
cont
aine
d in
this
gui
de is
app
licab
leto
all
build
ing
type
s an
d ca
n be
use
d by
a w
ide
vari
-et
y of
gro
ups,
incl
udin
g:
�Ja
nito
rial
se
rvic
e co
mpa
nies
an
d ja
nito
rial
depa
rtm
ents
tha
t w
ish
to r
educ
e th
eir
chem
ical
use
and
impr
ove
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y in
the
build
ings
they
ser
ve.
�B
uild
ing
occu
pant
s an
d ja
nito
rial
wor
kers
con
cern
edab
out t
he c
lean
ing
chem
ical
s to
whi
ch th
ey m
ight
be e
xpos
ed.
�In
stitu
tiona
l pu
rcha
sers
int
eres
ted
in p
urch
asin
gle
ss to
xic
jani
tori
al p
rodu
cts.
�L
abor
uni
ons
and
othe
r gr
oups
con
cern
ed a
bout
occu
patio
nal s
afet
y,in
door
air
qua
lity,
and
jani
tori
alch
emic
al u
se.
FIN
DIN
GS
1.P
oor-
qual
ity
indo
or
air
can
prod
uce
heal
thef
fect
s in
occ
upan
ts r
angi
ng f
rom
hea
dach
es a
nddr
y ey
es t
o na
usea
,diz
zine
ss,a
nd f
atig
ue.
Bui
ldin
g de
sign
fla
ws,
heat
ing
and
vent
ilatio
npr
oble
ms,
occu
pant
ac
tivi
ties
,an
d ch
emic
alpr
oduc
ts
that
ar
e im
prop
erly
us
ed,
seal
ed,
orst
ored
can
con
trib
ute
emis
sion
s an
d co
ntam
inan
tsto
the
ind
oor
envi
ronm
ent.
The
se,
in t
urn,
may
caus
e “b
uild
ing-
rela
ted
illn
ess,
”a
diag
nosa
ble
illn
ess
attr
ibut
able
to a
irbo
rne
buil
ding
con
tam
-in
ants
,or
“sic
k bu
ildin
g sy
ndro
me,
”w
hich
cau
ses
sym
ptom
s as
soci
ated
with
occ
upan
cy o
f a
spec
ific
build
ing
but n
o sp
ecif
ic il
lnes
s is
iden
tifie
d.
2.
Jani
tori
al
wor
kers
ex
peri
ence
re
lati
vely
hi
ghin
jury
rat
es,m
any
of w
hich
are
due
to
the
toxi
cch
emic
als
foun
d in
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
ts,p
arti
cula
rly
floor
and
car
pet
mai
nten
ance
pro
duct
s,di
sinf
ec-
tant
s,an
d sp
ecia
lty
clea
ners
. The
se c
hem
ical
s ca
nca
use
head
ache
s,as
thm
a,bu
rns,
perm
anen
t ey
eda
mag
e,m
ajor
org
an d
amag
e,an
d ev
en c
ance
r.
Of
part
icul
ar c
once
rn a
re d
isin
fect
ants
,al
l of
whi
ch p
ose
heal
th a
nd/o
r en
viro
nmen
tal
risk
s.T
heir
act
ive
ingr
edie
nts
are
amon
g th
e m
ost t
oxic
chem
ical
s us
ed in
cle
anin
g,an
d in
clud
e qu
ater
nary
amm
oniu
m c
ompo
unds
(qu
ats)
,ble
ach,
ethy
l and
isop
ropy
l al
coho
l,fo
rmal
dehy
de,
and
phen
olic
com
poun
ds.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION 1
3.Im
prov
ed c
lean
ing
met
hods
and
les
s to
xic
prod
-uc
ts c
an p
osit
ivel
y af
fect
ind
oor
air
qual
ity
and
wor
ker
heal
th.
In o
ne s
tudy
,im
plem
enta
tion
of im
prov
ed c
lean
ing
and
prev
entiv
e te
chni
ques
,su
ch a
s fo
cuse
d du
stre
mov
al f
rom
all
surf
aces
,us
e of
lar
ge e
ntry
way
mat
s,an
d da
mp-
mop
ping
ins
tead
of
swee
ping
,re
duce
d ai
rbor
ne b
acte
ria
by 3
7 pe
rcen
t,fu
ngi b
y62
per
cent
,an
d du
st
by 5
2 pe
rcen
t.2
Ano
ther
stud
y fo
und
that
the
use
of
haza
rdou
s ch
emic
als
coul
d be
redu
ced
by 5
.4 p
ound
s pe
r jan
itor p
er y
ear,
or 1
3 pe
rcen
t,if
jan
itor
s us
ed f
ewer
che
mic
als,
subs
titut
ed l
ess
toxi
c ch
emic
als,
inst
alle
d m
ats
and
vacu
umed
,and
avo
ided
aer
osol
pro
duct
s.3
4.In
form
atio
n is
ava
ilabl
e to
hel
p en
titi
es c
hoos
ele
ss t
oxic
pro
duct
s .
Info
rmat
ion
on to
xic
ingr
edie
nts,
vola
tile
orga
nic
com
poun
d (V
OC
) co
nten
t,an
d fl
ash
poin
t (t
hete
mpe
ratu
re a
t w
hich
a v
olat
ilize
d pr
oduc
t ca
nig
nite
) is
read
ily a
vaila
ble
for m
ost p
rodu
cts.
Thi
sin
form
atio
n ca
n be
use
d to
com
pare
dif
fere
ntpr
oduc
ts a
nd c
hoos
e th
ose
that
are
lea
st l
ikel
y to
igni
te a
nd h
ave
the
smal
lest
qua
ntity
of
toxi
cch
emic
als
and
the
leas
t im
pact
on
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y.M
any
man
ufac
ture
rs
are
now
pr
ovid
ing
othe
ren
viro
nmen
tal
info
rmat
ion
as
wel
l,su
ch
asbi
odeg
rada
bilit
y,sk
in a
nd e
ye ir
rita
tion
data
,aqu
atic
toxi
city
,and
ful
l ing
redi
ent l
ists
upo
n re
ques
t.
5.L
ess
toxi
c an
d eq
ually
eff
ecti
ve p
rodu
cts
are
avai
labl
e fo
r al
mos
t al
l app
licat
ions
.
INFO
RM
’s s
urve
y of
gro
ups
that
hav
e ev
alua
ted
and
purc
hase
d cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
with
les
s to
xic
chem
ical
s or
oth
er p
ositi
ve h
ealth
and
env
iron
-m
enta
l at
trib
utes
fou
nd t
hat
man
y ha
ve s
witc
hed
entir
ely
to
less
to
xic
and
low
-VO
C
prod
ucts
.M
any
prod
ucts
in u
se a
re a
lso
biod
egra
dabl
e,fr
eeof
che
mic
als
liste
d on
the
fed
eral
Tox
ics
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y,an
d fr
ee o
f ca
rcin
ogen
s. (
See
Tabl
e 6
for
a lis
t of
all
the
envi
ronm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
epr
oduc
ts u
sed
by t
he s
urve
yed
grou
ps,
incl
udin
gdi
sinf
ecta
nts,
gene
ral-
purp
ose
clea
ners
,de
grea
sers
,tu
b an
d til
e cl
eane
rs,
toile
t cl
eane
rs,
and
glas
s/w
indo
w c
lean
ers.
)
RE
CO
MM
EN
DA
TIO
NS
1.B
y cl
eani
ng fo
r he
alth
firs
t and
app
eara
nce
seco
nd,
jani
tori
al s
ervi
ce c
ompa
nies
and
dep
artm
ents
can
impr
ove
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y w
hile
pro
tect
ing
the
heal
th o
f bu
ildin
g oc
cupa
nts
and
wor
kers
.
Stra
tegi
es s
uch
as p
reve
ntin
g th
e in
trod
uctio
n of
dirt
and
dus
t in
to a
fac
ility
,foc
usin
g on
dus
t an
dai
rbor
ne c
onta
min
ant
rem
oval
,pr
even
ting
wat
erda
mag
e,an
d us
ing
prop
er c
lean
ing
met
hods
can
redu
ce i
ndoo
r ai
r po
llutio
n an
d th
e to
xici
ty a
ndvo
lum
e of
pro
duct
s us
ed.
Whi
le o
ccup
ants
may
com
plai
n th
at th
e la
ck o
f a “
chem
ical
”or
“fr
agra
nt”
smel
l ind
icat
es th
at b
athr
oom
s ha
ve n
ot b
een
ade-
quat
ely
clea
ned,
they
can
be
educ
ated
abo
ut t
heel
emen
ts o
f ef
fect
ive
clea
ning
and
the
impo
rtan
ceof
red
ucin
g th
e us
e of
vol
atile
,odo
rous
pro
duct
s.
2.B
y ev
alua
ting
pro
duct
s an
d pu
rcha
sing
the
leas
tto
xic
ones
ava
ilabl
e,in
stit
utio
ns c
an r
educ
e th
eri
sk to
wor
kers
and
the
envi
ronm
ent w
hile
mai
n-ta
inin
g hi
gh-q
ualit
y cl
eani
ng s
tand
ards
.
To m
ake
an in
form
ed d
ecis
ion
abou
t whi
ch p
rodu
cts
to u
se a
nd w
hich
to
avoi
d,bu
yers
can
rea
d th
em
ater
ial
safe
ty d
ata
shee
ts f
or a
ll pr
oduc
ts,
ask
vend
ors
abou
t the
ir pr
oduc
ts,a
nd u
se th
e in
form
atio
npr
ovid
ed b
y ve
ndor
s to
eva
luat
e a
prod
uct’s
env
iron
-m
enta
l at
trib
utes
. Pro
duct
s w
ithou
t to
xic
chem
ical
sar
e av
aila
ble
for
mos
t cle
anin
g ap
plic
atio
ns.
3.T
o re
duce
th
eir
envi
ronm
enta
l an
d he
alth
impa
cts,
disi
nfec
tant
s sh
ould
be
used
car
eful
lyan
d se
lect
ed b
ased
on
thei
r ef
fica
cy a
nd p
urpo
se.
Dif
fere
nt d
isin
fect
ants
kill
dif
fere
nt o
rgan
ism
s,so
only
pro
duct
s th
at c
onta
in th
e in
gred
ient
s ne
eded
to k
ill t
he t
arge
t or
gani
sm s
houl
d be
use
d; t
hepr
oduc
t lab
el g
ener
ally
list
s th
e ty
pes
of o
rgan
ism
sag
ains
t whi
ch a
dis
infe
ctan
t is
effe
ctiv
e. In
add
ition
,m
ost d
isin
fect
ants
are
onl
y ef
fect
ive
on c
lean
surf
aces
,so
sur
face
s sh
ould
be
clea
ned
befo
re th
e di
sinf
ecta
ntis
app
lied.
Lab
el i
nstr
uctio
ns s
houl
d be
fol
low
edpr
ecis
ely
or th
e pr
oduc
t may
not
be
effe
ctiv
e.
4.E
duca
ting
jan
itor
ial
wor
kers
in
prop
er c
lean
ing
met
hods
,the
eff
ecti
ve u
se o
f cle
anin
g ch
emic
als,
and
the
heal
th h
azar
ds o
f sp
ecif
ic c
hem
ical
sco
ntai
ned
in t
he p
rodu
cts
they
use
can
red
uce
expo
sure
s to
tox
ic c
hem
ical
s an
d ot
her
build
ing
haza
rds.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
2
In s
ome
appl
icat
ions
,ev
en a
n en
viro
nmen
tally
pref
erab
le a
ltern
ativ
e pr
oduc
t will
stil
l pos
e so
me
type
of
heal
th h
azar
d or
env
iron
men
tal
risk
(th
isca
n be
the
cas
e w
hen
a di
sinf
ecta
nt i
s re
quir
ed).
Jani
tori
al
wor
kers
of
ten
hand
le
high
ly
toxi
cch
emic
als
with
litt
le o
r no
kno
wle
dge
of t
heir
toxi
city
or
how
to
prev
ent
inju
ry.
Tra
inin
g th
emto
han
dle
haza
rdou
s pr
oduc
ts c
orre
ctly
,to
avo
idsp
rayi
ng o
r ot
herw
ise
cont
amin
atin
g th
e ai
r w
ithcl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts,
and
to d
ilute
pro
duct
s co
rrec
tlyca
n re
duce
the
ris
k of
che
mic
al i
njur
y an
d th
eam
ount
of
prod
uct r
equi
red
for
the
job.
5.F
acili
ties
inte
rest
ed in
red
ucin
g th
eir
use
of t
oxic
clea
ning
pr
oduc
ts
can
take
ad
vant
age
of
the
man
y ja
nito
rial
po
lluti
on
prev
enti
on
proj
ects
that
ha
ve
succ
essf
ully
im
plem
ente
d im
prov
edcl
eani
ng p
ract
ices
and
eva
luat
ed a
nd p
rom
oted
envi
ronm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
e pr
oduc
ts c
urre
ntly
on t
he m
arke
t.
Gro
ups
that
wis
h to
impl
emen
t the
ir o
wn
prog
ram
sca
n bu
ild o
n th
e su
cces
ses
of t
hese
pro
ject
s an
dav
oid
the
pitf
alls
of
in
adeq
uate
tr
aini
ng
orin
suff
icie
ntbu
y-in
. Fac
ilitie
s pl
anni
ng to
impl
emen
ta
jani
tori
al p
ollu
tion
prev
entio
n pr
ojec
t can
con
tact
the
plan
ners
of
prev
ious
pro
ject
s,us
e ex
istin
gev
alua
tion
sche
mes
,or
use
the
sam
e pr
oduc
tsus
ed in
thes
e su
cces
sful
pro
gram
s.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION 3
Ch
ap
ter
1
Sic
k B
uild
ing
s a
nd
Oth
er
Ind
oo
r A
ir P
rob
lem
s
4
Acc
ordi
ng
to
the
US
O
ccup
atio
nal
Saf
ety
and
Hea
lth A
dmin
istr
atio
n (O
SHA
),“I
ndoo
r air
pol
lutio
nm
ay b
e ca
used
by
phys
ical
,che
mic
al o
r m
icro
biol
og-
ical
age
nts,
and
is a
ggra
vate
d by
poo
r ve
ntila
tion.
”1
The
term
“si
ck b
uild
ing
synd
rom
e,”
acco
rdin
g to
the
Am
eric
an L
ung
Ass
ocia
tion,
refe
rs t
o “s
ituat
ions
in
whi
ch o
ccup
ants
of
larg
e bu
ildin
gs e
xper
ienc
e ac
ute
heal
th a
nd c
omfo
rt e
ffec
ts th
at a
ppea
r to
be
linke
d to
time
spen
t in
a b
uild
ing,
but
no s
peci
fic
illne
ss o
rca
use
can
be i
dent
ifie
d.”
Occ
upan
ts m
ay e
xper
ienc
eth
ese
sym
ptom
s th
roug
hout
the
bui
ldin
g or
in
apa
rtic
ular
room
or
ar
ea.
The
A
mer
ican
L
ung
Ass
ocia
tion
desc
ribe
s “
build
ing-
rela
ted
illne
ss”
as a
diag
nosa
ble
illn
ess
who
se
sym
ptom
s “c
an
beat
trib
uted
dire
ctly
to
ai
rbor
ne
build
ing
cont
ami-
nant
s.”2
In t
he c
ase
of b
oth
sick
bui
ldin
g sy
ndro
me
and
build
ing-
rela
ted
illne
ss,b
uild
ing
occu
pant
s m
ayex
peri
ence
hea
dach
es; i
rrita
tion
or d
ryne
ss o
f the
eye
s,no
se,t
hroa
t,or
ski
n; d
izzi
ness
; nau
sea;
and
fat
igue
.3
Wh
ere
Do
es P
oo
r-Q
uality
In
do
or
Air
Co
me F
rom
?
Bu
ild
ing
desig
n f
law
s
�“T
ight
”bu
ildin
gs w
ith l
ittle
nat
ural
ven
tilat
ion.
Sinc
e th
e 19
70s,
in r
espo
nse
to r
isin
g en
ergy
cost
s,de
sign
s in
corp
orat
e le
ss
natu
ral
air
exch
ange
thro
ugh
win
dow
s an
d bu
ildin
g m
ater
ials
.�
Lea
ky b
uild
ings
with
poo
r co
ntro
l of
hea
t an
dhu
mid
ity,
lead
ing
to
high
re
lati
ve
hum
idit
y.C
onde
nsat
ion
and
pool
ing
of w
ater
in a
nd a
roun
dre
frig
erat
ors,
hum
idif
iers
,ai
r co
nditi
oner
s,dr
ain
pans
,wat
er fo
unta
ins,
toile
ts,a
nd s
inks
are
bre
edin
ggr
ound
s fo
r mol
ds,m
ildew
,bac
teria
,and
coc
kroa
ches
.
Ven
tila
tio
n s
yste
m d
esig
n f
law
s
�Po
or p
lace
men
t of v
ents
in re
latio
n to
wor
kspa
ces
and
othe
r pl
aces
whe
re p
eopl
e co
ngre
gate
.�
Inad
equa
te a
ir e
xcha
nge
or c
limat
e co
ntro
l,of
ten
in th
e in
tere
st o
f sa
ving
ene
rgy.
�Im
prop
erly
loc
ated
int
ake
air
vent
s,w
hich
can
take
up
pollu
ted
air
from
the
bui
ldin
g’s
load
ing
dock
,exh
aust
ven
t,or
dum
pste
r,or
exh
aust
fro
ma
near
by b
uild
ing
or r
esta
uran
t,an
d ci
rcul
ate
itth
roug
hout
the
syst
em.
�L
ack
of a
n ef
fect
ive
inta
ke a
ir fil
ter,
allo
win
g co
ntam
-in
atio
n fr
om a
nea
rby
high
way
or i
ndus
trial
faci
lity
toen
ter t
he s
yste
m,r
egar
dles
s of
inta
ke a
ir ve
nt lo
catio
n.
�O
verl
y dr
y ai
r,co
mm
on i
n m
any
air-
cond
ition
edbu
ildin
gs,c
ausi
ng d
ry s
kin
and
muc
ous
mem
bran
es.
Bu
ild
ing
ren
ovati
on
s o
r o
ther
co
nstr
ucti
on
wo
rk i
n a
n o
ccu
pie
d b
uild
ing
�N
ew c
onst
ruct
ion
and
inte
rior
des
ign
mat
eria
ls,
such
as
insu
latio
n,pr
esse
d w
ood
and
plyw
ood
prod
ucts
,fa
bric
fin
ishe
s,ad
hesi
ves,
and
carp
et,
may
off
-gas
form
alde
hyde
and
oth
er v
olat
ile o
rgan
icco
mpo
unds
(V
OC
s),
part
icul
arly
whe
n th
ey a
refi
rst
inst
alle
d. D
ust,
part
icul
ates
,fu
ngi,
or o
ther
biop
ollu
tant
s re
leas
ed d
urin
g re
nova
tions
may
dri
ftin
to o
ccup
ied
area
s or
ent
er th
e ve
ntila
tion
syst
em.
�Sh
iftin
g of
wor
kspa
ces
and
cubi
cles
so
they
no
long
er
corr
espo
nd
to
the
loca
tion
of
ve
nts.
Div
idin
g on
e ro
om i
nto
two
by c
reat
ing
a ne
ww
all m
ay c
ut o
ff v
entil
atio
n to
one
of
the
room
s if
the
orig
inal
roo
m h
ad o
nly
one
vent
.
Occu
pan
t acti
vit
ies
�T
he p
rese
nce
of p
ets
(e.g
.,in
a s
choo
l or
dayc
are
cent
er)
incr
easi
ng t
he c
once
ntra
tion
of a
llerg
ens
such
as
dand
er a
nd e
xcre
men
t. Pe
t foo
d an
d w
ater
dish
es c
an b
ecom
e gr
owth
med
ia f
or m
icro
bes.
�T
he p
rese
nce
of s
mal
l ch
ildre
n,br
ingi
ng a
ller-
gens
and
bac
teri
a in
to t
he e
nvir
onm
ent
thro
ugh
dirt
y di
aper
s. A
ctiv
ities
suc
h as
pla
ying
in
the
sand
box
can
cont
ribu
te p
artic
ulat
es to
the
air t
hat a
reir
rita
ting
to th
e lu
ngs
and
eyes
.�
Smok
ing,
whi
ch c
an s
erio
usly
deg
rade
ind
oor
air
qual
ity.
�V
ocat
iona
l tr
aini
ng,
labo
rato
ry
wor
k,an
d ar
tac
tiviti
es m
ay in
volv
e pr
oduc
ts th
at r
elea
se c
onta
-m
inan
tsin
to th
e ai
r.�
Use
of
equi
pmen
t su
ch a
s ph
otoc
opie
rs r
elea
ses
ozon
e an
d V
OC
s; e
very
day
offi
ce s
uppl
ies,
such
as s
ome
bran
ds o
f co
rrec
tion
flui
d,gl
ue,
and
mar
ker
pens
,em
it to
xic
chem
ical
s.
Imp
rop
er
sto
rag
e o
r u
se o
f ch
em
icals
an
d
oth
er
pro
du
cts
th
at
rele
ase V
OC
s a
nd
oth
er
toxic
an
ts
�O
pen-
air
use
of c
hem
ical
s th
at s
houl
d on
ly b
eus
ed i
n a
chem
ical
hoo
d (a
ven
tilat
ed,
encl
osed
area
tha
t di
rect
s ai
r fl
ow f
rom
the
use
r to
out
side
the
build
ing)
.�
Failu
re t
o cl
ose
cont
aine
rs o
f vo
latil
e ch
emic
als
duri
ng u
se (
e.g.
,dur
ing
art c
lass
es).
Ch
ap
ter
1
SIC
K B
UIL
DIN
GS
AN
D O
TH
ER
IN
DO
OR
AIR
PR
OB
LE
MS
5
Ch
ap
ter
1
Sic
k B
uild
ing
s a
nd
Oth
er
Ind
oo
r A
ir P
rob
lem
s
�S
tora
ge o
f ch
emic
als
in l
eaky
con
tain
ers
orco
ntai
ners
tha
t do
not
clo
se p
rope
rly.
�Fa
ilur
e to
clo
se c
onta
iner
s w
hen
prod
ucts
are
not
in u
se.
Cle
an
ing
serv
ices
�In
suff
icie
nt c
lean
ing
of k
itche
ns,b
athr
oom
s,an
dw
ater
dra
in p
ans,
leav
ing
nutr
ient
s fo
r m
icro
bes
and
pest
s.�
Lea
ving
fo
od
was
te
over
nigh
t,w
hich
ca
nat
trac
t pe
sts.
�D
ustin
g,sw
eepi
ng,
and
vacu
umin
g te
chni
ques
that
rel
ease
mor
e du
st th
an th
ey c
lean
.�
Impr
oper
sto
rage
and
use
of
scen
ted
prod
ucts
and
hars
h cl
eane
rs
that
re
leas
e V
OC
s,re
spir
ator
yir
rita
nts,
and
othe
r to
xica
nts
into
the
air.
�Im
prop
er u
se o
f co
ncen
trat
ed c
lean
ing
chem
ical
s(e
.g.,
failu
re to
dilu
te b
efor
e us
e).
Oth
er
so
urc
es
�Se
wer
gas
ent
erin
g th
roug
h ra
rely
use
d dr
ain
trap
s w
here
wat
er h
as e
vapo
rate
d.4
�C
arbo
n m
onox
ide
leak
ing
from
gas
hea
ters
and
stov
es.5
�In
old
er b
uild
ings
,ex
pose
d as
best
os c
ircu
latin
gth
roug
h in
door
air.
�L
ead
dust
fro
m e
xpos
ed a
nd c
hipp
ing
lead
pai
nt.
�Pe
stic
ides
use
d in
door
s or
dri
ftin
g in
fro
m o
ut-
side
thro
ugh
win
dow
s or
the
vent
ilatio
n sy
stem
.�
Che
mic
als
leak
ing
thro
ugh
the
buil
ding
fou
n-da
tion
fro
m c
onta
min
ated
soi
l.�
Rad
on e
man
atin
g fr
om th
e ea
rth
belo
w th
e bu
ildin
g.6
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on s
peci
fic
emis
sion
s an
d co
n-ta
min
ants
in
the
indo
or e
nvir
onm
ent,
see
OSH
A’s
1994
Pro
pose
d In
door
Air
Qua
lity
Stan
dard
in
the
Fede
ral R
egis
ter
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.osh
a-s
lc.g
ov/F
ed
Reg
_
osh
a_d
ata
/FE
D19940405.h
tml.
Healt
h E
ffects
of
Ind
oo
r A
irC
on
tam
inan
ts
Man
y in
door
air
pol
luta
nts,
such
as V
OC
s,fo
rmal
de-
hyde
,an
d oz
one,
can
caus
e he
alth
pro
blem
s fo
rbu
ildi
ng
occu
pant
s.
Acc
ordi
ng
to
OS
HA
,“I
ndiv
idua
ls
with
un
derl
ying
pu
lmon
ary
dise
ase,
such
as
asth
ma,
are
mor
e su
scep
tible
tha
n ot
hers
to
acut
e ex
posu
re to
thes
e in
door
air
con
tam
inan
ts a
ndex
peri
ence
cou
ghin
g an
d w
heez
ing
at l
ow l
evel
s of
expo
sure
.”7
Bio
logi
cal c
onta
min
ants
can
cau
se r
espi
-ra
tory
irri
tatio
n,in
fect
ious
dis
ease
s,fe
ver,
flu,
and
eye,
nose
,and
thro
at ir
rita
tion.
8E
xces
sive
VO
Cs
can
caus
e he
adac
hes
and
eye
and
resp
irat
ory
irri
tatio
n.9
Prod
ucts
of c
ombu
stio
n in
impr
oper
ly v
ente
d fu
rnac
esan
d fi
repl
aces
ca
n ca
use
head
ache
s,dr
owsi
ness
,im
pair
men
t of
vi
sion
,an
d m
enta
l co
nfus
ion.
For
mal
dehy
de,
a ch
emic
al c
omm
only
fou
nd i
nfu
rnis
hing
s an
d bu
ildi
ng p
rodu
cts,
can
caus
e ir
rita
-ti
on o
f th
e sk
in,
eyes
,no
se,
thro
at,
and
resp
irat
ory
syst
em,
as w
ell
as i
mpa
ired
res
pira
tory
fun
ctio
nan
d ca
ncer
.10
Som
e po
llutio
n fa
ctor
s ha
ve a
syn
ergi
stic
rel
atio
n-sh
ip,
mea
ning
tha
t th
e in
tera
ctio
n of
tw
o or
mor
esu
bsta
nces
has
a h
ealth
eff
ect g
reat
er th
an th
e su
m o
fth
e in
divi
dual
ef
fect
s.
For
exam
ple,
syne
rgis
mbe
twee
n ch
emic
al c
onta
min
ants
,su
ch a
s oz
one
and
VO
Cs,
can
aggr
avat
e as
thm
a.
And
pe
ople
w
ith
unde
rlyi
ng p
ulm
onar
y di
seas
e m
ay b
e at
“in
crea
sed
risk
of
pulm
onar
y in
fect
ions
due
to
the
syne
rgis
ticef
fect
be
twee
n ch
emic
al
and
mic
robi
al
cont
ami-
nant
s,”
acco
rdin
g to
OSH
A.1
1
Assessin
g I
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oo
r A
ir Q
uality
Pro
ble
ms
A
jani
tori
al
serv
ice
typi
cally
do
es
not
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th
eex
pert
ise
to m
easu
re i
ndoo
r ai
r co
ntam
inan
ts s
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-tif
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ly. T
his
is a
fun
ctio
n pr
oper
ly p
erfo
rmed
by
anin
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rial
hyg
ieni
st o
r en
viro
nmen
tal
scie
ntis
t us
ing
soph
istic
ated
equ
ipm
ent.
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ever
,in
the
cou
rse
ofth
eir
norm
al w
ork,
jani
tors
may
obs
erve
som
e of
the
sign
s of
ind
oor
air
prob
lem
s. A
lert
ing
the
clie
nt o
rbu
ildi
ng
man
agem
ent
to
thes
e pr
oble
ms
can
beva
luab
le in
trig
geri
ng r
emed
iati
on. T
he c
lien
t may
For
spec
ific
res
pira
tory
and
oth
er s
ympt
oms
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
part
icul
ar in
door
pol
luta
nts,
see
the
US
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y’s
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efer
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s, a
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afet
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atab
ase’
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uest
ions
Abo
ut In
door
Air
Qua
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at
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For
indo
or p
ollu
tant
s as
soci
ated
wit
h as
thm
a,se
e O
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A’s
Pro
pose
d In
door
Air
Qua
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ndar
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6Ch
ap
ter
1
Sic
k B
uild
ing
s a
nd
Oth
er
Ind
oo
r A
ir P
rob
lem
s
choo
se t
o do
sci
enti
fic
test
ing,
hire
a c
onsu
ltan
t,or
corr
ect w
hat i
s lik
ely
to b
e a
mai
nten
ance
pro
blem
. Ta
ble
1 pr
ovid
es a
che
cklis
t of
typi
cal m
aint
enan
ce
prob
lem
s th
at m
ay b
e co
ntri
butin
g to
poo
r in
door
air
qual
ity,w
hich
jan
itori
al s
taff
can
eith
er p
oint
out
to
build
ing
man
agem
ent o
r ad
dres
s th
emse
lves
.
Tab
le1.
Ind
oo
rA
irP
ollu
tio
nS
ou
rce
Ch
ecklist
Ch
eck
Qu
esti
on
Co
mm
en
tsS
olu
tio
n
Ven
tsIs
ther
ead
equa
teai
rfl
ow?
Hol
da
tissu
eto
the
vent
.The
tissu
esh
ould
flut
ter
away
ifit
isan
exha
ustv
ent,
orbe
suck
edin
ifit
isan
inta
keve
nt.E
nsur
eth
atth
esy
stem
ison
whe
npe
rfor
min
gth
iste
st.
•If
air
flow
isin
adeq
uate
,rep
ortt
hepr
oble
mto
the
build
ing
man
ager
soth
eve
ntila
tion
syst
emca
nbe
serv
iced
.
Ven
tsIs
ther
eex
cess
ive
dust
orsl
ime
near
the
vent
?
Thi
sin
dica
tes
cont
amin
atio
nin
side
the
vent
ilatio
nsy
stem
.•
Som
em
olds
and
fung
itha
tcau
sesl
ime
Ven
tsA
reno
vent
svi
sibl
ein
the
room
?
Ven
tsbl
ocke
dby
furn
iture
,pi
ctur
es,o
rot
her
item
sm
aybe
foun
dbe
hind
tall
book
case
s,un
der
tabl
es,o
rev
enun
der
rugs
.
•M
ove
furn
iture
and
acce
ssor
ies
toex
pose
the
vent
(s).
Ch
em
icals
,
Art
an
d
Acti
vit
y
Su
pp
lies,
Are
any
cont
aine
rsun
seal
ed,o
pen,
orle
akin
g?
Che
mic
als
evap
orat
ing
into
the
air
from
unse
aled
orle
akin
gco
ntai
ners
can
caus
ein
door
air
pollu
tion;
two
orm
ore
chem
ical
sm
ayin
tera
ctto
form
mor
eto
xic
orfl
amm
able
com
bina
tions
.
•If
aco
ntai
ner
cann
otbe
clos
edor
seal
ed,t
rans
fer
the
cont
ents
toa
labe
led,
seal
able
cont
aine
r,or
plac
eth
eor
igin
alco
ntai
ner
insi
dea
larg
er,
seal
able
cont
aine
r.
•If
the
prod
ucti
sou
tdat
ed,d
ispo
seof
itpr
oper
ly(d
eter
min
eif
itm
ustb
e
•If
build
ing
occu
pant
sar
ene
glec
ting
tocl
ose
cont
aine
rs,e
xpla
into
them
the
impo
rtan
ceof
keep
ing
them
clos
ed.
Are
all
cont
aine
rsla
bele
d?
Unl
abel
edco
ntai
ners
may
cont
ain
haza
rdou
sm
ater
ials
orca
use
mat
eria
lsm
ista
ken
for
som
ethi
ngel
seto
beus
edim
prop
erly
.
•If
unla
bele
dco
ntai
ners
are
susp
ecte
dto
cont
ain
haza
rdou
sm
ater
ials
,con
sult
with
anen
viro
nmen
talh
ealth
and
safe
tysp
ecia
list.
Are
haza
rdou
spr
oduc
tsbe
ing
used
with
out
adeq
uate
vent
ilatio
n?
Haz
ardo
uspr
oduc
tsus
edw
ithou
tade
quat
eve
ntila
tion
can
build
upin
the
air
and
caus
ehe
alth
and
safe
typr
oble
ms.
•A
llha
zard
ous
prod
ucts
shou
ldha
vem
ater
ials
afet
yda
tash
eets
(MSD
Ss)
stor
edon
-site
;exp
osur
epr
ecau
tions
desc
ribe
din
MSD
Sssh
ould
befo
llow
ed.S
ome
chem
ical
ssh
ould
only
beus
edin
ach
emic
alho
od.
can
beha
zard
ous
tohu
man
s.Pr
ofes
sion
al
disp
osed
ofas
haza
rdou
sw
aste
).
med
iato
rssh
ould
beco
nsul
ted
befo
reat
tem
ptin
gcl
eani
ng,a
ndst
aff
shou
ldco
nsul
tthe
US
EPA
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old
Rem
edia
tion
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dC
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erci
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uild
ings
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dex.
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Jan
ito
rial
Ch
em
icals
Ch
em
icals
,
Art
an
d
Acti
vit
y
Su
pp
lies,
Jan
ito
rial
Ch
em
icals
Ch
em
icals
,
Art
an
d
Acti
vit
y
Su
pp
lies,
Jan
ito
rial
Ch
em
icals
7
Ch
ap
ter
1
Sic
k B
uild
ing
s a
nd
Oth
er
Ind
oo
r A
ir P
rob
lem
s
Wate
r
Pro
ble
ms
Are
ther
est
aine
dor
disc
olor
edw
alls
,cei
lings
,or
ceili
ngtil
es?
Thi
sm
ayin
dica
tea
leak
inth
ero
ofor
side
ofth
ebu
ildin
g.C
ontin
ualw
ater
leak
sca
nca
use
mol
dan
dm
ildew
,res
ultin
gin
air
qual
ityan
dhe
alth
prob
lem
s.
•N
otif
yth
ebu
ildin
gm
anag
erto
repa
irth
eda
mag
eto
the
outs
ide
and
insi
deof
the
build
ing
topr
even
tfut
ure
leak
s.
Wate
r
Pro
ble
ms
Are
ther
ear
eas
ofco
nden
satio
nar
ound
win
dow
s,pi
pes,
orin
door
surf
aces
ofex
teri
orw
alls
?
Thi
sm
oist
ure
can
caus
em
old
and
mild
ewgr
owth
.A
reas
ofco
nden
satio
nm
aybe
inad
e-qu
atel
yin
sula
ted
orm
ayne
edto
bede
hum
idif
ied.
•N
otif
yth
ebu
ildin
gm
anag
erto
adeq
uate
lyin
sula
teor
inst
alla
dehu
mid
ifie
rin
prob
lem
area
s.
Wate
r
Pro
ble
ms
Doe
sw
ater
colle
ctin
refr
iger
ator
orai
rco
nditi
oner
drai
npa
ns,a
roun
dsi
nks,
orar
ound
vent
s?
Pool
sof
wat
erca
nbr
eed
bact
eria
,mol
d,an
dm
ildew
,and
prov
ide
wat
erfo
rot
her
pest
s.
•C
lean
and
empt
ydr
ain
pans
regu
larl
y.
•R
epai
rsi
nkle
aks.
•Fi
ndth
eca
use
ofm
oist
ure
arou
ndve
nts
and
mak
eth
ene
cess
ary
repa
irs.
Asb
esto
sL
oose
orsh
redd
edin
sula
tion
arou
ndpi
pes
orin
othe
rar
eas
may
beas
best
os,
espe
cial
lyin
olde
rbu
ildin
gs.
Asb
esto
sca
nca
use
seri
ous
lung
dam
age
and
may
only
bere
mov
edby
alic
ense
dco
ntra
ctor
.
•If
asbe
stos
issu
spec
ted,
call
alic
ense
das
best
ospr
ofes
sion
alfo
ran
eval
uatio
nim
med
iate
ly.
An
untr
aine
dpe
rson
shou
ldne
ver
atte
mpt
tore
mov
eas
best
os.
•Se
alof
ffr
omoc
cupa
nts
any
loos
eor
shre
dded
insu
latio
nth
atis
not
asbe
stos
.
Stu
ck
Win
do
ws
Are
win
dow
sst
uck,
pain
ted,
orna
iled
shut
orop
en?
Man
yol
der
build
ings
use
win
dow
sfo
rve
ntila
tion,
whi
chw
orks
only
ifw
indo
ws
can
open
and
clos
e.
•Fo
rb
oth
vent
ilatio
nan
dfi
resa
fety
reas
ons,
mos
twin
dow
ssh
ould
befu
nctio
nal.
Che
ckw
ithth
ebu
ildin
gm
anag
erto
ensu
reth
atw
indo
ws
are
noti
nten
tiona
llyse
aled
for
safe
tyor
othe
rre
ason
sbe
fore
arra
ngin
gto
open
them
.Aca
rpen
ter
orbu
ildin
gm
aint
enan
cew
orke
rca
nus
ually
fix
ast
uck
win
dow
.
Pests
Are
dead
pest
s,pe
stdr
oppi
ngs,
dand
er,o
rot
her
obvi
ous
sign
sof
pest
svi
sibl
e?
The
sesi
gns
ina
part
icul
arar
eam
ayin
dica
tea
loca
lized
pest
prob
lem
.
•C
heck
the
surr
ound
ing
area
for
food
was
teor
othe
rpe
stfo
odso
urce
san
dre
mov
eth
em.
•C
heck
for
crac
ksan
dho
les
inw
alls
orfl
oors
.
•C
onsi
der
impl
emen
ting
anIn
tegr
ated
Pest
Man
agem
ent(
IPM
)pr
ogra
m.
Ch
eck
Qu
esti
on
Co
mm
en
tsS
olu
tio
n
Pests
Cou
ldcr
acks
and
hole
sin
wal
lsor
floo
rsal
low
inse
cts
and
rode
nts
toen
ter?
Dan
der
and
excr
emen
tfro
mpe
sts
can
caus
ein
door
air
qual
itypr
oble
ms.
•N
otif
yth
ebu
ildin
gm
anag
erof
crac
ksan
dho
les
soth
eyca
nbe
repa
ired
.
8Ch
ap
ter
1
Sic
k B
uild
ing
s a
nd
Oth
er
Ind
oo
r A
ir P
rob
lem
s
Bro
ken
Flu
ore
scen
t
Lig
ht
Bu
lbs
Are
used
fluo
resc
entl
ight
bulb
spl
aced
inth
etr
ash?
Are
ther
ean
ybr
oken
bulb
sin
side
the
faci
lity?
Fluo
resc
entl
ight
bulb
sco
ntai
nm
ercu
ryva
por,
whi
chis
dang
erou
sw
hen
inha
led.
Lam
psla
bele
d“l
owm
ercu
ry”
may
not,
infa
ct,c
onta
ina
less
haza
rdou
sam
ount
ofm
ercu
ryth
antr
aditi
onal
bulb
s.A
llfl
uore
scen
t
•W
hen
afl
uore
scen
tlig
htbu
lbbr
eaks
,im
med
iate
lycl
ear
the
room
topr
even
tin
hala
tion
ofm
ercu
ryva
por.
Con
sult
with
the
faci
lity'
sE
HS
offi
cer
orth
elo
cale
nvir
onm
enta
lpro
tect
ion
offi
cefo
rin
stru
ctio
nson
wha
tto
dow
ithbr
oken
fluo
resc
entb
ulbs
.Inf
orm
clie
nts
that
dono
thav
ea
haza
rdou
sw
aste
disp
osal
cont
ract
orth
atth
eysh
ould
empl
oym
ercu
ryre
cycl
ing
and
haza
rdou
sw
aste
disp
osal
serv
ices
for
thei
rsp
ent
Wate
r-
dam
ag
ed
Carp
et
Isca
rpet
cont
inua
llyex
pose
dto
wat
eror
moi
stur
e,or
was
itin
stal
led
ina
floo
ded
room
?
Wat
er-d
amag
edca
rpet
may
cont
ain
larg
equ
antit
ies
ofm
old
and
mild
ewth
atca
nnot
bere
mov
edby
norm
alcl
eani
ngm
etho
dsan
dm
ayco
ntri
bute
sign
ific
antly
topo
orin
door
air
qual
ity,a
llerg
ies,
and
othe
rhe
alth
prob
lem
s.
•R
epla
ceca
rpet
orco
nsul
tan
expe
rtin
the
rem
edia
tion
ofw
ater
-dam
aged
carp
ets.
Sp
ille
d
Merc
ury
Has
mer
cury
(asi
lver
liqui
d)be
ensp
illed
onan
ysu
rfac
e?
Mer
cury
isa
seri
ous
envi
ron-
men
talh
azar
dan
dca
nbe
com
ean
occu
patio
nalh
ealth
risk
ifde
altw
ithim
prop
erly
.Mer
cury
Nev
erpu
tmer
cury
inth
etr
ash
ordo
wn
the
drai
n.(F
orm
ore
info
rmat
ion
onha
ndlin
gm
ercu
ry,s
eeth
eSu
stai
nabl
eH
ospi
tals
Mer
cury
Info
rmat
ion
Pack
age
atht
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leho
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trai
ned
prof
essi
onal
shou
ldcl
ean
upsp
illed
mer
cury
with
am
ercu
rysp
illki
t.C
onsu
ltw
ithth
efa
cilit
y's
envi
ronm
enta
lhe
alth
and
safe
ty(E
HS)
offi
cer
orth
elo
cale
nvir
onm
enta
lpro
tect
ion
offi
ce.I
nso
me
loca
litie
s,an
ych
emic
alsp
illm
ust
bere
port
edto
the
appr
opri
ate
auth
oriti
es.A
site
whe
repa
stm
ercu
rysp
ills
wer
eim
prop
erly
clea
ned
upm
ayst
illbe
cont
amin
ated
.Mer
cury
shou
ld
•To
prev
ents
pills
,tak
ean
inve
ntor
yof
the
faci
lity,
notin
gsw
itche
s,th
erm
omet
ers,
and
othe
rite
ms
that
may
cont
ain
mer
cury
.Fo
ras
sist
ance
can
linge
rfo
rye
ars
incr
acks
,cr
evic
es,o
rpi
pes,
evap
orat
ing
and
expo
sing
occu
pant
s.
iden
tifyi
ngm
ercu
ryin
your
faci
lity,
see
http
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stur
e.ec
n.pu
rdue
.edu
/~m
ercu
ry/
title
.htm
.H
ealth
care
faci
litie
ssh
ould
see
http
://w
ww
.epa
.gov
/reg
ion0
1/st
ewar
d/ne
eat/m
ercu
ry/h
ealth
.htm
l.
recy
clin
gse
rvic
ean
dno
tpla
ced
inth
etr
ash.
bulb
ssh
ould
bere
cycl
edby
a
fluo
resc
ent l
amps
.
Pain
ted
Su
rfa
ce
s
Isth
ere
any
chip
ping
pain
t?C
hipp
ing
pain
tmay
bea
sign
ofw
ater
dam
age
orol
dpa
int.
Itm
ayal
soco
ntai
nle
ad,w
hich
can
caus
ese
riou
spe
rman
ent
•If
chip
ping
pain
tis
blis
teri
ng,s
peak
toth
ebu
ildin
gm
anag
erab
outi
nspe
ctin
gfo
rw
ater
dam
age
and
repa
irin
gth
est
ruct
ure.
•If
child
ren
are
pres
enti
nth
ebu
ildin
g,re
view
build
ing
reco
rds
oran
alyz
eth
epa
intt
ode
term
ine
ifit
cont
ains
lead
.L
ead
pain
tsho
uld
beab
ated
only
bya
licen
sed
prof
essi
onal
.
brai
nda
mag
ein
child
ren
and
fetu
ses.
neve
rbe
vacu
umed
.
Ch
eck
Qu
esti
on
Co
mm
en
tsS
olu
tio
n
9
Ch
ap
ter
2
CLE
AN
ING
ME
TH
OD
S F
OR
IM
PR
OV
ED
AIR
QU
ALIT
Y
Ch
ap
ter
2
Cle
an
ing
Meth
od
s f
or
Imp
roved
Air
Qu
ality
Red
ucin
g I
nd
oo
r A
ir P
ollu
tio
nT
hro
ug
h C
lean
ing
By
itsel
f,a
clea
ning
ser
vice
can
not
“cur
e”a
sick
build
ing.
Im
prov
ing
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y of
ten
requ
ires
a co
mbi
natio
n of
app
roac
hes,
incl
udin
g ch
ange
s in
mai
nten
ance
,co
nstr
uctio
n,an
d cl
eani
ng p
ract
ices
.N
o m
atte
r w
hat
a cl
eani
ng s
ervi
ce d
oes,
a bu
ildin
gw
ill c
ontin
ue t
o ha
ve i
ndoo
r ai
r qu
ality
pro
blem
s as
long
as:
�T
he H
VA
C (h
eatin
g,ve
ntila
ting,
and
air c
ondi
tion-
ing)
sys
tem
is in
adeq
uate
,con
tam
inat
ed,o
r di
rty.
�T
he r
elat
ive
hum
idity
is
unde
r 30
per
cent
or
abov
e 60
per
cent
(de
pend
ing
on th
e se
ason
).1
�E
mis
sion
s fr
om a
noth
er p
art o
f th
e bu
ildin
g en
ter
the
gene
ral a
ir c
ircu
latio
n�
The
re is
sig
nifi
cant
off
-gas
sing
of
vola
tile
orga
nic
com
poun
ds (
VO
Cs)
fro
m f
urni
shin
gs o
r bu
ild-
ing
mat
eria
ls.
But
a c
lean
ing
serv
ice
can
be a
n in
tegr
al p
art
ofth
e so
luti
on t
o po
or-q
uali
ty i
ndoo
r ai
r. E
ven
non-
prob
lem
bui
ldin
gs c
an s
igni
fica
ntly
ben
efit
fro
man
env
iron
men
tall
y or
ient
ed c
lean
ing
prog
ram
. A
stud
y of
cl
eani
ng
effe
ctiv
enes
s an
d in
door
ai
rqu
alit
y,pe
rfor
med
by
Res
earc
h T
rian
gle
Inst
itut
e(R
TI)
for
the
US
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y(U
S E
PA),
foun
d th
at “
an o
rgan
ized
cle
anin
g pr
ogra
mba
sed
upon
env
iron
men
tal
man
agem
ent
prin
cipl
esan
d fu
ndam
enta
l en
viro
nmen
tal
prot
ecti
on g
uide
-li
nes
cont
ribu
ted
to i
mpr
oved
ind
oor
air
qual
ity
thro
ugh
redu
ctio
n of
to
tal
susp
ende
d pa
rtic
les,
tota
l vo
lati
le o
rgan
ic c
ompo
unds
,an
d cu
ltur
able
bact
eria
and
fun
gi.”
2
In
cont
rast
to
ro
utin
e ho
usek
eepi
ng,
impr
oved
clea
ning
tech
niqu
es
can
sign
ific
antl
y im
prov
ein
door
env
iron
men
tal
prob
lem
s. I
n th
e R
TI
stud
y,im
prov
ed c
lean
ing
resu
lted
in th
e fo
llow
ing
redu
ctio
nsin
bio
pollu
tant
s:3
�To
tal a
irbo
rne
bact
eria
(37
per
cent
)
�To
tal a
irbo
rne
fung
i (6
2 pe
rcen
t)
�To
tal n
on-f
loor
sur
face
bac
teri
a (2
9 pe
rcen
t)
�To
tal n
on-f
loor
sur
face
fun
gi (
25 p
erce
nt)
�To
tal c
arpe
t-du
st b
acte
ria
(84
perc
ent)
�To
tal c
arpe
t-du
st f
ungi
(93
per
cent
)
�C
arpe
t-du
st e
ndot
oxin
s (7
2 pe
rcen
t)
Gen
era
l P
rin
cip
les:
Cle
an
ing
fo
r H
ealt
h
The
fo
llow
ing
“Env
iron
men
tal
Man
agem
ent
Prin
cipl
es f
or C
lean
ing”
com
e fr
om t
he R
esea
rch
Tri
angl
e In
stitu
te s
tudy
:4
Foc
us c
lean
ing
on s
peci
fic
obje
ctiv
es.
�E
mph
asiz
e pr
otec
ting
heal
th a
nd m
aint
aini
ng o
rre
stor
ing
valu
able
pro
pert
y.
Coo
rdin
ate
clea
ning
wit
h ot
her
basi
c en
viro
n-m
enta
l man
agem
ent
stra
tegi
es.
�C
ontr
ol p
ollu
tion
at th
e so
urce
.�
Lim
it po
llutin
g ac
tiviti
es.
�V
entil
ate
build
ings
to d
ilute
indo
or c
onta
min
ants
.�
Des
ign
build
ings
and
the
ven
tilat
ion
syst
em t
o op
ti-m
ize
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y.
Fol
low
fu
ndam
enta
l en
viro
nmen
tal
prot
ecti
ongu
idel
ines
.�
Mai
ntai
n sa
fety
for
all
wor
kers
and
occ
upan
ts.
�C
lean
for
hea
lth f
irst
and
app
eara
nce
seco
nd.
�C
lean
to m
axim
ize
extr
actio
n of
pol
luta
nts (
part
icle
s,ga
s,an
d bi
opol
luta
nts)
fro
m th
e oc
cupi
ed s
pace
.�
Min
imiz
e ch
emic
al,
part
icle
,an
d m
oist
ure
resi
dues
.�
Min
imiz
e hu
man
exp
osur
e to
pol
luta
nts.
�C
lean
to im
prov
e th
e to
tal e
nvir
onm
ent.
�D
ispo
se o
f cl
eani
ng w
aste
pro
perl
y.
Whi
le t
hese
pri
ncip
les
may
,at
fir
st g
lanc
e,se
emob
viou
s,th
ey a
re a
ctua
lly a
rad
ical
dep
artu
re f
rom
the
trad
itio
nal
idea
th
at
clea
nlin
ess
mea
ns
asp
arkl
ing,
“whi
ter
than
w
hite
”ap
pear
ance
.M
anuf
actu
rers
of
alte
rnat
ive
prod
ucts
hav
e re
port
edth
at c
usto
mer
s w
ho u
se u
nsce
nted
pro
duct
s oc
ca-
sion
ally
hav
e pr
oble
ms
whe
n cl
ient
s fa
il to
sm
ell t
hesh
arp
odor
of
chlo
rine
or
the
swee
t sm
ell
of a
ir“f
resh
ener
s,”
and
need
rea
ssur
ance
tha
t th
eir
bath
-ro
oms
are
real
ly c
lean
. In
fac
t,re
al c
lean
ing
is “
the
scie
nce
of c
ontr
ollin
g co
ntam
inan
ts.”
5
10
Red
uci
ng
Du
st a
nd
Dir
t T
hro
ug
h P
rop
er
Cle
an
ing
an
d P
reven
tive M
easu
res
The
Res
earc
h T
rian
gle
Inst
itute
stu
dy d
eter
min
edth
at “
[a]i
rbor
ne b
iopo
lluta
nts
corr
elat
ed w
ith a
ir-
born
e du
st m
ass”
in th
e bu
ildin
g be
ing
inve
stig
ated
.6
Sim
ilarl
y,it
is w
ell k
now
n th
at m
inim
izin
g du
st a
nddi
rt w
ill r
educ
e po
llens
and
alle
rgie
s. T
he l
ess
dust
and
dirt
,the
few
er c
hem
ical
s an
d th
e le
ss ti
me
need
edto
cle
an t
hem
. In
the
RT
I st
udy,
impr
oved
hou
se-
keep
ing
tech
niqu
es re
duce
d to
tal a
irbo
rne
dust
by
52pe
rcen
t.7T
he f
ollo
win
g ar
e so
me
sim
ple
but c
ritic
alte
chni
ques
for
con
trol
ling
dust
and
dir
t:
Pla
ce e
ntry
way
mat
s at
eve
ry o
utsi
de d
oor.
The
sesh
ould
mea
sure
at
leas
t fi
ve s
teps
lon
g. V
acuu
mof
ten,
pref
erab
ly in
two
dire
ctio
ns (f
ront
-to-
back
and
side
-to-
side
),us
ing
vacu
ums
with
br
ushe
s,be
ater
bars
,an
d st
rong
suc
tion.
8 A
lso
plac
e m
ats
arou
ndsa
ndbo
xes
and
cat l
itter
box
es.
Vac
uum
or
dam
p-m
op i
nste
ad o
f sw
eepi
ng.
Use
ava
cuum
cle
aner
wit
h a
high
-eff
icie
ncy
part
icul
ate
air
(HE
PA)
filt
er.9
Use
hig
h-ef
fici
ency
mic
rofi
ltra
-ti
on b
ags,
whi
ch r
etai
n du
st a
nd p
arti
cles
in
the
3m
icro
n ra
nge
or s
mal
ler.
The
se b
ags
cost
mor
e bu
tsa
ve
on
labo
r by
re
duci
ng
dust
ci
rcul
atio
n.10
Cha
nge
bags
be
fore
th
ey
are
com
plet
ely
full
.E
nsur
e th
at
ever
y va
cuum
cl
eane
r us
ed
wit
h a
HE
PA f
ilte
r w
as d
esig
ned
to b
e us
ed w
ith
one
(oth
er m
achi
nes
leav
e to
o m
any
gaps
in
the
syst
emfo
r a
HE
PA f
ilte
r to
be
usef
ul).
For
dus
ting
,us
e a
dam
p,fo
lded
clo
th o
r cl
oth-
cove
red
feat
her
dust
er.
Use
a
wip
ing
mot
ion,
rath
er
than
a
flic
king
or
sw
eepi
ng
mot
ion,
toen
sure
tha
t du
st r
emai
ns o
n th
e cl
oth.
Cha
nge
clot
hs f
requ
entl
y.
If t
reat
ed d
ust
mop
s ar
e u
sed
,ob
tain
pre
-tre
ated
mop
hea
ds
from
a l
aun
dry
ser
vice
or
spra
y th
em
op h
ead
s ou
tdoo
rs.
Dus
t-m
op s
pray
s co
ntai
npe
trol
eum
pro
duct
s th
at c
an h
arm
the
use
r an
dbu
ildi
ng o
ccup
ants
.
Use
a m
ediu
m-s
peed
buf
fing
mac
hine
.T
his
will
usua
lly g
ener
ate
few
er p
artic
les
of c
hem
ical
s an
ddi
rt th
an a
hig
h-sp
eed
buff
er. C
onsi
der u
sing
a v
acuu
mat
tach
men
t to
the
buff
ing
mac
hine
.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
air
cle
anin
g m
achi
nes,
see
the
US
EPA
’s “
Res
iden
tial
Air
Cle
aner
s”fa
ct s
heet
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.ep
a/g
ov/i
aq
/pu
bs/
air
clean
.htm
l.
Red
ucin
g M
icro
bia
l G
row
thT
hro
ug
h P
rop
er
Cle
an
ing
The
fol
low
ing
are
som
e ba
sic
step
s th
at c
an h
elp
min
imiz
e th
e ne
ed f
or a
ntim
icro
bial
pro
duct
s:
A t
wo-
step
pro
cess
sho
uld
gene
rally
be
used
wit
han
tim
icro
bial
s.C
lean
fir
st,
then
app
ly t
he d
isin
fec-
tant
. W
ait
the
reco
mm
ende
d tim
e be
fore
ri
nsin
g(u
sual
ly a
t le
ast
10 m
inut
es);
per
form
oth
er t
asks
whi
le w
aitin
g fo
r th
e an
timic
robi
al t
o ta
ke e
ffec
t.M
ost
disi
nfec
tant
s ar
e no
t cl
eane
rs,
and
are
usua
llyon
ly e
ffec
tive
on a
cle
an s
urfa
ce.
Use
dis
infe
ctan
ts o
nly
whe
n an
d w
here
req
uire
d.T
he R
TI
stud
y cl
aim
s th
at a
n or
dina
ry d
eter
gent
shou
ld r
emov
e m
ore
mic
robe
s th
an b
leac
h al
one.
11
Cha
nge
mop
he
ads
and
spon
ges
daily
.C
hang
ecl
eani
ng w
ater
eve
n m
ore
freq
uent
ly.
Car
eful
ly c
lean
are
as w
here
wat
er c
olle
cts
and
con-
dens
es. T
hese
incl
ude
refr
iger
ator
and
air
con
ditio
ner
pans
and
air
cle
aner
/hum
idif
ier
mac
hine
s.
Flu
sh t
oile
ts a
nd r
un s
ink
and
show
er w
ater
at
leas
ton
ce a
wee
k. T
his
will
kee
p th
e dr
ains
cle
an a
nd th
e“p
”tr
ap f
ull
of w
ater
. A
dd a
n en
zym
e-ty
pe d
rain
mai
ntai
ner
if c
logg
ing
or d
rain
odo
rs a
re a
pro
blem
.
Con
side
r us
ing
a de
hum
idif
er in
hum
id a
reas
. Tal
kto
the
bui
ldin
g m
anag
er a
bout
ins
talli
ng t
his
devi
ceto
col
lect
moi
stur
e.
Ch
ap
ter
2
Cle
an
ing
Meth
od
s f
or
Imp
roved
Air
Qu
ality
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
air
duc
t cl
eani
ng, s
eeth
e N
atio
nal A
ir D
uct
Cle
aner
s A
ssoc
iatio
n(N
AD
CA
), “C
omm
erci
al C
onsu
mer
Info
rmat
ion,
”at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.n
ad
ca.c
om
/co
nsu
mer_
info
/
co
mm
erc
ial_
info
.asp
. NA
DC
A p
ublis
hes
a st
an-
dard
for
air
duct
cle
anin
g th
at c
an b
e do
wn-
load
ed a
t h
ttp
://w
ww
.nad
ca.c
om
/sta
nd
ard
s/
sta
nd
ard
s.a
sp
.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
red
ucin
g m
oist
ure,
mol
d, a
nd m
ildew
, see
the
US
EPA
’s IA
QC
oord
inat
or’s
Gui
de a
t htt
p:/
/ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/i
aq
/
sch
oo
ls/t
fs/g
uid
eh
.htm
l , or
the
EPA
’s “
Mol
dR
emed
iati
on in
Sch
ools
and
Com
mer
cial
Bui
ldin
gs”
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.ep
a.g
ov/i
aq
/mo
lds/
.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
red
ucin
g fu
ngi,
see
the
New
Yor
k C
ity
Dep
artm
ent
of H
ealt
hgu
idel
ines
at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.c
i.n
yc.
ny.
us/
htm
l/d
oh
/
htm
l/ep
i/m
old
rpt1
.htm
l.
11
Ch
ap
ter
2
Cle
an
ing
Meth
od
s f
or
Imp
roved
Air
Qu
ality
Sp
ecia
l Tre
atm
en
t o
f C
arp
ets
Car
pets
can
be
a so
urce
of
biop
ollu
tant
s,du
st,
and
VO
Cs.
Ini
tially
,VO
Cs
com
e fr
om c
arpe
t tr
eatm
ent
duri
ng f
abri
catio
n an
d th
e ad
hesi
ves
used
dur
ing
inst
alla
tion.
Lat
er,
pest
icid
es a
nd c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
(suc
h as
sta
in r
emov
ers)
that
rem
ain
on c
arpe
ts a
fter
use
can
slow
ly v
olat
ilize
(ri
se u
p in
to t
he a
ir).
Her
ear
e so
me
reco
mm
enda
tions
:
Pre
vent
sta
ins.
Cle
an u
p sp
ills
prom
ptly
; st
art
with
clea
r,co
ld w
ater
and
blo
tting
clo
ths.
For
occ
upan
tsw
illin
g to
coo
pera
te,
mak
e a
spill
kit
avai
labl
e fo
rtim
es
whe
n th
e cl
eani
ng
serv
ice
is
not
arou
nd.
Stan
dard
car
pet s
pot c
lean
ers
can
cont
ain
high
leve
lsof
VO
Cs
and
carc
inog
ens
such
as
tetr
achl
oroe
thyl
ene.
Pro
mpt
ly c
lean
and
tho
roug
hly
dry
carp
ets
afte
rth
ey b
ecom
e sa
tura
ted
wit
h w
ater
. Q
uick
act
ion
follo
win
g a
leak
or
othe
r ca
use
may
pre
vent
car
pet
loss
and
the
gro
wth
of
mol
d an
d m
ildew
. D
o no
tat
tem
pt t
o cl
ean
a m
oldy
car
pet
with
out
prot
ectiv
eeq
uipm
ent,
prot
ectiv
e cl
othi
ng,
resp
irat
ors,
and
air
filte
rs. S
peci
al tr
aini
ng m
ay b
e re
quir
ed to
ade
quat
ely
deal
w
ith
a w
ater
-soa
ked
carp
et.
Avo
id
carp
etre
stor
atio
n pr
oduc
ts th
at c
onta
in tr
ibut
yl ti
n.
Avo
id e
xces
sive
use
of c
arpe
t sha
mpo
os a
nd b
onne
t-cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts.
Bon
net c
lean
ing
invo
lves
the
use
of a
cot
ton,
rayo
n,an
d/or
pol
ypro
pyle
ne p
ad a
nd a
rota
ry s
ham
poo
mac
hine
. Alth
ough
the
se c
hem
ical
sar
e us
ually
m
ild,
over
use
mak
es
mor
e fr
eque
ntex
trac
tion
clea
ning
nec
essa
ry.
Dee
p-cl
ean
whe
n ne
cess
ary.
Car
pets
ne
ed
to
bepe
riod
ical
ly d
eep-
clea
ned
to e
xtra
ct d
irt,
biop
ollu
tant
s,m
oist
ure,
and
embe
dded
cle
anin
g ag
ents
. A
wet
vacu
umw
ater
ext
ract
ion
mac
hine
aft
er d
ry v
acuu
min
gm
ay b
e us
ed. T
he C
arpe
t and
Rug
Inst
itute
reco
mm
ends
rapi
d dr
ying
of
the
carp
et. P
re-s
pray
s ap
plie
d ca
refu
llyan
d le
ft o
n lo
ng e
noug
h ca
n re
duce
the
am
ount
of
chem
ical
s ne
eded
.12
Haz
ardo
us in
gred
ient
s co
mm
only
used
in
ex
trac
tion
pr
oduc
ts
incl
ude
acid
ri
nses
(hyd
roxy
acet
ic a
cid)
and
sol
vent
s (b
utox
yeth
anol
).A
void
pro
duct
s w
ith t
hese
ing
redi
ents
,or
use
the
mos
t dilu
ted
mix
ture
ava
ilabl
e.13
Avo
id
part
icul
arly
to
xic
prod
ucts
.S
ome
carp
etre
stor
atio
n pr
oduc
ts c
onta
in t
ribu
tyl
tin,
form
alde
-hy
de,a
nd o
ther
toxi
c an
timic
robi
als.
14
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
car
pet
clea
ning
,se
e th
eJa
nito
rial P
rodu
cts P
ollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t fac
t she
etat
htt
p:/
/ww
w.w
estp
2n
et.
org
/Ja
nit
ori
al/
facts
he
ets
/
ca
rpe
tcle
an
ing
.htm
.
12
Lik
e ot
her s
ervi
ce w
orke
rs,j
anito
rs a
re v
ulne
rabl
e to
a va
riet
y of
dan
gers
ste
mm
ing
from
thei
r exp
osur
e to
the
phys
ical
haz
ards
,ch
emic
al h
azar
ds,
and
infe
c-tio
us a
gent
s ge
nera
lly p
rese
nt i
n th
e w
orkp
lace
. But
jani
tors
are
exp
osed
to g
reat
er c
hem
ical
haz
ards
than
man
y ot
her
wor
kers
bec
ause
of
the
wor
k th
ey d
o.R
ecen
tly,t
he im
port
ance
of
redu
cing
jani
tors
’exp
o-su
re t
o th
e ha
zard
ous
chem
ical
s co
ntai
ned
in t
heto
ols
of t
heir
tra
de h
as b
een
gain
ing
atte
ntio
n fr
omen
viro
nmen
talis
ts a
nd r
egul
ator
y ag
enci
es. A
rev
iew
of w
orke
rs’
com
pens
atio
n da
ta f
rom
Was
hing
ton
Stat
e in
dica
tes
that
six
out
of
100
jani
tors
are
inju
red
by c
hem
ical
s ev
ery
year
; 20
perc
ent o
f th
ese
inju
ries
are
seri
ous
burn
s to
the
eye
s or
ski
n.1
The
se f
igur
esac
coun
t fo
r ac
ute
inju
ries
onl
y,no
t fo
r ca
rcin
ogen
icri
sks
or c
hron
ic h
ealth
ris
ks to
the
endo
crin
e,ne
uro-
logi
cal,
resp
irat
ory,
repr
oduc
tive,
and
othe
r sy
stem
sof
the
hum
an b
ody.
The
rem
aind
er o
f th
is c
hapt
er p
rovi
des
an o
verv
iew
of t
he e
lem
ents
of
a ge
nera
l ri
sk r
educ
tion
stra
tegy
for
biol
ogic
al,p
hysi
cal,
and
chem
ical
haz
ards
.
Tra
inin
g R
eq
uir
em
en
ts
It i
s of
ten
forg
otte
n th
at j
anito
rs d
eal
with
a w
ide
vari
ety
of c
hem
ical
s an
d ot
her
haza
rds
and
shou
ldth
eref
ore
be
trai
ned
to a
void
illn
ess
and
inju
ry.
Tabl
e 2
lists
the
mai
n ca
tego
ries
of
jani
tor
trai
ning
rela
ted
to s
afet
y an
d he
alth
.
Hazard
Pre
ven
tio
n
Jani
tors
enc
ount
er a
wid
e va
riet
y of
haz
ards
in
the
cour
se o
f th
eir
wor
k. T
able
4 o
n pa
ges
16 to
17
lists
the
mos
t co
mm
on h
azar
ds a
nd t
he p
reca
utio
ns t
hat
shou
ld b
e ta
ken
to r
educ
e th
em.
Ch
em
ical
Safe
ty f
or
Jan
ito
rs
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e ba
sics
lis
ted
in T
able
4,
jani
tors
shou
ld u
nder
stan
d ch
emic
al s
afet
y,kn
ow h
ow to
get
info
rmat
ion
abou
t th
e pr
oduc
ts t
hey
wor
k w
ith,a
ndfe
el fr
ee to
spe
ak w
ith th
eir s
uper
viso
rs if
they
sus
pect
they
are
at r
isk.
Ho
w t
o g
et
info
rmati
on
ab
ou
t p
rod
ucts
used
by j
an
ito
rs
Req
uest
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
a sh
eets
(M
SDSs
) fr
omsu
ppli
ers
for
all
prod
ucts
use
d. K
eep
them
in
ace
ntra
llo
catio
n ac
cess
ible
to
all
wor
kers
. M
SDSs
shou
ld a
lso
be a
cces
sibl
e to
em
erge
ncy
wor
kers
in
case
of
fire
or
a ch
emic
al e
mer
genc
y in
an
area
whe
re c
hem
ical
s ar
e us
ed.
Cal
l the
man
ufac
ture
r’s
info
rmat
ion
tele
phon
e lin
efo
r an
swer
s to
any
que
stio
ns a
bout
che
mic
al s
afet
yor
use
not
ava
ilabl
e on
the
MSD
S or
pro
duct
lab
el.
Ens
ure
that
tel
epho
ne a
ssis
tanc
e is
ava
ilabl
e in
off
-ho
urs,
pref
erab
ly 2
4 ho
urs
a da
y,to
acc
omm
odat
eja
nito
rs o
n al
l shi
fts.
Tak
e ad
vant
age
of a
ny t
rain
ing
prov
ided
by
man
u-fa
ctur
ers
or s
uppl
iers
in
the
safe
and
eff
ectiv
e us
eof
pro
duct
s.
Ho
w t
o r
ead
a m
ate
rial
safe
ty d
ata
sh
eet
Som
e M
SDSs
con
tain
ina
ccur
ate
info
rmat
ion
or d
ono
t co
ntai
n al
l th
e in
form
atio
n ne
eded
to
mak
e an
info
rmed
dec
isio
n ab
out
a pr
oduc
t. G
ener
ally
,how
-
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Ch
ap
ter
3
HE
ALT
H A
ND
SA
FE
TY
CO
NC
ER
NS
OF J
AN
ITO
RIA
L
WO
RK
ER
S
For
info
rmat
ion
on w
orke
r ri
ghts
to
prot
ecti
onfr
om w
orkp
lace
haz
ards
und
er t
heO
ccup
atio
nal S
afet
y an
d H
ealt
h A
ct o
f 19
70,
see
htt
p:/
/ww
w.o
sha.g
ov/a
s/o
pa/w
ork
er/
rig
hts
.htm
l.
For
info
rmat
ion
on U
S O
ccup
atio
nal S
afet
yan
d H
ealt
h A
dmin
istr
atio
n (O
SH
A)
guid
elin
esre
quir
ing
empl
oyer
s to
info
rm e
mpl
oyee
sab
out
wor
kpla
ce c
hem
ical
s an
d ha
zard
s to
whi
ch t
hey
are
expo
sed
(“ha
zard
com
mun
ica-
tion
”), s
ee h
ttp
://w
ww
.osh
a.g
ov/S
LTC
/haza
rdco
mm
un
icati
on
s/in
dex.h
tml .
For
info
rmat
ion
on O
SH
A g
uide
lines
on
man
-ag
ing
bloo
dbor
ne p
atho
gens
, see
htt
p:/
/ww
w.
osh
a-s
lc.g
ov/S
LTC
/blo
od
bo
rnep
ath
og
en
s/in
dex.h
tml .
For
info
rmat
ion
on p
reve
ntin
g al
lerg
ic r
eac-
tion
s to
late
x, s
ee t
he N
atio
nal I
nsti
tute
for
Occ
upat
iona
l Saf
ety
and
Hea
lth’
s (N
IOS
H’s
)w
eb s
ite
on o
ccup
atio
nal l
atex
alle
rgie
s at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.c
dc.
go
v/n
iosh
/late
xp
g.h
tml.
OS
HA
als
o pr
ovid
es m
any
safe
ty r
esou
rces
for
smal
l bus
ines
ses,
incl
udin
g fr
ee t
rain
ing
and
cons
ulta
tion
ser
vice
s as
par
t of
the
Sm
all
Bus
ines
s A
ssis
tanc
e Pr
ogra
m. I
nfor
mat
ion
isav
aila
ble
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.osh
a-s
lc.g
ov/
Sm
allB
usin
ess/i
nd
ex.h
tml .
13
ever
,th
ey a
re c
onsi
dere
d th
e m
ost
easi
ly a
vaila
ble
sour
ce o
f pr
oduc
t sa
fety
inf
orm
atio
n. T
able
3 o
npa
ges
14 t
o 15
exp
lain
s ho
w t
o in
terp
ret
the
maj
orse
ctio
ns o
f an
MSD
S fo
rm. (
The
inf
orm
atio
n in
thi
sse
ctio
n is
ad
apte
d fr
om
the
Jani
tori
al
Pro
duct
sP
ollu
tion
Pre
vent
ion
Pro
ject
web
sit
e,h
ttp
://w
ww
.
west
p2n
et.
org
/jan
ito
rial/
jp4.h
tm,
and
from
tr
aini
ngm
ater
ials
pro
duce
d by
the
City
of
Phoe
nix.
)
Wo
rkin
g S
afe
ly w
ith
Jan
ito
rial C
hem
icals
One
way
to
prev
ent
chem
ical
inj
ury
to j
anito
rial
wor
kers
is to
red
uce
the
toxi
city
of
the
prod
ucts
with
whi
ch
they
w
ork.
In
R
ichm
ond,
Cal
ifor
nia,
the
Jani
tori
al
Pro
duct
s P
ollu
tion
P
reve
ntio
n P
roje
ctfo
und
that
the
hig
hest
-ris
k ja
nito
rial
pro
duct
s ar
ege
nera
lly t
hose
tha
t ar
e fl
amm
able
or
emit
toxi
cfu
mes
,ar
e ab
sorb
ed t
hrou
gh t
he s
kin,
or a
re c
orro
-si
ve t
o th
e ey
es o
r sk
in.2
The
pro
ject
tea
m e
xam
ined
250
jani
tori
al p
rodu
cts
in u
se a
t 32
area
fac
ilitie
s an
dre
ache
d th
e fo
llow
ing
conc
lusi
ons:
3
7 pe
rcen
t of
the
pro
duct
s sh
ould
not
be
used
. The
seco
ntai
n in
gred
ient
s th
at c
an c
ause
can
cer o
r can
har
mth
e en
viro
nmen
t by
depl
etin
g th
e oz
one
laye
r or
con
-tr
ibut
ing
to g
loba
l war
min
g.
56 p
erce
nt o
f th
e pr
oduc
ts r
equi
re e
xtre
me
care
.T
hese
con
tain
ing
redi
ents
tha
t ca
n ca
use
blin
dnes
sor
sev
ere
skin
dam
age,
inte
rfer
e w
ith
the
endo
crin
esy
stem
,or
be
abso
rbed
thr
ough
the
ski
n or
inh
aled
and
subs
eque
ntly
cau
se d
amag
e to
the
blo
od,
liver
,ki
dney
s,ne
rvou
s sy
stem
,or
a de
velo
ping
fet
us.
37 p
erce
nt o
f th
e pr
oduc
ts r
equi
re r
outi
ne c
are.
The
se
cont
ain
ingr
edie
nts
that
m
ay
tem
pora
rily
irri
tate
the
eye
s an
d sk
in,
can
evap
orat
e an
d af
fect
indo
or a
ir q
ualit
y,or
may
exc
eed
a bu
ildin
g’s
allo
w-
able
sew
er d
isch
arge
lim
its f
or z
inc
or h
ydro
carb
ons.
Info
rmat
ion
on s
ome
of th
ese
haza
rds
is a
vaila
ble
ona
prod
uct’s
MSD
S. L
earn
ing
abou
t all
haza
rds
usua
llyre
quir
es a
pho
ne c
all
to t
he c
hem
ical
sup
plie
r’s
cust
omer
ser
vice
des
k.
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Facilit
ies
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icalH
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ble.
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nal
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ire
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radi
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nost
ics
orth
erap
ies
are
perf
orm
edsh
ould
rece
ive
radi
atio
nsa
fety
badg
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dtr
aini
ng.
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ides
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ll
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ito
rial
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rial
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le 2
. S
um
mary
of
Tra
inin
g N
eed
s f
or
Jan
ito
rial
Wo
rkers
14
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Pre
cau
tio
ns t
o P
reven
t C
hem
ical
Inju
ry
Cle
anin
g se
rvic
es c
an ta
ke s
ome
sim
ple
prec
autio
ns to
help
jani
tors
wor
k sa
fely
with
the
chem
ical
s th
ey u
se:4
Impl
emen
t a
prog
ram
of
sa
fety
tr
aini
ng.
Thi
ssh
ould
be
an in
tegr
al p
art o
f ov
eral
l wor
ker
trai
ning
for
jani
tors
.
Ens
ure
that
a s
afet
y m
anua
l is
ava
ilabl
e on
-sit
e.T
his
shou
ld b
e w
ritte
n in
lan
guag
e w
orke
rs c
anun
ders
tand
and
sho
uld
help
if th
ey h
ave
a qu
estio
nor
in th
e ev
ent o
f a
haza
rdou
s si
tuat
ion
such
as
a sp
ill.
Mak
e al
l M
SDSs
av
aila
ble
to
wor
kers
on
-sit
e.W
orke
rs s
houl
d re
ad th
e M
SDS
befo
re u
sing
a p
rodu
ct.
Do
not
perm
it w
orke
rs t
o m
ix p
rodu
cts
wit
h in
com
-pa
tibl
e in
gred
ient
s. W
orke
rs s
houl
d no
t us
e su
chpr
oduc
ts o
n th
e sa
me
surf
ace
or p
our
them
dow
n th
esi
nk s
eque
ntia
lly.
(The
mos
t co
mm
on e
xam
ple
ofda
nger
ous
reac
tivity
is b
etw
een
amm
onia
-con
tain
ing
and
blea
ch-c
onta
inin
g pr
oduc
ts,
whi
ch
com
bine
to
form
dea
dly
chlo
ram
ine
gas.
) Pr
oduc
ts c
onta
inin
gin
com
patib
le in
gred
ient
s sh
ould
be
stor
ed s
epar
atel
y,or
at l
east
on
diff
eren
t she
lves
and
not
one
abo
ve th
eot
her.
Info
rmat
ion
abou
t in
com
patib
ility
is
avai
labl
eon
the
prod
uct M
SDS.
Tab
le3.
Ov
erv
iew
of
aM
ate
rial
Safe
tyD
ata
Sh
eet
(MS
DS
)
MS
DS
Secti
on
Info
rmati
on
Pro
vid
ed
Ho
wto
Use
the
Info
rmati
on
Pro
du
ct
Iden
tifi
cati
on
The
prod
uctb
rand
nam
ean
dth
em
anuf
actu
rer's
nam
e,ad
dres
s,an
dte
leph
one
num
ber.
Ing
red
ien
tsIn
gred
ient
sar
elis
ted
bych
emic
alan
dco
mm
onna
me
and
byC
hem
ical
Abs
trac
tSe
rvic
e(C
AS)
num
ber
(whi
chun
ique
lyid
entif
ies
ever
ych
emic
al).
Not
all
ingr
edie
nts
are
requ
ired
tobe
liste
d.C
hem
ical
ssu
bjec
tto
repo
rtin
gre
quir
e-m
ents
unde
rT
itle
III
ofth
eSu
perf
und
Am
endm
ents
and
Rea
utho
riza
tion
Act
(SA
RA
)of
1986
,als
oca
lled
the
Toxi
csR
elea
seIn
vent
ory,
orT
RI,
are
requ
ired
tobe
liste
dif
they
are
pres
enti
nqu
antit
ies
over
1%of
the
tota
lpro
duct
.A
nyca
rcin
ogen
acco
untin
gfo
rov
er0.
1%of
the
prod
uctm
usta
lso
belis
ted
and
labe
led
asa
carc
inog
en.O
SHA
also
requ
ires
man
ufac
ture
rsto
lista
nyot
her
ingr
edie
nts
know
nto
beha
zard
ous,
but
how
that
isde
fine
dis
left
upto
the
man
ufac
ture
r.
Sinc
em
any
chem
ical
sha
vea
num
ber
ofdi
ffer
entn
ames
,the
CA
Snu
mbe
rin
dica
tes
whe
ther
apa
rtic
ular
chem
ical
isac
tual
lypr
esen
t.A
void
prod
ucts
with
carc
inog
ens
and
ingr
edie
nts
subj
ectt
oth
ere
port
ing
requ
irem
ents
ofth
eTo
xics
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y(T
RI)
.In
gred
ient
sin
thes
eca
tego
ries
will
bela
bele
das
such
.
Healt
hH
azard
sH
ealth
haza
rds
asso
ciat
edw
ithha
ndlin
gth
epr
oduc
t.M
ostc
lean
ing
prod
ucts
are
irri
tatin
gto
the
skin
and
eyes
,but
prod
ucts
that
carr
ya
risk
ofse
vere
illne
ssor
inju
rysh
ould
beav
oide
d.A
void
prod
ucts
that
can
caus
ebl
indn
ess,
canc
er,o
rha
rmto
the
repr
oduc
tive
syst
em,
and
prod
ucts
that
are
high
lyco
rros
ive
toth
esk
in.C
ompa
reth
ehe
alth
haza
rds
ofon
epr
oduc
twith
thos
eof
othe
rpr
oduc
tsin
the
sam
eca
tego
ry.
Sp
ecia
lP
rote
cti
on
Any
prot
ectiv
ege
ar,s
uch
asgl
oves
orm
asks
,tha
twor
kers
shou
ldw
ear
whe
nus
ing
the
prod
uct.
Mak
esu
rew
orke
rsus
eth
epr
otec
tion
spec
ifie
d.C
hoos
epr
oduc
tsth
atre
quir
eth
ele
asta
mou
ntof
prot
ectio
n.
15
Inst
ruct
wor
kers
in
the
safe
han
dlin
g of
con
cent
rate
s.T
hese
are
usu
ally
the
mos
t da
nger
ous
form
of
ach
emic
al.
�B
uy th
e sa
fest
pos
sibl
e pr
oduc
ts.
�E
nsur
e th
at w
orke
rs w
ear
appr
opri
ate
prot
ectiv
ecl
othi
ng,s
uch
as g
oggl
es,a
pron
s,an
d re
spir
ator
s,as
indi
cate
d on
the
prod
uct M
SDS.
�A
llow
onl
y pr
oper
ly t
rain
ed s
uper
viso
rs,
or a
desi
gnat
ed “
chef
,”to
do
the
mix
ing.
�E
nsur
e th
at e
yew
ash
stat
ions
are
ava
ilabl
e w
here
corr
osiv
e ch
emic
als
are
used
.
�T
rain
em
ploy
ees
in s
afe
liftin
g m
etho
ds to
redu
ceth
e ri
sk o
f dr
oppi
ng o
r sp
illin
g he
avy
cont
aine
rsof
cle
anin
g ch
emic
als
or e
quip
men
t.
�C
onsi
der
usin
g a
disp
ensi
ng s
yste
m,
whi
ch w
illau
tom
atic
ally
dis
pens
e th
e co
rrec
t am
ount
of
aco
ncen
trat
e w
ithou
t spl
ashe
s or
spi
lls.
Red
ucin
g C
hem
ical
Use
Acc
ordi
ng t
o th
e Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
e-ve
ntio
n Pr
ojec
t,ha
zard
ous
chem
ical
use
cou
ld b
ere
duce
d by
5.4
pou
nds p
er ja
nito
r per
yea
r,or
13
perc
ent,
if ja
nito
rs u
sed
all o
f the
follo
win
g po
llutio
n pr
even
tion
met
hods
:su
bstit
utin
g le
ss t
oxic
che
mic
als,
usin
gfe
wer
che
mic
als,
inst
allin
g fl
oor m
ats
and
vacu
umin
g,an
d us
ing
impr
oved
man
agem
ent t
echn
ique
s su
ch a
sav
oidi
ng a
eros
ol p
rodu
cts.
5
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Reacti
vit
yD
ata
Thi
sse
ctio
nsh
ould
listt
hech
emic
als
with
whi
chth
epr
oduc
tmay
reac
tvi
olen
tly.
Do
nots
tore
ach
emic
alne
aran
othe
rch
emic
alw
ithw
hich
itm
ayre
act.
Do
notu
sea
chem
ical
atth
esa
me
time
orim
med
iate
lyaf
ter
usin
ga
chem
ical
with
whi
chit
may
reac
t.Ja
nito
rsar
epa
rtic
ular
lyat
risk
from
the
chem
ical
reac
tion
betw
een
chlo
rine
(in
blea
ch)
and
amm
onia
(in
amm
onia
glas
scl
eane
rsor
quat
erna
ryam
mon
ium
disi
nfec
tant
s);t
his
reac
tion
prod
uces
chlo
ram
ine
gas,
whi
chis
very
dang
erou
s.
Sp
ill
Resp
on
se
Thi
sse
ctio
nsh
ould
indi
cate
wha
tto
doin
the
even
tof
asp
illan
dw
heth
erth
epr
oduc
twou
ldbe
cons
ider
eda
haza
rdou
sw
aste
.
For
spill
sof
prod
ucts
cons
ider
edha
zard
ous
was
tes,
call
inth
efa
cilit
y's
envi
ronm
enta
lhe
alth
and
safe
tyof
fice
ror
anot
her
qual
ifie
dpr
ofes
sion
alto
assi
stin
disp
osin
gof
the
spill
lega
lly.D
ono
twas
hit
dow
nth
edr
ain.
Info
rmat
ion
onha
zard
ous
was
tedi
spos
alre
gula
tions
,whi
chm
ayva
ryin
diff
eren
tsta
tes
and
mun
icip
aliti
es,i
sav
aila
ble
from
your
loca
lw
ater
trea
tmen
tfac
ility
orst
ate
envi
ronm
enta
lre
gula
tory
agen
cy.
Sp
ecia
lP
recau
tio
ns
Any
othe
rsp
ecia
lpre
caut
ions
that
shou
ldbe
take
nar
ound
the
prod
uct.
Mak
esu
rew
orke
rsfo
llow
thes
edi
rect
ions
whe
nha
ndlin
gth
epr
oduc
t.
Oth
er
Secti
on
sO
ther
pert
inen
tinf
orm
atio
n.
MS
DS
Secti
on
Info
rmati
on
Pro
vid
ed
Ho
wto
Use
the
Info
rmati
on
Ph
ysic
al
Data
Thi
sse
ctio
nlis
tsth
epH
leve
lof
the
prod
ucta
ndits
vola
tile
orga
nic
com
poun
d(V
OC
)co
nten
t(if
any)
.
Alk
alin
esu
bsta
nces
(lik
ely
e)ha
vea
high
pH;
acid
icsu
bsta
nces
(lik
evi
nega
r)ha
vea
low
pH.B
oth
extr
emes
can
dam
age
the
skin
,eye
s,an
dot
her
muc
ous
mem
bran
es.A
void
prod
ucts
with
apH
abov
e11
orbe
low
2;a
pHof
7is
neut
ral,
sopr
oduc
tsw
itha
pHbe
twee
n5
and
9ar
ele
sslik
ely
toir
rita
teth
esk
in.
Fir
eD
ata
Thi
sse
ctio
ngi
ves
the
prod
uct's
flas
hpo
int,
the
tem
pera
ture
atw
hich
itw
illgi
veof
fen
ough
flam
mab
leva
pors
toig
nite
ifan
igni
tion
sour
ceis
pres
ent.
Apr
oduc
twith
alo
wfl
ash
poin
tis
mor
efl
amm
able
and
henc
em
ore
dang
erou
s.
Avo
idpr
oduc
tsw
itha
flas
hpo
intb
elow
140°
F,an
dgi
vepr
efer
ence
topr
oduc
tsw
itha
flas
hpo
inta
bove
200°
F.“N
ofl
ash
poin
t”in
dica
tes
that
the
prod
uctw
illno
tign
ite.
16
Tab
le4.
Su
mm
ary
of
Jan
ito
rial
Hazard
san
dP
reven
tio
n
Man
yin
juri
esfr
omph
ysic
alha
zard
sca
nbe
prev
ente
dby
wor
ker
trai
ning
.
Slip
san
dFalls
All
wor
kers
shou
ldw
ear
prop
erfo
otw
ear
with
trac
tion;
mov
able
,eas
y-to
-see
sign
sor
bloc
kade
ssh
ould
beus
edto
limit
acce
ssto
wet
floo
rs.
Erg
on
om
ic
Inju
ries
Tra
inal
lwor
kers
inpr
oper
liftin
gte
chni
ques
and
prop
erpo
stur
efo
rha
ndlin
gfl
oor
buff
ers,
buck
ets,
and
othe
rhe
avy
item
s.Pr
even
trep
etiti
vem
otio
nin
juri
esby
vary
ing
task
sor
usin
ger
gono
mic
ally
desi
gned
equi
pmen
t.
Accid
en
ts
wit
hM
ach
ines
Tra
inal
lwor
kers
inth
epr
oper
use
ofm
achi
nery
;allo
won
lytr
aine
dw
orke
rsto
use
Falls
Wh
ile
Clim
bin
g
Use
only
stur
dyla
dder
sfo
rcl
imbi
ng.D
ono
tuse
chai
rs,b
oxes
,or
shak
yla
dder
s.U
nder
noci
rcum
stan
ces
allo
ww
orke
rsto
stan
don
chai
rsor
desk
sth
atha
vew
heel
s.
Rad
iati
on
Exp
osu
re
Ath
ealth
cent
ers
whe
reX
-ray
sor
othe
rra
dioa
ctiv
edi
agno
stic
sor
ther
apie
sar
epe
rfor
med
,pro
vide
wor
kers
with
radi
atio
nsa
fety
badg
esan
dtr
aini
ng.
INFE
CT
IOU
SH
AZ
AR
DS
Gen
eral
info
rmat
ion
abou
tinf
ectio
nco
ntro
lsho
uld
bepa
rtof
wor
ker
trai
ning
,esp
ecia
llyfo
rja
nito
rsw
orki
ngin
heal
thca
refa
cilit
ies.
Tho
roug
hha
nd-w
ashi
ngis
the
wor
ker's
mos
tbas
ican
dim
port
antf
orm
ofpr
otec
tion.
Inst
ruct
wor
kers
tow
ash
thei
rha
nds
befo
reea
ting,
drin
king
,sm
okin
g,us
ing
the
bath
room
,rub
bing
thei
rey
es,o
rap
plyi
ngm
akeu
p.L
icen
sed
heal
thca
refa
cilit
ies
shou
ldha
vean
infe
ctio
nco
ntro
lman
uala
nda
staf
fpe
rson
(an
MD
orR
N)
desi
gnat
edas
the
infe
ctio
nco
ntro
loff
icer
.Mak
esu
rew
orke
rsar
efa
mili
arw
ithth
ein
stitu
tion'
sin
fect
ion
cont
rolp
roce
dure
san
dkn
owth
ein
fect
ion
cont
rolo
ffic
erto
who
mth
eyca
ngo
with
aqu
estio
n.R
emin
dm
edic
alan
dnu
rsin
gst
aff
toin
form
jani
tori
alst
aff
ofin
fect
ion
haza
rdsi
tuat
ions
.
heav
y m
achi
nery
.
PH
YS
ICA
LH
AZ
AR
DS
Tu
berc
ulo
sis
The
faci
lity'
sin
fect
ion
cont
rolo
ffic
ersh
ould
prov
ide
wor
ker
trai
ning
ontu
berc
ulos
ispr
even
tion.
Pu
nctu
re
Wo
un
ds
onth
efl
oor,
onco
unte
rs,i
nw
aste
bask
ets,
inbe
ddin
g,or
else
whe
re.W
orke
rssh
ould
pick
upbr
oken
glas
son
lyw
itha
brus
hor
tong
s—
neve
rw
ithth
eir
hand
s,ev
enw
hen
wea
ring
glov
es.
Inth
eev
ento
fa
need
lest
ick
orsh
arps
inju
ry,w
orke
rssh
ould
repo
rtto
thei
rsu
perv
isor
and
seek
imm
edia
tepo
st-e
xpos
ure
med
ical
care
tom
inim
ize
the
risk
ofin
fect
ion
from
bloo
dbor
nepa
thog
ens.
Tra
inin
gto
prev
entn
eedl
est
icks
orsi
mila
rin
juri
es,a
sw
ella
sin
jury
repo
rtin
g,m
aybe
requ
ired
unde
rst
ate
regu
latio
nsor
the
Cod
eof
Fede
ral
Reg
ulat
ions
,Cha
pter
29,P
arts
1904
and
1910
.W
orke
rssh
ould
beal
ertt
oim
prop
erly
disc
arde
dne
edle
san
dot
her
shar
psth
atm
aybe
foun
d
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Dir
ect
ch
em
ical
su
bsti
tuti
on
Subs
titut
ion
of l
ess
toxi
c pr
oduc
ts f
or h
azar
dous
prod
ucts
in
th
e Ja
nito
rial
P
rodu
cts
Pol
luti
onPr
even
tion
Proj
ect
acco
unte
d fo
r ab
out
half
th
ere
duct
ion
in t
oxic
che
mic
al u
se,
or 2
.5 p
ound
s pe
rja
nito
r per
yea
r. Se
e C
hapt
er 4
,Ant
imic
robi
al C
lean
ing
Pro
duct
s,fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on s
ubst
itut
ing
less
toxi
c ch
emic
als
and
find
ing
envi
ronm
enta
lly
pref
erab
le p
rodu
cts.
Usin
g f
ew
er
hazard
ou
s c
hem
icals
Usi
ng h
azar
dous
che
mic
als
only
whe
n ne
cess
ary
and
in a
s di
lute
d a
form
as
poss
ible
acc
ount
ed f
or a
RE
SP
IRA
TO
RY
HA
ZA
RD
SM
any
chem
ical
sfo
und
inth
ew
orkp
lace
,inc
ludi
ngcl
eani
ngpr
oduc
ts,c
anca
use
resp
irat
ory
irri
tatio
n.A
ccor
ding
toth
eA
mer
ican
Lun
gA
ssoc
iatio
n(A
LA
),oc
cupa
tiona
last
hma
“may
acco
untf
oras
man
yas
15%
ofal
lnew
lydi
agno
sed
U.S
.cas
esof
asth
ma
inad
ults
,and
itis
the
mos
tpre
vale
ntoc
cupa
tiona
llun
gdi
seas
ein
deve
lope
dco
untr
ies.
”E
xpos
ure
tosu
bsta
nces
inth
ew
orkp
lace
may
also
caus
ein
flam
mat
ion
ofth
elu
ngs,
and
cont
inui
ngex
posu
rem
ayle
adto
irre
vers
ible
pulm
onar
yfi
bros
is,a
proc
ess
that
mak
esbr
eath
ing
mor
ean
dm
ore
diff
icul
t.C
lean
ing
and
build
ing
serv
ice
jobs
,the
AL
Aco
nfir
ms,
"ent
aile
xpos
ures
toan
arra
yof
noxi
ous
chem
ical
s,as
wel
las
tom
aint
en-
ance
syst
ems
that
are
ofte
nth
eso
urce
ofbi
olog
ical
cont
amin
ants
asso
ciat
edw
ithcr
itica
lalle
rgic
reac
tions
.”6
17
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Fu
ng
ian
dM
old
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notp
erm
itun
trai
ned
pers
onne
lto
rem
edia
tese
riou
sfu
ngus
and
mol
dco
ntam
inat
ion.
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ead,
cons
ultt
heU
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PA’s
IAQ
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rdin
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uide
atht
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ide
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edia
tion
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san
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erci
alB
uild
ings
atht
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olds
.Fo
rm
ore
info
rmat
ion
onre
duci
ngfu
ngi,
see
the
New
Yor
kC
ityD
epar
tmen
tof
Hea
lth’s
guid
elin
esat
http
://w
ww
.ci.n
yc.n
y.us
/htm
l/doh
/htm
l/epi
/mol
drep
t1.h
tml.
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an
dP
est
Dan
der,
Du
st
Mit
es,
an
dD
ust
Red
uce
thes
eha
zard
sth
roug
hda
mp
dust
ing,
dam
pm
oppi
ng,a
ndde
epva
cuum
ing;
wor
kers
shou
ldw
ear
are
spir
ator
whe
ncl
eani
ngaf
fect
edar
eas.
Fix
wat
er-d
amag
edbu
ildin
gar
eas
and
mai
ntai
nhu
mid
ifie
rsso
they
dono
tbec
ome
bree
ding
grou
nds
for
mol
ds.
CH
EM
ICA
LH
AZ
AR
DS
Whe
reve
rpo
ssib
le,r
educ
ech
emic
alha
zard
sby
subs
titut
ing
less
toxi
cpr
oduc
tsfo
rtr
aditi
onal
ones
.Whe
nth
isis
notp
ossi
ble,
jani
tors
shou
ldw
ear
glov
esan
dgo
ggle
san
den
sure
that
wor
kar
eas
are
supp
lied
with
fres
hai
r.
Eye
an
dS
kin
Inju
ries
Wor
kers
usin
gor
dilu
ting
jani
tori
alcl
eani
ngpr
oduc
tssu
chas
conc
entr
ates
,aci
dto
iletb
owl
clea
ner,
floo
rst
ripp
er,d
isin
fect
ants
,and
othe
rco
rros
ive
chem
ical
ssh
ould
wea
rpr
otec
tive
equi
pmen
tsuc
has
chem
ical
spla
shgo
ggle
s,ch
emic
al-r
esis
tant
glov
es,f
ull-
cove
rage
clot
hing
,an
dst
urdy
shoe
sco
veri
ngth
een
tire
foot
.If
poss
ible
,sub
stitu
tele
ssco
rros
ive
orle
ssco
ncen
trat
edpr
oduc
tsfo
rm
ore
haza
rdou
son
es.
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idpr
oduc
tsw
ithin
gred
ient
sth
atar
eab
sorb
edth
roug
hth
esk
in(a
sin
dica
ted
onth
eM
SDS)
.To
dete
rmin
ew
hatt
ypes
ofgl
oves
are
need
edto
prev
entc
onta
ct
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irato
ryIr
rita
tio
nan
dIn
jury
Prod
ucts
cont
aini
ngla
rge
quan
titie
sof
vola
tile
orga
nic
com
poun
ds(V
OC
s)po
sean
inha
latio
nri
sk,e
spec
ially
whe
nus
edin
encl
osed
area
s.W
orke
rssh
ould
choo
seth
epr
oduc
twith
the
low
estV
OC
cont
entt
hatw
illge
tthe
job
done
.(V
OC
info
rmat
ion
isus
ually
liste
don
the
MSD
Sor
can
beob
tain
edfr
omth
eve
ndor
.)So
me
chem
ical
sth
atar
eno
tVO
Cs
may
also
bere
spir
ator
yir
rita
nts.
Wor
kers
shou
ldus
ere
spir
ator
sor
othe
rpr
ecau
tiona
ryeq
uipm
enta
sin
dica
ted
onth
eM
SDS
for
allc
hem
ical
s.
Late
xA
llerg
yM
ore
and
mor
epe
ople
are
beco
min
gal
lerg
icto
late
x,w
hich
isfo
und
inm
any
type
sof
glov
esan
dm
edic
alpr
oduc
ts.S
ever
ela
tex
alle
rgy
can
resu
ltin
resp
irat
ory
arre
stan
dde
ath.
Lat
ex-f
ree
glov
esan
dot
her
acce
ssor
ies
for
jani
tors
are
avai
labl
efr
omal
mos
tall
vend
ors.
Jani
tors
wor
king
inhe
alth
care
and
othe
rar
eas
whe
rela
tex
prod
ucts
are
used
freq
uent
lysh
ould
beaw
are
ofth
epo
ssib
ility
ofal
lerg
yan
dre
port
any
sens
itivi
tyto
anoc
cupa
tiona
lhea
lthpr
ofes
sion
al.A
ltern
ativ
esto
mos
tlat
expr
oduc
tsar
eav
aila
ble.
Ch
em
ical
Sp
ill
Do
notp
erm
itja
nito
rial
wor
kers
toat
tem
ptcl
eanu
pof
sign
ific
antc
hem
ical
spill
sby
them
selv
es.
Cal
lthe
faci
lity'
sen
viro
nmen
talh
ealth
and
safe
tyof
fice
rto
ensu
reth
atcl
eanu
pis
cond
ucte
dpr
oper
lyby
trai
ned
wor
kers
and
that
alll
aws
rega
rdin
gre
port
ing
and
disp
osal
are
follo
wed
.To
prev
ent
spill
s,tr
ain
wor
kers
inth
epr
oper
hand
ling
ofch
emic
als;
wor
kers
shou
ldno
tify
the
build
ing
supe
rvis
orif
chem
ical
sus
edby
othe
rsar
est
ored
inan
unsa
fem
anne
r.B
uypr
oduc
tsth
atar
eas
safe
aspo
ssib
lean
din
conc
entr
ated
form
tore
duce
the
risk
ofin
jury
from
spill
s.U
seau
tom
atic
dilu
tion
equi
pmen
tto
redu
ceth
eri
skof
spill
san
dsp
lash
es.
with
asp
ecif
icin
gred
ient
,see
the
Che
mic
alR
esis
tant
Glo
ves
Gui
deat
http
://ph
ysch
em.o
x.ac
.uk/
MSD
S/gl
oves
bych
emic
al.h
tml.
redu
ctio
n in
tox
ic c
hem
ical
use
of
1.5
poun
ds p
erja
nito
r pe
r ye
ar.
Min
imiz
e th
e us
e of
flo
or s
trip
pers
.�
Use
a h
igh-
qual
ity,d
urab
le f
loor
fin
ish.
7
�C
oat
the
floo
r w
ith 6
to
12 c
oats
of
fini
sh a
ndne
ver
let
the
fini
sh
wea
r do
wn
to
the
floo
r.In
stea
d,de
ep-s
crub
with
a f
loor
cle
aner
and
re-
coat
whe
n ne
cess
ary.
8
�W
et-m
op r
egul
arly
to p
rese
rve
the
fini
sh.9
�Pl
ace
door
mat
s at e
ntry
way
s to
min
imiz
e di
rt an
d gr
it.10
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ched
ule
floo
r re
new
al w
ork
for
spec
ific
are
asof
wea
r.11
�W
hen
requ
ired
,th
orou
ghly
ri
nse
the
stri
pped
floo
r to
neut
raliz
e th
e su
rfac
e be
fore
new
fini
sh is
appl
ied.
With
man
y pr
oduc
ts,
neut
raliz
atio
n is
not n
eces
sary
; che
ck w
ith y
our
vend
or.1
2
RE
SP
IRA
TO
RY
HA
ZA
RD
S,
co
nt’
d.
18
Ch
ap
ter
3
Healt
h a
nd
Safe
ty C
on
cern
s o
f Jan
ito
rial W
ork
ers
Add
10
perc
ent e
xtra
wat
er to
rea
dy-t
o-us
e pr
oduc
ts.
Mak
e su
re,h
owev
er,t
hat t
he d
ilute
d cl
eane
r ca
n st
illge
t the
job
done
.
Cle
an o
nly
whe
n ne
cess
ary.
An
arbi
trar
y sc
hedu
leca
n le
ad to
mor
e ch
emic
als
bein
g us
ed th
an n
eces
sary
.
Use
tw
o cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
inst
ead
of o
ne.
Use
the
mild
est f
or g
ener
al u
se a
nd th
e m
ore
toxi
c fo
r oc
ca-
sion
al s
tubb
orn
prob
lem
s.13
Use
mic
rofib
er m
ops
or c
loth
s w
here
app
ropr
iate
.O
ften
thes
e do
not
requ
ire c
hem
ical
s to
cle
an s
uffic
ient
ly.
Imp
roved
man
ag
em
en
t te
ch
niq
ues
Impr
oved
man
agem
ent
tech
niqu
es i
n th
e Ja
nito
rial
Prod
ucts
Pol
lutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect
acco
unte
d fo
ra
redu
ctio
n in
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
use
of
1.4
poun
dspe
r ja
nito
r pe
r ye
ar.
Pla
ce d
oorm
ats
at a
ll en
tryw
ays
�U
se
freq
uent
st
rong
-suc
tion
va
cuum
ing
tom
aint
ain
them
.
Red
uce
the
amou
nt o
f ch
emic
als
lost
�P
ract
ice
good
inv
ento
ry c
ontr
ol,
rota
te s
tock
,an
d us
e up
pro
duct
s th
at e
xpir
e (s
uch
as t
hose
cont
aini
ng
blea
ch
and
hydr
ogen
pe
roxi
de)
befo
re t
he e
xpir
atio
n da
te.
�St
ore
acid
s an
d ot
her
corr
osiv
e pr
oduc
ts i
n se
c-on
dary
pla
stic
con
tain
ers
to c
onta
in p
oten
tial l
eaks
.
�E
limin
ate
aero
sols
. T
hese
usu
ally
con
tain
lar
geam
ount
s of
pro
pane
or
othe
r ha
zard
ous
chem
ical
s,so
me
of w
hich
alw
ays
rem
ains
in
the
cont
aine
ran
d is
was
ted.
15A
eros
ols
also
con
trib
ute
to r
es-
pira
tory
irr
itatio
n. U
se a
dis
pens
ing
cap
to a
pply
the
prod
uct d
irec
tly o
nto
a cl
oth,
or u
se a
buc
ket.1
6
TH
E J
AN
ITO
RIA
L P
RO
DU
CT
SP
OLL
UT
ION
PR
EV
EN
TIO
N P
RO
JEC
T
The
man
y re
fere
nces
to
the
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t (J
P4)
that
app
ear
thro
ugho
ut C
lean
ing
for
Hea
lthin
dica
te t
hesi
gnifi
cant
con
trib
utio
ns o
f th
at p
roje
ct t
o th
isre
port
. JP4
beg
an in
the
late
‘90s
with
tw
o pr
o-je
cts
in t
he S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
Are
a. T
he f
irst
,in
the
city
of
Ric
hmon
d, f
ocus
ed o
n in
divi
dual
cust
odia
ns, s
mal
l jan
itori
al c
ontr
acto
rs, a
ndne
ighb
orho
od b
usin
esse
s; t
he s
econ
d, in
San
ta C
lara
Cou
nty,
add
ress
ed g
over
nmen
tag
enci
es, s
choo
ls, m
anuf
actu
ring
fir
ms,
larg
eja
nito
rial
con
trac
tors
, and
oth
er o
rgan
izat
ions
.
Thro
ugho
ut 1
998
and
1999
, the
JP4
tea
m e
val-
uate
d th
e ha
zard
s of
spe
cific
cle
anin
g pr
od-
ucts
, int
ervi
ewed
jani
tors
to
find
out
wha
t th
eyac
tual
ly k
now
abo
ut t
he c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
they
use
, and
stu
died
wor
kers
’ com
pens
atio
nda
ta t
o de
term
ine
the
freq
uenc
y an
d se
veri
tyof
inju
ries
invo
lvin
g th
ose
prod
ucts
.
To h
elp
jani
tors
, the
ir s
uper
viso
rs, a
nd e
nvi-
ronm
enta
l, he
alth
, and
saf
ety
staf
f un
ders
tand
the
pote
ntia
l hea
lth r
isks
of
the
prod
ucts
the
yus
e an
d ch
oose
eff
ectiv
e bu
t sa
fer
alte
rnat
ives
,th
e pr
ojec
t te
am c
reat
ed a
ser
ies
of e
xtre
mel
yhe
lpfu
l too
ls, i
nclu
ding
info
rmat
ion
on t
heri
sks
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
ore
than
100
cle
anin
gpr
oduc
t in
gred
ient
s, r
isk
eval
uatio
n fo
rms,
and
fact
she
ets
reco
mm
endi
ng d
ozen
s of
saf
ercl
eani
ng p
ract
ices
and
pro
duct
s. In
200
1, t
heJa
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect
expa
nded
to
Sou
ther
n C
alifo
rnia
, whe
re it
spr
oduc
t re
com
men
datio
ns h
ave
resu
lted
in a
redu
ctio
n in
the
use
of
19,0
00 p
ound
s of
haz
-ar
dous
che
mic
als
per
year
.14
For
mor
e in
for-
mat
ion,
vis
it th
e JP
4 w
eb s
ite a
t h
ttp
://w
ww
.
westp
2.n
et.
org
/Jan
ito
rial/
jp4.h
tm, o
r co
ntac
tTh
omas
S. B
arro
n, le
ad c
onsu
ltant
, at
tsba
rron
@at
tglo
bal.n
et.
19
Acc
ordi
ng
to
the
US
E
nvir
onm
enta
l P
rote
ctio
nA
genc
y’s
(US
EPA
’s)
Off
ice
of P
estic
ide
Prog
ram
s,an
timic
robi
al c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
are
“us
ed to
des
troy
or s
uppr
ess
the
grow
th o
f ha
rmfu
l m
icro
orga
nism
s”(b
acte
ria,
viru
ses,
or f
ungi
) on
ina
nim
ate
surf
aces
,bu
t not
in h
uman
s or
ani
mal
s.1
Bec
ause
man
y te
rms
are
used
to d
escr
ibe
antim
icro
bial
s,it
is im
port
ant t
odi
stin
guis
h th
em b
y th
eir p
rope
rtie
s. T
he a
ntim
icro
bial
prod
ucts
mos
t co
mm
only
use
d to
con
trol
mic
ro-
orga
nism
s in
fect
ious
to h
uman
s in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing.
Dis
infe
ctan
ts.
The
se a
re u
sed
“on
hard
ina
nim
ate
surf
aces
an
d ob
ject
s to
de
stro
y or
ir
reve
rsib
lyin
acti
vate
all
form
s of
mic
robi
al l
ife
but
not
nece
ssar
ily t
heir
spo
res”
(the
dev
elop
men
tal
repr
o-du
ctiv
e fo
rm o
f a
mic
robe
).2
All
dis
infe
ctan
ts d
ono
t ki
ll a
ll t
ypes
of
mic
robe
s an
d vi
ruse
s. T
hela
bel
shou
ld
nam
e th
e m
icro
orga
nism
s ag
ains
tw
hich
the
pro
duct
is
effe
ctiv
e. T
he E
PA a
llow
s a
prod
uct
to b
e la
bele
d a
“gen
eral
”or
“br
oad-
spec
trum
”di
sinf
ecta
nt “
if [
it] i
s ef
fect
ive
agai
nst
both
Gra
m-p
ositi
ve a
nd G
ram
-neg
ativ
e ba
cter
ia.”
3
Dis
infe
ctan
t la
bels
can
ind
icat
e th
at a
pro
duct
is
hosp
ital-
or
m
edic
al-g
rade
on
ly
if
it m
eets
th
ere
quir
emen
ts f
or a
gen
eral
dis
infe
ctan
t an
d is
als
oef
fect
ive
agai
nst
the
noso
com
ial
bact
eria
l pa
thog
enP
seud
omon
as
aeru
gino
sa.4
Hos
pita
l-gr
ade
disi
n-fe
ctan
tsdo
no
t ne
cess
aril
y ki
ll
tube
rcul
osis
orH
IV,s
o fa
cilit
ies
that
nee
d to
use
a t
uber
culo
cide
to
com
ply
with
the
Occ
upat
iona
l Sa
fety
and
Hea
lthA
dmin
istr
atio
n’s
(OSH
A’s
) bl
oodb
orne
pa
thog
enst
anda
rd,o
r th
at n
eed
a di
sinf
ecta
ntac
tive
agai
nst a
part
icul
ar v
irus
or
mic
robe
,sho
uld
chec
k th
e pr
oduc
tla
bel f
or th
at in
form
atio
n.
Sani
tize
rs.A
ccor
ding
to U
S E
PA,t
hese
pro
duct
s ar
e“u
sed
to
redu
ce,
but
not
nece
ssar
ily
elim
inat
e,m
icro
orga
nism
s...
to
leve
ls
cons
ider
ed
safe
as
dete
rmin
ed b
y pu
blic
hea
lth
code
s or
reg
ulat
ions
...N
on-f
ood
cont
act s
urfa
ce s
aniti
zers
incl
ude
carp
etsa
niti
zers
,ai
r sa
nitiz
ers,
laun
dry
addi
tives
,an
d in
-ta
nk to
ilet b
owl s
aniti
zers
.”5
Ster
ilize
rs.
The
se p
rodu
cts
are
“use
d to
des
troy
or
elim
inat
e al
l fo
rms
of m
icro
bial
lif
e,in
clud
ing
...th
eir s
pore
s.”
Ster
ilize
rs a
re u
sed
in h
ealth
car
e se
t-tin
gs,
prim
arily
on
med
ical
ins
trum
ents
tha
t en
ter
the
body
.6
Ant
isep
tics
.T
hese
pro
duct
s ar
e us
ed t
o de
stro
y a
vari
ety
of m
icro
bes,
but
beca
use
they
are
use
d in
or
on p
eopl
e or
ani
mal
s,th
ey a
re n
ot g
ener
ally
ref
erre
dto
as
antim
icro
bial
s. I
nste
ad,
they
are
con
side
red
drug
s an
d ar
e re
gula
ted
by t
he U
S Fo
od a
nd D
rug
Adm
inis
trat
ion
(FD
A),
not
by t
he E
PA.
Jani
tori
alw
orke
rs d
o no
t use
thes
e pr
oduc
ts in
thei
r w
ork.
US
EPA
con
side
rs a
ll an
timic
robi
als
(exc
ept
thos
ein
tend
ed t
o tr
eat
anim
als
or h
uman
s) a
s pe
stic
ides
,an
d re
gist
ers
and
regu
late
s th
em u
nder
the
Fed
eral
Inse
ctic
ide,
Fun
gici
de
and
Rod
enti
cide
A
ct(F
IFR
A).
To
obta
in r
egis
trat
ion,
an a
ntim
icro
bial
mus
t no
t ca
use
“unr
easo
nabl
e ad
vers
e ef
fect
s to
hum
an h
ealth
or t
he e
nvir
onm
ent,”
and
its la
belin
g an
dco
mpo
sitio
n m
ust c
ompl
y w
ith F
IFR
A r
equi
rem
ents
.7
In a
dditi
on,
man
ufac
ture
rs m
ust
prov
ide
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
rega
rdin
g th
e pr
oduc
t’s c
hem
ical
com
-po
siti
on
and
docu
men
tati
on
of
its
effe
ctiv
enes
sag
ains
t sp
ecif
ic m
icro
orga
nism
s an
d an
y ha
zard
sas
soci
ated
with
its
use
. It
is i
mpo
rtan
t to
rem
embe
r,ho
wev
er,t
hat d
espi
te th
ese
regu
latio
ns,“
unre
ason
able
adve
rse
effe
ct”
is o
pen
to i
nter
pret
atio
n,an
d m
any
regi
ster
ed p
estic
ides
will
hav
e so
me
adve
rse
impa
cts
on h
uman
hea
lth a
nd th
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Ver
ifyi
ng U
S E
PA r
egis
trat
ion
is m
ost
cruc
ial
inhe
alth
car
e se
tting
s,si
nce
regu
latio
ns u
sual
ly re
quir
eth
e us
e of
an
appr
opri
ate
EPA
-reg
iste
red
prod
uct
ince
rtai
n ar
eas.
A p
rodu
ct’s
EPA
reg
istr
atio
n nu
mbe
r,an
d th
e or
gani
sms
agai
nst
whi
ch i
t is
eff
ectiv
e,w
illal
so b
e fo
und
on i
ts l
abel
. You
can
che
ck t
he s
tatu
sof
a r
egis
tere
d pe
stic
ide
and
obta
in i
nfor
mat
ion
onits
eff
icac
y at
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
nA
genc
y U
SEPA
/OPP
Pe
stic
ide
Rel
ated
D
atab
ase
Que
ries
Page
,at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.c
dp
r.ca
.go
v/d
ocs/e
pa/
ep
am
en
u.h
tm.
The
use
of
antim
icro
bial
s is
a h
otly
deb
ated
iss
ueam
ong
publ
ic h
ealth
pro
fess
iona
ls,
som
e of
who
mar
e co
ncer
ned
that
wid
espr
ead
use
of th
ese
agen
ts in
cons
umer
pro
duct
s,su
ch a
s ho
useh
old
dish
was
hing
dete
rgen
t,is
con
trib
utin
g to
the
gro
wth
of
stra
ins
ofba
cter
ia t
hat
are
resi
stan
t to
sta
ndar
d an
tibio
tics.
In
addi
tion,
som
e en
viro
nmen
talis
ts a
re c
once
rned
that
antim
icro
bial
che
mic
als
can
be to
xic
to u
sers
and
toth
e en
viro
nmen
t in
ge
nera
l,an
d th
at
they
ar
e
Ch
ap
ter
4
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
Ch
ap
ter
4
AN
TIM
ICR
OB
IAL C
LE
AN
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
20
over
used
in
som
e se
tting
s. I
t is
im
port
ant
to u
sean
timic
robi
als
whe
re t
hey
are
need
ed,
but
thei
r us
esh
ould
alw
ays
be e
valu
ated
car
eful
ly.
Co
mm
on
Acti
ve I
ng
red
ien
ts a
nd
Healt
h E
ffects
A l
imite
d nu
mbe
r of
ant
imic
robi
als
are
used
in
dis-
infe
ctan
ts,s
aniti
zers
,and
ste
riliz
ers.
The
mos
t com
mon
of t
hese
,an
d th
eir
uses
and
hea
lth e
ffec
ts,
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g.
Qua
tern
ary
amm
oniu
m
com
poun
ds.
Col
lect
ivel
ykn
own
as
“qua
ts,”
thes
e ch
emic
als
incl
ude
the
com
mon
lyus
ed
benz
alko
nium
ch
lori
de(a
lkyl
dim
ethy
lzyl
amm
oniu
m c
hlor
ide)
. The
y ar
e ef
fect
ive
as d
isin
fect
ants
or
sani
tize
rs o
n m
any
type
s of
bact
eria
and
som
e vi
ruse
s,an
d th
ey a
re s
omet
imes
com
bine
d w
ith o
ther
che
mic
als
such
as
alco
hols
to
form
dis
infe
ctan
ts th
at k
ill a
wid
er r
ange
of
mic
roor
-ga
nism
s.8
The
pre
senc
e of
blo
od o
r so
il r
educ
es t
heef
fect
iven
ess
of
quat
s,so
su
rfac
essh
ould
be
clea
ned
befo
re u
se. Q
uats
may
als
o st
ain
floo
r til
e.9
Qua
tern
ary
amm
oniu
m
com
poun
ds
can
caus
eoc
cupa
tion
al a
sthm
a,al
lerg
ies,
or s
kin
sens
itiz
atio
nw
ith r
epea
ted
expo
sure
. Alth
ough
ver
y co
ncen
trat
edso
lutio
ns a
re c
orro
sive
,mos
t rea
dy-t
o-us
e pr
epar
atio
nsar
e no
t co
ncen
trat
ed e
noug
h to
cor
rode
the
ski
n.10
Ben
zalk
oniu
m c
hlor
ide
is l
iste
d on
Env
iron
men
tal
Def
ense
’s S
core
card
as
a su
spec
ted
gast
roin
test
inal
and
liver
tox
ican
t,an
d ot
her
quat
erna
ry a
mm
oniu
mco
mpo
unds
may
hav
e th
e sa
me
attr
ibut
es.1
1U
sers
of
prod
ucts
co
ntai
ning
qu
ats
shou
ld
wea
r go
ggle
san
d gl
oves
.
Phe
nols
.Ph
enol
ic c
ompo
unds
are
oft
en e
ffec
tive
agai
nst
a w
ider
ran
ge o
f or
gani
sms
than
qua
tern
ary
amm
oniu
m
com
poun
ds,
and
man
y ar
e ef
fect
ive
agai
nst
tube
rcul
osis
(al
thou
gh u
sers
sho
uld
alw
ays
chec
k th
e pr
oduc
t la
bel)
. C
omm
on p
heno
licco
m-
poun
ds u
sed
in c
lean
ers
incl
ude
orth
o-ph
enyl
phen
ol,
o-be
nzyl
-p-c
hlor
ophe
nol,
and
p-te
rt-a
myl
phen
ol.
Som
e of
the
se p
rodu
cts
can
disc
olor
and
corr
ode
plas
tic a
nd s
ome
pain
ted
surf
aces
or
caus
e ru
bber
to
dete
rior
ate.
The
y ar
e us
ually
mor
e ex
pens
ive
than
quat
s or
chl
orin
e bl
each
.
Mor
e si
gnif
ican
t ar
e th
e he
alth
and
env
iron
men
tal
effe
cts
of
phen
olic
co
mpo
unds
. T
he
Jani
tori
alP
rodu
cts
Pol
luti
on
Pre
vent
ion
Pro
ject
co
nsid
ers
thei
r en
viro
nmen
tal
impa
ct t
o be
“hi
gh.”
12A
ll th
ese
com
poun
ds c
an b
e ve
ry i
rrita
ting
to t
he e
yes
and
skin
.13
Ort
ho-p
heny
lphe
nol
is l
iste
d as
a c
arci
no-
gen
by th
e st
ate
of C
alif
orni
a,14
and
p-te
rt-a
myl
phen
olca
n be
abs
orbe
d th
roug
h th
e sk
in.1
5 Ja
nito
rial
sta
ffsh
ould
con
sult
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
a sh
eets
(M
SDSs
)an
d ot
her
prod
uct
liter
atur
e an
d fo
llow
pro
per
pre-
caut
ions
whe
n us
ing
prod
ucts
con
tain
ing
phen
ol o
rph
enol
ic c
ompo
unds
.
Chl
orin
e.B
leac
h (u
sual
ly a
5.2
5 pe
rcen
t sol
utio
n of
sodi
um h
ypoc
hlor
ite) i
s a
com
mon
ly u
sed
disi
nfec
tant
in
med
ical
,co
mm
erci
al,
and
hous
ehol
d se
tting
s.D
iffe
rent
di
luti
ons
are
appr
opri
ate
for
diff
eren
tap
plic
atio
ns. O
n a
clea
n su
rfac
e,a
dilu
tion
of
1:10
is e
ffec
tive
agai
nst
man
y vi
ruse
s,m
olds
,m
ilde
ws,
and
bact
eria
,inc
ludi
ng m
any
spor
es a
nd tu
berc
ulos
is.
OSH
A re
com
men
ds a
dilu
tion
of 1
:10
to 1
:100
for u
seas
a tu
berc
uloc
ide.
16H
owev
er,m
anuf
actu
rers
oft
enre
com
men
d hi
gher
con
cent
rati
ons,
usua
lly
of 1
:5.1
7
Ble
ach
neut
raliz
es r
apid
ly,b
ecom
ing
less
eff
ectiv
ein
the
pres
ence
of
orga
nic
mat
ter
such
as
soil,
bloo
d,an
d ex
crem
ent,
and
thus
req
uire
s th
at s
urfa
ces
becl
eane
d be
fore
use
(bl
each
is n
ot a
cle
aner
and
doe
sno
t rem
ove
soil
from
a s
urfa
ce).
Ble
ach
can
dete
rior
ate
whe
n st
ored
at
room
tem
pera
ture
,ev
en i
n a
clos
edpl
astic
con
tain
er,
losi
ng h
alf
its p
oten
cy a
fter
one
mon
th.1
8D
ilute
d so
lutio
nssh
ould
be
repl
aced
aft
er24
hou
rs to
ens
ure
effe
ctiv
enes
s. B
leac
h is
hig
hly
toxi
cw
hen
mix
ed w
ith a
mm
onia
or a
mm
oniu
m q
uate
rnar
yco
mpo
unds
,fo
rmin
g ch
lora
min
e ga
s. I
n ad
ditio
n,bl
each
can
pro
duce
chl
orin
e ga
s w
hen
mix
ed w
ith
or u
sed
in c
onju
ncti
on w
ith
stro
ng a
cids
,su
ch a
sto
ilet
bow
l cle
aner
s. I
t can
als
o di
scol
or f
abri
cs a
ndis
cor
rosi
ve t
o m
ost
met
als.
Con
tact
with
con
cent
rate
d hy
poch
lori
te c
an c
ause
corr
osiv
e da
mag
e to
th
e ey
es,
skin
,na
ils,
and
muc
ous
mem
bran
es.
How
ever
,ho
useh
old
blea
ch a
ta
conc
entr
atio
n of
5.2
5 pe
rcen
t is
not
cor
rosi
veun
less
ex
posu
re
occu
rs
over
a
long
pe
riod
.B
reat
hing
in th
e fu
mes
of
clea
ners
con
tain
ing
a hi
ghco
ncen
trat
ion
of c
hlor
ine
can
irri
tate
the
lung
s. T
his
is p
arti
cula
rly
dang
erou
s fo
r pe
ople
wit
h he
art
cond
itio
ns o
r ch
roni
c re
spir
ator
y pr
oble
ms
such
as
asth
ma
or e
mph
ysem
a. U
sers
han
dlin
g co
ncen
trat
edso
lutio
ns s
houl
d w
ear
safe
ty g
oggl
es,m
asks
,glo
ves,
apro
ns,o
r oth
er p
rote
ctiv
e cl
othi
ng.19
A p
lent
iful
sup
ply
of f
resh
air
sho
uld
be p
rovi
ded.
An
addi
tiona
l con
cern
is th
at c
hlor
ine
blea
ch is
oft
enm
anuf
actu
red
usin
g a
mer
cury
cel
l pr
oces
s,le
avin
gco
ntam
inan
t m
ercu
ry i
n th
e pr
oduc
t. H
ospi
tals
in
Mas
sach
uset
ts h
ave
test
ed s
ever
al b
rand
s of
sod
ium
hypo
chlo
rite
and
con
firm
ed th
is. W
hile
the
conc
en-
Ch
ap
ter
4
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
trat
ion
of m
ercu
ry i
s no
t hi
gh e
noug
h to
cau
se a
nyw
orke
r he
alth
ris
ks,
the
cont
amin
ant
mer
cury
,in
som
e ca
ses,
is s
uffi
cien
t to
tri
p th
e m
ercu
ry l
imit
allo
wed
in w
ater
dis
char
ged
dow
n th
e dr
ain
to a
wat
ertr
eatm
ent
faci
lity.
20
Mer
cury
is
a po
tent
neu
roto
xin
resp
onsi
ble
for
man
y en
viro
nmen
tal
and
heal
thpr
oble
ms,
whi
ch h
ave
resu
lted
in g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
sis
suin
g ad
viso
ries
aga
inst
the
con
sum
ptio
n of
man
yty
pes
of f
ish.
Alc
ohol
s.T
he m
ost
com
mon
alc
ohol
s fo
und
indi
sinf
ecta
nts
are
ethy
l al
coho
l (e
than
ol)
and
iso-
prop
yl
alco
hol
(iso
prop
anol
).
Usu
ally
th
ese
are
com
bine
dw
ith p
heno
lic c
ompo
unds
or
amm
oniu
mqu
ats
in c
omm
erci
al p
rodu
cts.
Alo
ne,
alco
hols
are
effe
ctiv
e ag
ains
t som
e ba
cter
ial a
nd fu
ngal
spe
cies
.21
With
oth
er i
ngre
dien
ts,
thei
r ef
fica
cy r
ange
may
be
incr
ease
d; u
sers
sho
uld
alw
ays
chec
k th
e pr
oduc
tla
bel.
Ver
y co
ncen
trat
ed s
olut
ions
of
ethy
l an
d is
o-pr
opyl
alc
ohol
can
hav
e so
me
sign
ific
ant
safe
ty a
ndhe
alth
eff
ects
. W
hen
conc
entr
ated
,th
ey a
re v
ery
vola
tile,
flam
mab
le l
iqui
ds t
hat
prod
uce
pois
onou
sga
ses
in a
fir
e. A
lcoh
ols
shou
ld b
e st
ored
in
a co
olar
ea,
away
fro
m h
eat
and
spar
king
equ
ipm
ent.2
2
Eth
yl a
nd is
opro
pyl a
lcoh
ol a
re a
bsor
bed
thro
ugh
the
skin
and
can
irr
itate
the
ski
n,ey
es,
uppe
r re
spir
ator
ytr
act,
and
thro
at. B
ecau
se a
lcoh
ols
are
cent
ral n
ervo
ussy
stem
de
pres
sant
s,pr
olon
ged
expo
sure
in
an
encl
osed
or
poor
ly v
entil
ated
are
a to
pro
duct
s th
atar
e m
ore
that
abo
ut 1
0 pe
rcen
t al
coho
l ca
n al
soca
use
dizz
ines
s,he
adac
he,
decr
ease
d pu
lse
and
bloo
d pr
essu
re,
vom
itin
g,an
d co
llap
se.2
3It
is
impo
rtan
tto
pro
vide
wor
kers
who
han
dle
conc
en-
trat
ed a
lcoh
ol s
olut
ions
with
ven
tilat
ion
and
prot
ec-
tive
equi
pmen
t an
d w
ith s
olve
nt-r
esis
tant
clo
thes
and
glov
es,s
plas
h-pr
oof
gogg
les,
and
face
shi
elds
.24
Ald
ehyd
es.
Glu
tara
ldeh
yde
and
form
alde
hyde
are
mos
t oft
en u
sed
as s
teri
lizer
s,bu
t the
y ar
e al
so fo
und
in
som
e di
sinf
ecta
nts,
part
icul
arly
th
ose
used
in
med
ical
,ag
ricu
ltur
al,
or
man
ufac
turi
ng
sett
ings
.B
oth
thes
e su
bsta
nces
are
ver
y to
xic
and
shou
ld o
nly
be u
sed
with
pro
tect
ive
equi
pmen
t. T
hey
can
caus
ese
vere
ski
n,ey
e,an
d re
spir
ator
y ir
rita
tion,
head
ache
,na
usea
,and
vom
iting
. Bot
h ch
emic
als
can
caus
e sk
inal
lerg
ies
or
sens
itiz
atio
nw
ith
repe
ated
us
e.2
5
Form
alde
hyde
is a
pro
babl
e ca
rcin
ogen
acc
ordi
ng to
the
EPA
and
the
Int
erna
tiona
l Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
hon
Can
cer.2
6 P
rodu
cts
cont
aini
ng t
hese
ing
redi
ents
shou
ld b
e av
oide
d.
Iodi
ne.
Iodi
ne p
rodu
cts,
ofte
n so
ld i
n a
poly
mer
com
plex
kno
wn
as io
doph
or,c
an b
e ef
fect
ive
agai
nst
som
e ba
cter
ia,
viru
ses,
and
tube
rcul
osis
. A
lway
sch
eck
the
prod
uct l
abel
to d
eter
min
e w
hich
type
s of
orga
nism
s th
e pr
oduc
t ki
lls. I
odop
hor
shou
ld n
ot b
eus
ed i
n ho
t w
ater
,be
caus
e it
vapo
rize
s at
120
°F.
Org
anic
m
atte
r su
ch
as
soil
an
d bl
ood
redu
ces
iodi
ne’s
eff
ectiv
enes
s,so
sur
face
ssh
ould
be
clea
ned
befo
re u
se.
Iodi
ne a
nd i
odop
hor
solu
tions
deg
rade
over
tim
e; a
bro
wn
or y
ello
w c
olor
indi
cate
s th
at th
eso
lutio
n is
stil
l act
ive.
Iodo
phor
sta
ins
man
y su
rfac
esan
d m
ay ta
rnis
h si
lver
and
cop
per.2
7
Iodi
ne
is
clas
sifi
ed
by
the
Jani
tori
al
Pro
duct
sPo
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect a
s ha
ving
a “
high
env
i-ro
nmen
tal
impa
ct.”
28C
once
ntra
ted
solu
tions
ca
nca
use
seve
re s
kin
irri
tatio
n,bu
rns,
and
alle
rgy.
Iodi
neva
por
can
irri
tate
th
e ey
es,
nose
,an
d th
roat
.B
reat
hing
iodi
ne c
an r
esul
t in
coug
hing
,sho
rtne
ss o
fbr
eath
,and
pul
mon
ary
edem
a (f
luid
on
the
lung
s).2
9
Sinc
e th
is c
hem
ical
is e
ffec
tive
agai
nst o
nly
a lim
ited
num
ber
of o
rgan
ism
s an
d ha
s a
num
ber
of u
nhea
lthy
and
unpl
easa
nt e
ffec
ts,i
t sho
uld
be a
void
ed.
Oxi
dize
rs.
Oxi
dize
rs s
uch
as h
ydro
gen
pero
xide
and
pera
cetic
aci
d (a
lso
know
n as
per
oxya
cetic
aci
d) a
rele
ss
com
mon
di
sinf
ectin
g in
gred
ient
s th
an
thos
ede
scri
bed
abov
e. S
ome
cons
ider
them
to b
e “e
nvir
on-
men
tally
pre
fera
ble”
beca
use
they
hav
e fe
wer
tox
icby
-pro
duct
s th
an q
uate
rnar
y am
mon
ium
com
poun
dsor
chl
orin
e.30
For
this
rea
son,
they
are
com
mon
lyus
ed a
s di
sinf
ecta
nts
in f
ood
proc
essi
ng p
lant
s,w
here
toxi
c re
sidu
es c
ould
com
prom
ise
food
saf
ety.
Pera
cetic
aci
d is
alm
ost
neve
r us
ed i
n ja
nito
rial
clea
ners
and
is
muc
h m
ore
toxi
c th
an h
ydro
gen
pero
xide
. It c
an b
e co
rros
ive
to th
e sk
in a
t con
cent
ratio
nsbe
low
10
perc
ent
and
can
caus
e ir
reve
rsib
le e
yeda
mag
e at
con
cent
rati
ons
as l
ow a
s 0.
2 pe
rcen
t.31
Exp
osur
e to
hig
h le
vels
of
pera
ceti
c ac
id c
an c
ause
liver
and
kid
ney
dam
age
and
pulm
onar
y ed
ema.
Whi
le h
ydro
gen
pero
xide
is
corr
osiv
e to
the
ski
n at
conc
entr
atio
ns
over
50
pe
rcen
t an
d w
ill
caus
eir
reve
rsib
leey
e da
mag
e at
con
cent
ratio
ns o
ver
10pe
rcen
t,m
ost
com
mer
cial
jan
itori
al c
lean
ers
do n
otco
ntai
n ov
er 1
0 pe
rcen
t hy
drog
en p
erox
ide.
Rea
dy-
to-u
se d
ilutio
ns u
sual
ly c
onta
in l
ess
than
2 p
erce
nthy
drog
en p
erox
ide,
whi
ch is
not
irri
tatin
g to
the
skin
(unl
ess
othe
r ir
rita
ting
ingr
edie
nts
are
pres
ent)
.32
At
high
co
ncen
trat
ions
,hy
drog
en
pero
xide
ca
n be
irri
tati
ng t
o th
e no
se,
thro
at,
and
lung
s. I
t is
als
ocl
assi
fied
as
“mut
agen
ic,”
mea
ning
it
can
dam
age
21
Ch
ap
ter
4
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
DN
A;
how
ever
,th
ere
is n
o ev
iden
ce t
hat
exte
rnal
expo
sure
to th
e co
ncen
trat
ions
of
hydr
ogen
per
oxid
efo
und
in c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
wou
ld c
ause
thi
s ty
pe o
fda
mag
e in
hum
ans.
Ser
ious
hea
lth e
ffec
ts a
re m
ost
ofte
n se
en i
n m
anuf
actu
ring
set
tings
whe
re w
orke
rsar
e su
bjec
t to
lon
g-te
rm e
xpos
ure
to h
igh
leve
ls o
fth
ese
oxid
izer
s in
con
cent
rate
d fo
rm,
and
wou
ld b
eun
likel
y to
occ
ur f
rom
exp
osur
e to
com
mon
rea
dy-
to-u
se d
ilutio
ns o
f ja
nito
rial
pro
duct
s.
Con
cent
rate
d so
lutio
ns o
f hy
drog
en p
erox
ide
and
pera
cetic
aci
d ar
e hi
ghly
rea
ctiv
e an
d ha
ve lo
w f
lash
poin
ts. T
hey
are
cons
ider
ed e
xplo
sion
haz
ards
and
mus
t be
sto
red
care
full
y to
avo
id c
onta
ct w
ith
com
bust
ible
mat
eria
ls,
wit
h ea
ch o
ther
,an
d w
ith
othe
r ch
emic
als.
Rev
iew
the
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
ash
eet
for
each
pro
duct
to
find
out
if
it is
suf
fici
ently
conc
entr
ated
to
war
rant
spe
cial
sto
rage
con
diti
ons.
Lik
e bl
each
,con
cent
rate
s ar
e be
st s
tore
d se
para
tely
from
oth
er c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
.33
Min
imiz
ing
Dis
infe
cta
nt
Use a
nd
Exp
osu
re
Som
e di
sinf
ecta
nts
are
amon
g th
e m
ost
toxi
cch
emic
als
used
in
clea
ning
. T
heir
env
iron
men
tal
and
heal
th i
mpa
cts
can
be r
educ
ed b
y us
ing
prop
ercl
eani
ng a
nd w
orke
r pr
otec
tion
tech
niqu
es,
mak
ing
appr
opri
ate
choi
ces
abou
t w
hich
dis
infe
ctan
ts a
rene
cess
ary
unde
r w
hat c
ircu
mst
ance
s,an
d su
bstit
utin
gno
ntox
ic o
r le
ss to
xic
alte
rnat
ives
whe
neve
r po
ssib
le.
Usin
g d
isin
fecta
nts
co
rrectl
y a
t th
e r
igh
t ti
me
The
fo
llow
ing
sugg
esti
ons
from
th
e Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s P
ollu
tion
P
reve
ntio
n P
roje
ct
can
help
jani
tori
al s
ervi
ces
mak
e in
form
ed c
hoic
es a
bout
disi
nfec
tant
use
.34
Sele
ct t
he r
ight
pro
duct
. U
se p
rodu
cts
that
con
tain
the
spec
ific
US
EPA
-reg
iste
red
ingr
edie
nts
need
edto
kill
the
tar
get
orga
nism
s. T
he w
rong
dis
infe
ctan
tw
ill b
e in
effe
ctiv
e an
d a
was
te o
f tim
e an
d m
oney
.T
he fa
cilit
y’s
infe
ctio
n co
ntro
l off
icer
can
info
rm th
eja
nito
rial
sta
ff o
f th
e ty
pes
of o
rgan
ism
s fo
und
in th
ear
eas
to b
e cl
eane
d.
Pla
n ho
w o
ften
to
disi
nfec
t. E
valu
ate
the
amou
ntof
tra
ffic
in
the
buil
ding
and
ide
ntif
y th
e su
rfac
esth
at p
eopl
e to
uch
mos
t of
ten.
Che
ck d
isin
fect
ion
guid
elin
es p
ublis
hed
by th
e U
S E
PA,t
he U
S C
ente
rsfo
r D
isea
se
Con
trol
an
d Pr
even
tion
(CD
C),
and
othe
r ag
enci
es.
Dilu
te p
rodu
cts
prop
erly
.Usi
ng d
isin
fect
ants
at f
ull
stre
ngth
may
be
reas
suri
ng b
ut is
sel
dom
war
rant
ed.
In a
dditi
on to
bei
ng w
aste
ful,
it is
mor
e da
nger
ous
tous
ers.
M
ake
sure
w
orke
rs
dilu
te
disi
nfec
tant
sac
cord
ing
to t
he m
anuf
actu
rer’
sdi
rect
ions
. Ty
pica
ldi
lutio
ns a
re 1
par
t co
ncen
trat
ed p
rodu
ct t
o 12
5 to
500
part
s w
ater
.
Cle
an b
efor
e di
sinf
ecti
ng.
Dis
infe
ctan
ts n
eed
to b
ein
con
tact
with
the
orga
nism
s th
ey a
re m
eant
to k
ill.
A f
ew d
isin
fect
ants
hav
e an
EPA
reg
istr
atio
n ba
sed
on te
sts
done
on
a “d
irty
”su
rfac
e. T
he la
bel o
f su
cha
prod
uct
will
say
“ef
fect
ive
in t
he p
rese
nce
of 5
%bo
dy f
luid
s”or
use
sim
ilar
wor
ding
. A
ll o
ther
disi
nfec
tant
sre
quir
e th
at s
urfa
ces
be p
re-c
lean
edun
til t
hey
are
free
of
dirt
,gr
ease
,oi
l,an
d or
gani
csu
bsta
nces
suc
h as
blo
od. T
he d
isin
fect
ant m
ust t
hen
be a
pplie
d th
orou
ghly
and
left
in p
lace
for 1
0 m
inut
esor
mor
e,de
pend
ing
on t
he m
anuf
actu
rer’
s re
com
-m
enda
tion.
It m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary
for
wor
kers
to a
dapt
thei
r ro
utin
e to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e re
quir
ed c
onta
cttim
e. F
or e
xam
ple,
they
cou
ld a
pply
the
disi
nfec
tant
thro
ugho
ut a
res
troo
m a
nd p
erfo
rm o
ther
task
s w
hile
wai
ting
to r
inse
it o
ff.3
5
Mos
t co
mbi
natio
n pr
oduc
ts i
nten
ded
to b
oth
clea
nan
d di
sinf
ect
also
re
quir
e th
is
two-
step
pr
oces
s.Si
nce
the
clea
ning
ste
p do
es n
ot re
quir
e a
disi
nfec
tant
,us
ing
two
diff
eren
t pr
oduc
ts c
an r
educ
e th
e am
ount
of d
isin
fect
ant u
sed.
Dilu
tin
g a
nd
sto
rin
g d
isin
fecta
nts
The
M
inne
sota
T
echn
ical
A
ssis
tanc
e P
rogr
am(M
nTA
P) m
akes
the
fol
low
ing
reco
mm
enda
tions
to
redu
ce w
orke
rs’u
se o
f and
exp
osur
e to
dis
infe
ctan
ts:3
6
Dilu
te p
rodu
cts
corr
ectl
y
�D
eter
min
e th
e eq
uipm
ent n
eede
d to
ens
ure
prop
erdi
lutio
n an
d ea
sy u
se.
�C
alib
rate
di
spen
sing
eq
uipm
ent
care
fully
an
dof
ten
—at
lea
st e
very
tim
e a
new
con
tain
er o
fdi
sinf
ecta
nt is
ope
ned.
�C
alib
rate
equ
ipm
ent
usin
g w
ater
ins
tead
of
the
chem
ical
pro
duct
.
�W
hen
calib
ratin
g,ch
eck
the
equi
pmen
t for
leak
san
d m
alfu
nctio
ns.
�M
easu
re t
he c
once
ntra
te b
efor
e pu
ttin
g it
in
the
dilu
tion
tan
k.
�U
se p
umps
and
spi
gots
to
decr
ease
the
lik
eli-
hood
of
spill
s an
d co
ntac
t with
ski
n.
�U
se t
he l
owes
t co
ncen
trat
ion
reco
mm
ende
d by
the
man
ufac
ture
r to
ach
ieve
the
nec
essa
ry l
evel
of a
ntim
icro
bial
act
ivity
. All
disi
nfec
tant
s ac
hiev
eth
eir
max
imum
abi
lity
to
disi
nfec
t at
a s
peci
fic
conc
entr
atio
n. A
ddin
g m
ore
wil
l no
t in
crea
se
22
Ch
ap
ter
4
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
thei
r ef
fect
iven
ess,
but
may
in
crea
se
the
like
liho
odof
inj
ury,
equi
pmen
t da
mag
e,an
den
viro
nmen
tal
poll
utio
n.
�U
se th
e sm
alle
st p
ossi
ble
amou
nt o
f so
luti
on to
obta
in t
he d
esir
ed l
evel
of
mic
robi
al c
ontr
ol.
Thi
s w
ill m
inim
ize
was
te a
nd a
lso
redu
ce t
hepo
tent
ial f
or m
icro
orga
nism
s to
acq
uire
resi
stan
ceto
spe
cifi
c ch
emic
als.
�M
ix o
nly
the
amou
nt n
eede
d; d
o no
t mix
a g
allo
nif
onl
y a
quar
t is
need
ed.
�M
ake
sure
dilu
ted
disi
nfec
tant
s ar
e la
bele
d by
nam
ean
d da
te o
f dilu
tion
to k
eep
trac
k of
thei
r exp
irat
ion.
�C
heck
the
man
ufac
ture
r’s
inst
ruct
ions
on
dete
rmin
-in
g th
e ex
pira
tion
dat
e of
dil
uted
dis
infe
ctan
tsan
d pr
even
ting
inap
prop
riat
e us
e an
d di
spos
al.
Stor
e an
d ha
ndle
pro
duct
s co
rrec
tly
�K
eep
cont
aine
rs c
lose
d w
hen
not i
n us
e.
�St
ore
disi
nfec
tant
s on
low
er s
helv
es in
thei
r or
ig-
inal
con
tain
er.
�S
tore
di
sinf
ecta
nts
in
com
pati
ble
cont
aine
rs(e
.g.,
do n
ot s
tore
cor
rosi
ves
in m
etal
con
tain
ers)
.
�M
inim
ize
the
tra
nsfe
r of
dis
infe
ctan
ts f
rom
con
-ta
iner
to c
onta
iner
.
�C
lean
up
spill
s im
med
iate
ly. E
nsur
e th
at s
pille
dre
sidu
es a
re m
anag
ed p
rope
rly
— r
efer
to
the
MSD
S fo
r th
is in
form
atio
n.
�U
se d
rip p
ans u
nder
spou
ts to
cat
ch a
nd c
onta
in d
rips.
�E
stab
lish
wri
tten
proc
edur
es f
or d
isin
fect
ant u
seba
sed
on c
urre
nt n
eeds
and
equ
ipm
ent.
Cle
arly
post
pro
cedu
res
and
trai
n al
l sta
ff.
Rev
ise
proc
e-du
res
and
upda
te s
taff
whe
n co
nditi
ons
chan
ge.
�C
heck
con
tain
ers
regu
larl
y fo
r lea
ks,b
reak
s,ru
st,
or o
ther
cor
rosi
on. I
f a le
ak o
r bre
ak o
ccur
s,tra
nsfe
rth
e pr
oduc
t int
o an
othe
r pro
perl
y la
bele
d co
ntai
ner.
Wh
en
to
Use D
isin
fecta
nts
:
Th
e E
xp
ert
s D
isa
gre
e
The
use
of
disi
nfec
tant
s is
gro
win
g in
the
US
for
anu
mbe
r of
rea
sons
. R
ecen
t ou
tbre
aks
of E
. co
liba
cter
iaco
ntam
inat
ion
in f
ood,
a cu
ltura
l av
ersi
onto
ge
rms,
igno
ranc
e ab
out
the
mic
robe
re
mov
alpo
wer
of
nond
isin
fect
ant
clea
ners
,an
d re
gula
tory
man
date
s in
hea
lth c
are
setti
ngs
are
all
play
ing
aro
le. S
ince
dis
infe
ctio
n ca
n re
sult
in th
e su
bstit
utio
nof
a c
hem
ical
haz
ard
for
a bi
olog
ical
one
,it
shou
ldon
ly b
e do
ne w
hen
the
bioh
azar
d ou
twei
ghs
the
chem
ical
haz
ard.
The
re is
som
e di
sagr
eem
ent a
bout
the
need
for r
outin
edi
sinf
ecti
on
of
publ
ic
spac
es.
Acc
ordi
ng
to
the
Cen
ters
for
Dis
ease
Con
trol
and
Pre
vent
ion
(CD
C),
thor
ough
ly c
lean
ing
all
hard
sur
face
s th
at p
eopl
efr
eque
ntly
touc
h is
the
mos
t im
port
ant
step
in
prev
enti
ngth
e sp
read
of
dise
ase.
37H
owev
er,
som
eex
pert
s re
com
men
d th
at ja
nito
rs a
lso
use
a di
sinf
ecta
ntto
kill
any
bac
teri
a an
d vi
ruse
s th
at r
emai
n.38
The
Jani
tori
al
Pro
duct
s P
ollu
tion
P
reve
ntio
n P
roje
ctsu
gges
tsan
ins
titut
iona
l-gr
ade
disi
nfec
tant
for
dai
lyus
e on
har
d su
rfac
es i
n hi
gh-t
raff
ic r
estr
oom
s an
dfo
od p
repa
ratio
n ar
eas.
In
addi
tion,
mild
er a
ntim
i-cr
obia
ls (
sani
tizer
s) “
may
be
used
on
carp
ets
or i
nto
ilet
tank
s w
here
the
goa
l is
to
redu
ce g
erm
s to
asa
fe l
evel
(ty
pica
lly 0
.1%
),ra
ther
tha
n co
mpl
etel
yel
imin
ate
them
.”39
Oth
er e
xper
ts d
isag
ree,
reco
mm
endi
ng t
hat
the
use
of a
dis
infe
ctan
t be
car
eful
ly e
valu
ated
. T
hey
note
that
dis
infe
ctan
ts p
oiso
n th
e or
gani
sm b
ut d
o no
tcl
ean
hard
sur
face
s. I
n co
ntra
st,a
thor
ough
cle
anin
gno
t onl
y ki
lls m
ost m
icro
bes
but a
lso
rem
oves
the
food
and
wat
er th
ey n
eed
to s
urvi
ve. T
he b
est a
ppro
ach
isto
ask
whe
ther
dis
infe
ctio
n is
rea
lly n
eces
sary
. Fo
rsu
rfac
es o
r eq
uipm
ent
likel
y to
com
e in
to c
onta
ctw
ith b
roke
n sk
in o
r m
ucou
s m
embr
anes
,dis
infe
ctio
nis
app
ropr
iate
. Oth
erw
ise,
“gen
eral
sur
face
cle
anin
gca
n be
acc
ompl
ishe
d by
was
hing
with
a d
eter
gent
,ri
nsin
g,an
d th
orou
gh d
ryin
g.”
40
The
gui
ding
pri
ncip
le is
to p
reve
nt th
e ac
cum
ulat
ion
of g
erm
s on
sur
face
s w
e to
uch.
Cle
anin
g ag
ents
can
ofte
n ac
com
plis
h th
is g
oal
by t
hem
selv
es;
it is
not
abso
lute
ly e
ssen
tial
to a
ctua
lly k
ill t
hese
org
anis
ms
befo
re r
emov
ing
them
.
Dis
hwas
hing
det
erge
nts
and
hand
soa
ps in
tend
ed f
orge
nera
l re
stro
om u
se o
ften
con
tain
ant
imic
robi
alin
gred
ient
s su
ch a
s tr
iclo
san.
In
mos
t ca
ses,
ther
e is
no n
eed
for
thes
e an
timic
robi
als,
and
conc
ern
isgr
owin
g th
at
thei
r w
ides
prea
d us
e is
pr
oduc
ing
resi
stan
tst
rain
s of
ba
cter
ia.4
1In
stea
d,th
orou
ghha
nd-w
ashi
ng p
rovi
des
the
best
eve
ryda
y pr
otec
tion.
Cle
anin
g se
rvic
es g
ener
ally
hav
e to
com
ply
with
the
wis
hes
of th
eir
clie
nts
and,
in th
e ca
se o
f he
alth
car
ean
d fo
od s
ervi
ce s
ettin
gs,w
ith r
egul
ator
y m
anda
tes.
In t
hese
cas
es,
iden
tifyi
ng t
he s
afes
t pr
oduc
ts a
ndle
arni
ng to
han
dle
them
pro
perl
y be
com
es c
ruci
al.
23
Ch
ap
ter
4
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
Ch
ap
ter
5
Sele
cti
ng
Safe
r Jan
ito
rial C
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
24
Whe
n se
lect
ing
jani
tori
al
clea
ning
pr
oduc
ts,
the
buye
r sh
ould
obt
ain
the
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
a sh
eet
(MSD
S) a
nd a
ny o
ther
ava
ilabl
e te
chni
cal
data
for
ever
y pr
oduc
t an
d us
e th
is i
nfor
mat
ion
to m
ake
anin
form
ed d
ecis
ion
abou
t w
hich
one
s to
use
. T
here
are
thre
e ap
proa
ches
to f
indi
ng s
afer
pro
duct
s:
1.E
valu
ate
the
risk
s of
alte
rnat
ive
prod
ucts
yo
urse
lf.
2.L
ook
for
clea
ning
pro
duct
s th
at h
ave
been
cert
ifie
das
en
viro
nmen
tall
y pr
efer
able
by
Gre
en S
eal o
r a
sim
ilar
inde
pend
ent p
arty
.
3.Fi
nd o
ut w
hich
pro
duct
s ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d as
envi
ronm
enta
lly
pref
erab
le
by
maj
or
gove
rn-
men
t age
ncie
s an
d bu
y th
ose
prod
ucts
you
rsel
f.
Thi
s ch
apte
r co
vers
the
tec
hnic
al i
ssue
s th
at n
eed
tobe
con
side
red
in o
rder
to
deci
de w
heth
er o
r no
t a
prod
uct
pose
s a
risk
to
user
s,bu
ildin
g oc
cupa
nts,
and
the
envi
ronm
ent i
n ge
nera
l.
VO
C C
on
ten
t
As
note
d ea
rlie
r,vo
lati
le
orga
nic
com
poun
ds(V
OC
s) c
ontr
ibut
e to
indo
or a
ir p
ollu
tion
and
phot
o-ch
emic
al s
mog
. Cle
anin
g ch
emic
als
are
not t
he m
ost
sign
ific
ant
sour
ce o
f in
door
VO
Cs,
but
acco
rdin
g to
Gre
en S
eal,
the
“gre
en”
prod
uct c
ertif
icat
ion
orga
ni-
zatio
n,“t
hey
are
a si
gnif
ican
t sou
rce
of V
OC
s to
the
wor
kers
who
use
the
m.”
1T
he i
nhal
atio
n to
xici
ty o
fcl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
shou
ld t
here
fore
be
an i
mpo
rtan
tfa
ctor
in p
urch
asin
g de
cisi
ons.
The
VO
C le
vel i
s us
ually
list
ed o
n th
e M
SDS.
If
not,
the
man
ufac
ture
r sh
ould
hav
e a
tech
nica
l da
ta s
heet
or o
ther
inf
orm
atio
n th
at i
nclu
des
the
VO
C l
evel
.M
assa
chus
etts
has
foun
d pr
oduc
ts in
man
y ca
tego
ries
with
a V
OC
lev
el o
f ze
ro,
and
fede
ral
regu
latio
nslim
it th
e am
ount
of
VO
Cs
perm
itted
in
part
icul
arca
tego
ries
of
clea
ning
pro
duct
(se
e Ta
ble
5).
Skin
an
d E
ye I
rrit
an
ts
Man
y co
nven
tiona
l jan
itori
al c
lean
ing
supp
lies
cont
ain
chem
ical
s th
at a
re e
ither
mild
ly o
r st
rong
ly ir
rita
ting
to t
he s
kin
and/
or e
yes.
Typ
ical
ly,
thes
e su
bsta
nces
are
eith
er h
ighl
y al
kalin
e (w
ith a
ver
y hi
gh p
H o
f 11
or a
bove
) or
hig
hly
acid
ic (
wit
h a
very
low
pH
of
2 or
bel
ow).
The
pH
lev
el o
f a
prod
uct
is u
sual
lyli
sted
in
th
e M
SD
S
unde
r “P
hysi
cal
Dat
a.”
Pro
duct
s w
ith
eith
er a
ver
y hi
gh o
r a
very
low
pH
leve
l sh
ould
be
avoi
ded
whe
neve
r po
ssib
le.
A p
Hof
7 i
s ne
utra
l,so
pro
duct
s w
ith
a pH
clo
ser
to 7
are
usua
lly
less
irr
itat
ing.
Ch
ap
ter
5
SE
LE
CT
ING
SA
FE
R J
AN
ITO
RIA
L C
LE
AN
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
:
WH
AT
TO
AV
OID
AN
D W
HA
T T
O L
OO
K F
OR
TO
FIN
D P
RO
DU
CT
S W
ITH
RE
DU
CE
DV
OC
CO
NT
EN
T
�A
void
aer
osol
pro
duct
s, w
hich
alm
ost
alw
ays
cont
ain
mor
e V
OC
s th
an n
on-
aero
sol e
quiv
alen
ts.
�En
sure
tha
t th
e pr
oduc
t is
wit
hin
the
lega
llim
it f
or V
OC
con
tent
(se
e Ta
ble
5).
�C
ompa
re t
he p
rodu
ct w
ith
othe
rs in
the
sam
e ca
tego
ry a
nd c
hoos
e th
e on
e w
ith
the
low
est
VO
C le
vel.
TO
FIN
D L
ES
S IR
RIT
AT
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
�C
heck
the
pH
on
the
mat
eria
l saf
ety
data
shee
t (M
SD
S)
and
sele
ct a
pro
duct
wit
h a
pH b
etw
een
5 an
d 9
(clo
ser
to n
eutr
al).
�C
heck
the
“H
ealt
h H
azar
d” a
nd “
Spe
cial
Prot
ecti
on”
sect
ions
of
the
MS
DS
, pro
d-uc
t la
bel,
or o
ther
man
ufac
ture
r te
chni
cal
info
rmat
ion.
Avo
id p
rodu
cts
that
:-
Are
cor
rosi
ve t
o th
e ey
es, s
kin,
or
muc
ous
mem
bran
es.
-C
an c
ause
ser
ious
eye
or
muc
ous
mem
bran
e da
mag
e.-
Can
bur
n th
e sk
in.
Als
o av
oid
prod
ucts
who
se m
anuf
actu
rer
stat
es in
the
“S
peci
al P
rote
ctio
n” s
ecti
onof
the
MS
DS
tha
t us
ers
mus
t w
ear
spec
ial
clot
hing
suc
h as
Tyv
ek s
uits
or
that
reg
u-la
r cl
othi
ng w
ill n
ot p
rote
ct t
he u
ser.
�If
the
MS
DS
or
othe
r te
chni
cal d
ata
shee
tsha
ve in
form
atio
n on
eye
, ski
n, o
r m
ucou
sm
embr
ane
irri
tati
on r
atin
gs, c
hoos
e pr
od-
ucts
tha
t ar
e lis
ted
as “
mild
irri
tant
s” o
ver
thos
e lis
ted
as “
seve
re ir
rita
nts.
”
Ch
ap
ter
5
Sele
cti
ng
Safe
r Jan
ito
rial C
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
25
The
Jan
itori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
tha
s pu
blis
hed
an e
xten
sive
lis
t of
tox
ic c
hem
ical
spo
tent
ially
foun
d in
cle
anin
g su
pplie
s th
at a
re ir
rita
ting
to th
e sk
in a
nd/o
r eye
s. It
indi
cate
s th
e se
veri
ty o
f the
effe
cts
of e
ach
chem
ical
,ra
ngin
g fr
om t
empo
rary
irri
tatio
n to
bur
ns a
nd b
lindn
ess.
For
fac
t sh
eets
on
spec
ific
ch
emic
als
that
th
e pr
ojec
t re
com
men
dssh
ould
not
be
used
,th
at i
t re
com
men
ds s
houl
d be
used
onl
y w
ith e
xtre
me
care
(and
avo
ided
if p
ossi
ble)
,or
tha
t it
reco
mm
ends
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
rou
tine
care
,see
htt
p:/
/ww
w.w
estp
2n
et.
org
/Ja
nit
ori
al/
too
ls/r
iskevalu
ati
on
.htm
.
Gre
en S
eal a
lso
look
ed a
t a w
ide
vari
ety
of c
hem
ical
sus
ed i
n cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
and
prod
uced
a m
atri
xin
dica
ting
whi
ch o
f th
ese
chem
ical
s w
ere
high
ly o
rm
ildly
irr
itatin
g.
Thi
s in
form
atio
n ca
n be
fou
nd i
nA
ppen
dix
A o
f G
reen
Sea
l’s S
urve
y of
Gen
eral
-P
urpo
se C
lean
ers,
Bat
hroo
m C
lean
ers,
and
Gla
ssC
lean
ers ,
publ
ishe
d in
May
200
0 as
par
t of
the
org
a-ni
zatio
n’s
effo
rts
to p
rodu
ce a
sta
ndar
d fo
r in
stitu
-tio
nal c
lean
ers.
It i
s av
aila
ble
from
Gre
en S
eal,
1001
Con
nect
icut
Ave
nue,
NW
Sui
te 8
27,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
200
36;
tel:
202-
872-
6400
; fa
x:20
2-87
2-43
24;
web
site
: htt
p:/
/ww
w.g
reen
seal.o
rg.
Tab
le5.
Allo
wab
leV
OC
Co
nte
nt
of
Cle
an
ing
Pro
du
cts
*
Pro
du
ct
Cate
go
ryFed
era
lLim
itfo
rV
OC
Dilu
tio
n**
Gre
en
Seal
Sta
nd
ard
Lim
it†
Lo
west
VO
CLevel
of
Pro
du
cts
Lis
ted
inTab
le6
†
†[—
] sig
nifies
that
nost
anda
rdha
sbe
ense
tor
that
noin
form
atio
nis
avai
labl
eon
this
type
ofpr
oduc
t.
*N
ote
that
sta
tes
or loc
aliti
es m
ay h
ave
mor
e st
ring
ent
limits
. Thi
s ta
ble
refe
rs t
o th
e VO
C lev
el a
llow
ed in
the
read
y-to
-use
pro
duct
.To
cal
cula
te t
he V
OC
leve
l fro
m a
n M
SDS
for
a co
ncen
trat
e, d
ivid
e th
e VO
C le
vel o
n th
e M
SDS
by t
he r
ecom
men
ded
dilu
tion
fact
or.
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ode
of F
eder
al R
egul
atio
ns,T
itle
40,
Cha
pter
I, P
art
59, “
Nat
iona
lVol
atile
Org
anic
Com
poun
d Em
ission
Stan
dard
s fo
rC
onsu
mer
and
Com
mer
cial
Pro
duct
s.”
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fresh
en
ers
,S
ing
le-p
hase
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——
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fresh
en
ers
,D
ou
ble
-ph
ase
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——
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fresh
en
ers
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uid
s/p
um
psp
rays
18%
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fresh
en
ers
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olid
s/g
els
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—
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roo
man
dti
lecle
an
ers
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ero
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roo
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dti
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an
ers
,A
llo
ther
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aid
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sti
ng
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oth
er
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s7%
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gin
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reasers
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——
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ric
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nts
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or
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lish
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rin
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ori
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rnit
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main
ten
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ce
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,A
ero
so
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ers
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ers
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ero
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um
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cle
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ers
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uid
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——
Ch
ap
ter
5
Sele
cti
ng
Safe
r Jan
ito
rial C
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
26
To
xic
Ch
em
icals
A w
ide
vari
ety
of t
oxic
che
mic
als
are
foun
d in
jan
i-to
rial
cle
anin
g su
pplie
s in
tend
ed f
or i
ndus
tria
l an
din
stitu
tiona
l fa
cilit
ies.
Som
e of
the
se c
hem
ical
s ar
eas
soci
ated
with
hum
an h
ealth
eff
ects
and
eco
logi
cal
impa
cts,
incl
udin
g de
ath,
canc
er,
dam
age
to m
ajor
orga
ns,
and
inte
rfer
ence
with
nor
mal
rep
rodu
ctio
nan
d de
velo
pmen
t,am
ong
othe
r th
ings
. C
onsu
mer
sca
n id
entif
y to
xic
chem
ical
s co
ntai
ned
in c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
by
revi
ewin
g pr
oduc
t la
bels
,M
SDSs
,an
dw
eb s
ites
— a
lthou
gh th
ese
reso
urce
s ca
n so
met
imes
be l
imite
d. H
owev
er,
even
if
the
only
inf
orm
atio
nav
aila
ble
abou
t a p
rodu
ct is
its
MSD
S,th
is c
an o
ften
prov
ide
suff
icie
nt i
nfor
mat
ion
to e
nabl
e po
tent
ial
user
s to
mak
e a
deci
sion
abo
ut it
s us
e.
For
ex
ampl
e,pa
ra-d
ichl
orob
enze
ne
(par
a)
is
ape
rsis
tent
,bi
oacc
umul
ativ
e,to
xic
chem
ical
(PB
T)
freq
uent
ly f
ound
in
deod
oriz
ing
urin
al b
lock
s. P
ara
can
be
harm
ful
to
wor
kers
w
ho
brea
the
larg
eam
ount
s of
the
deod
oran
t vap
ors
and
can
also
con
ta-
min
ate
surf
ace
wat
er o
r w
ater
sup
plie
s w
hen
flus
hed
into
the
sew
er s
yste
m. A
ccor
ding
to
the
Age
ncy
for
Toxi
c Su
bsta
nces
and
Dis
ease
Reg
istr
y,pa
ra h
asbe
en f
ound
in
13 p
erce
nt o
f su
rfac
e dr
inki
ng w
ater
sam
ples
in th
e U
S an
d in
trou
t fro
m th
e G
reat
Lak
es.
It w
as a
lso
foun
d in
ove
r 20
per
cent
of
the
stre
ams
surv
eyed
by
the
US
Geo
logi
cal
Surv
ey i
n 19
99 a
nd
2000
.2A
ltern
ativ
es
exis
t,su
ch
as
sulf
onat
ed
oren
zym
e-ba
sed
urin
al
bloc
ks.
Ano
ther
op
tion
is
expe
rim
entin
g w
ith c
lean
ing
prac
tices
that
elim
inat
eth
e ne
ed
for
the
bloc
ks.
Wit
h as
sist
ance
fr
omIN
FOR
M,E
rie
Cou
nty,
New
Yor
k,co
nduc
ted
a pi
lot
proj
ect t
o te
st s
ever
al a
ltern
ativ
e de
odor
ant b
lock
s in
its p
ublic
fac
ilitie
s,an
d ul
timat
ely
esta
blis
hed
a ne
wja
nito
rial
co
ntra
ct
spec
ifyi
ng
non-
para
-con
tain
ing
urin
al b
lock
s. B
ased
on
purc
hase
s fr
om th
e pr
evio
usye
ar,t
he c
ount
y es
timat
es it
pre
vent
ed a
ppro
xim
atel
yon
e to
n of
par
a bl
ocks
from
ent
erin
g th
e se
wer
sys
tem
.
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ause
mos
t ju
risd
ictio
ns r
estr
ict
the
phos
phat
eco
nten
t of
cle
aner
s,m
ost
prod
ucts
on
the
mar
ket
toda
y do
not
con
tain
hig
h le
vels
of
phos
phat
es,
whi
ch c
an p
rom
ote
alga
e bl
oom
s in
bod
ies
of w
ater
.N
ot a
ll cl
eane
rs a
re a
ffec
ted
unde
r th
ese
law
s,ho
w-
ever
,in
clud
ing
spec
ialty
cle
aner
s su
ch a
s tr
isod
ium
phos
phat
e (T
SP).
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er c
hem
ical
s to
avo
id i
nclu
deet
hyle
ne
diam
ine
tetr
aace
tic
acid
(E
DTA
) an
dni
trol
otri
acet
ic a
cid
(NTA
). T
hese
che
mic
als
are
not
norm
ally
bio
degr
adab
le a
nd c
an c
ause
pro
blem
s in
wat
er t
reat
men
t pl
ants
by
prev
entin
g th
e re
mov
al o
fm
etal
s fr
om th
e w
aste
wat
er.
So
urc
es o
f ad
dit
ion
al
info
rmati
on
on
to
xic
ch
em
icals
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
the
pote
ntia
l hum
an h
ealth
and
ecol
ogic
al i
mpa
cts
of p
artic
ular
che
mic
als
and
prod
ucts
,see
the
follo
win
g w
eb s
ites:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.s
co
reca
rd.o
rg/c
he
mic
al-
pro
file
sof
fers
easy
-to-
unde
rsta
nd i
nfor
mat
ion
abou
t th
e ha
zard
sas
soci
ated
with
tho
usan
ds o
f to
xic
chem
ical
s an
dlin
ks to
man
y ot
her
sour
ces.
htt
p:/
/w
ww
.we
stp
2n
et.
org
/ja
nit
ori
al/
jp4
.htm
prov
ides
fac
t sh
eets
on
jani
tori
al p
ollu
tion
pre
-ve
ntio
nan
d w
orke
r sa
fety
,inf
orm
atio
n on
par
ticul
arch
emic
als
used
by
jani
tors
,and
rep
orts
on
the
Sant
aC
lara
Cou
nty
and
Ric
hmon
d,C
alif
orni
a,Ja
nito
rial
Prod
ucts
Pol
lutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ects
.
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p:/
/ww
w.c
he
mfi
nd
er.
co
mis
a s
earc
habl
e da
ta-
base
of
basi
c in
form
atio
n an
d to
xico
logy
lin
ks f
oral
mos
t any
che
mic
al.
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p:/
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i.u
vm
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is a
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
ash
eet a
rchi
ve,p
rovi
ding
link
s to
hun
dred
s of
MSD
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r pr
oduc
ts a
nd in
divi
dual
che
mic
als.
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p:/
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ww
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ov
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iosh
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.htm
lof
fers
a
data
base
of
oc
cupa
tion
al
heal
th
guid
elin
es
for
chem
ical
s co
nsid
ered
ha
zard
ous
by
the
Nat
iona
lIn
stitu
te o
f Occ
upat
iona
l Saf
ety
and
Hea
lth (N
IOSH
).
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DETER
MIN
E W
HETH
ER
A P
RO
DU
CT
CO
NTA
INS
A H
IGH
LY T
OX
IC C
HEM
ICA
L
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heck
the
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gred
ient
s” s
ecti
on o
f th
em
ater
ial s
afet
y da
ta s
heet
(M
SD
S).
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nin
gred
ient
is id
enti
fied
as
a ca
rcin
ogen
, do
no
t u
se t
he
pro
du
ct.
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du
cts
wit
ho
ut
carc
ino
gen
s ar
e av
aila
ble
fo
r al
l u
ses.
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ll M
SD
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mus
t lis
t an
y in
gred
ient
sub
ject
to t
he r
epor
ting
req
uire
men
ts u
nder
Tit
leIII
of
the
Sup
erfu
nd A
men
dmen
ts a
ndR
eaut
hori
zati
on A
ct o
f 19
86 (
SA
RA
), a
lso
calle
d th
e To
xics
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y, o
r TR
I.S
cree
n ou
t pr
oduc
ts c
onta
inin
g th
ese
ingr
edie
nts,
whi
ch h
ave
been
iden
tifi
ed a
sch
emic
als
of c
once
rn t
o U
S E
PA.
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you
hav
e qu
esti
ons
abou
t th
e he
alth
or
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s of
spe
cifi
c pr
oduc
tin
gre
die
nts
, ch
eck
the
Inte
rnet
so
urc
eslis
ted
on t
his
page
, or
cont
act
the
supp
lier.
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p:/
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ww
.ats
dr.
cd
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ov
/to
xfa
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tml
offe
rs
ada
taba
se o
f eas
y-to
-rea
d fa
ct s
heet
s on
the
haza
rds
of a
num
ber
of c
hem
ical
s.
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p:/
/ntp
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rve
r.n
ieh
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fers
a d
atab
ase
ofin
form
atio
n on
man
y to
xic
chem
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lect
ed b
y th
eN
atio
nal
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colo
gy P
rogr
am (
NT
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s w
ell
as t
heN
TP’
s N
inth
R
epor
t on
C
arci
noge
ns
(rel
ease
d in
2000
),w
ith re
sults
of s
tudi
es u
pdat
ed e
very
two
year
s.
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htm
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rs f
act
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ts c
over
ing
wor
ker
heal
th a
ndsa
fety
info
rmat
ion
on m
any
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rdou
s ch
emic
als.
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ww
.ep
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ov
/e
nv
iro
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tml/
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ci/
ch
em
ref/
ind
ex.h
tml,
the
US
EPA
’s M
aste
r Che
mic
al In
tegr
ator
,is
a
sing
le-l
ocat
ion
mas
ter
list
in
tegr
atin
g th
eda
taba
ses
of c
hem
ical
s m
onito
red
in a
ll its
maj
orpr
ogra
ms:
Air
,Wat
er,H
azar
dous
Was
te,S
uper
fund
,an
d To
xic
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y. In
valu
able
in n
egot
iatin
gth
e m
aze
of E
PA r
esou
rces
on
the
web
.
Som
e of
the
se d
atab
ases
,and
man
y of
the
cer
tific
a-tio
n or
gani
zatio
ns a
nd g
over
nmen
t-sp
onso
red
pilo
tpr
ojec
ts s
tudy
ing
the
toxi
c ef
fect
s of
jani
tori
al c
lean
-in
g ch
emic
als,
may
als
o ci
te u
nive
rsal
ly a
ccep
ted
sour
ces
of
info
rmat
ion
such
as
th
e In
tern
atio
nal
Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
h on
Can
cer
( htt
p:/
/ww
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.fr)
and
the
Nat
iona
l L
ibra
ry
of
Med
icin
e’s
ToxN
etda
taba
se(h
ttp
://t
oxn
et.
nlm
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v/)
. H
owev
er,
the
nons
cien
tist
may
fin
d th
e in
form
atio
n co
ntai
ned
atth
ese
site
s di
ffic
ult t
o un
ders
tand
.
Dyes
Ano
ther
impo
rtan
t iss
ue is
pro
duct
dye
s. S
ome
man
-uf
actu
rers
are
will
ing
to s
uppl
y th
eir
prod
ucts
with
or w
ithou
t co
lora
nts.
The
re a
re f
acto
rs t
o co
nsid
er o
nbo
th s
ides
of
the
issu
e. U
ndye
d pr
oduc
ts a
re f
ree
ofch
emic
al d
yes,
whi
ch o
ften
are
env
iron
men
tal t
oxic
ants
and
som
etim
es a
re c
arci
noge
ns.
Yet
man
ycl
eani
ng
com
pani
es p
refe
r dy
ed p
rodu
cts
beca
use
they
red
uce
the
risk
tha
t ja
nito
rs w
ill m
ix u
p pr
oduc
ts,
with
dan
-ge
rous
resu
lts. O
ne a
ltern
ativ
e is
usi
ng c
olor
edbo
ttles
,or
som
e ot
her c
lear
vis
ual d
istin
ctio
n be
twee
n di
ffer
ent
prod
ucts
or d
iffer
ent c
once
ntra
tions
of t
he s
ame
prod
uct.
Packag
ing
In a
dditi
on to
diff
eren
ces
in ja
nito
rial
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
tsth
emse
lves
,am
ount
s an
d ty
pes
of p
acka
ging
may
diff
er a
mon
g br
ands
. To
red
uce
pack
agin
g w
aste
,m
any
envi
ronm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
e cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
can
be p
urch
ased
in b
ulk
or in
con
cent
rate
for
m,a
ndm
any
com
e in
con
tain
ers
that
are
reus
able
,ref
illab
le,
recy
clab
le,o
r mad
e w
ith re
cycl
ed c
onte
nt. I
n ad
ditio
n,a
grow
ing
num
ber
of p
rodu
cts
com
e in
con
tain
ers
desi
gned
to
min
imiz
e oc
cupa
tiona
l ex
posu
re w
hen
thei
r co
nten
ts a
re t
rans
ferr
ed t
o an
othe
r co
ntai
ner
befo
re o
r du
ring
use
.
Pro
du
ct
Lit
era
ture
an
d T
rain
ing
Mate
rials
Prod
uct l
itera
ture
sho
uld
prov
ide
adeq
uate
info
rmat
ion
to e
nabl
e po
tent
ial c
onsu
mer
s to
mak
e de
cisi
ons
abou
tw
hen
and
how
to
use
the
prod
uct.
If t
he i
nfor
mat
ion
need
ed t
o m
ake
thes
e de
cisi
ons
is n
ot a
vaila
ble,
the
man
ufac
ture
r m
ay n
ot b
e co
mm
itted
to
prov
idin
g a
safe
pro
duct
.
Ch
ap
ter
5
Sele
cti
ng
Safe
r Jan
ito
rial C
lean
ing
Pro
du
cts
27
Pro
du
ct
lite
ratu
re s
ho
uld
co
nta
in,
at
a m
ini-
mu
m,
info
rma
tio
n o
n:
3
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ow t
o st
ore,
mix
, and
use
the
pro
duct
.
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ny c
hem
ical
s w
ith
whi
ch t
he p
rodu
ct is
inco
mpa
tibl
e.
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ow t
o ac
cess
the
sup
plie
r’s c
usto
mer
serv
ice
depa
rtm
ent
for
answ
ers
to h
ealt
h,sa
fety
, or
envi
ronm
enta
l que
stio
ns.
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ow t
o pr
oper
ly d
ispo
se o
f un
used
pro
d-uc
ts, w
aste
s, a
nd c
onta
iner
s.
TO L
OC
ATE
PR
OD
UC
TS W
ITH
EN
VIR
ON
-M
ENTA
LLY
PR
EFER
AB
LE P
AC
KA
GIN
G
�A
sk if
the
ven
dor
will
tak
e ba
ck e
mpt
yco
ntai
ners
for
reu
se.
�A
sk w
hat
kind
of
plas
tic
(or
othe
r m
ater
ial)
the
cont
aine
rs a
re m
ade
of, a
nd s
peak
with
the
fac
ility
’s r
ecyc
ling
vend
or o
r an
appr
opri
ate
loca
l off
icia
l to
find
out
if th
ese
cont
aine
rs a
re r
ecyc
labl
e in
you
r ar
ea.
�A
sk t
he v
endo
r if
the
pac
kagi
ng in
corp
o-ra
tes
recy
cled
con
tent
.
�A
void
pol
yvin
yl c
hlor
ide
(PV
C)
pack
agin
g,w
hich
is n
ot r
ecyc
labl
e an
d m
ay c
onta
inm
etal
s an
d/or
pht
hala
tes
(the
se a
re p
ersi
s-te
nt, b
ioac
cum
ulat
ive,
tox
ic c
hem
ical
s an
dpo
ssib
le r
epro
duct
ive
toxi
ns).
�A
sk if
the
prod
uct c
omes
in c
once
ntra
te fo
rm.
�A
sk if
aut
omat
ic d
ispe
nsin
g eq
uipm
ent
isav
aila
ble
to r
educ
e w
aste
and
min
imiz
ew
orke
r ex
posu
re t
o th
e co
ncen
trat
e.
A g
row
ing
num
ber o
f jan
itori
al c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
on
the
mar
ket c
laim
to b
e “e
nvir
onm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
e.”
Man
ufac
ture
rs m
ay s
tate
tha
t th
ese
prod
ucts
are
biod
egra
dabl
e,ph
osph
ate-
free
,or
non
toxi
c,or
tha
tth
ey c
onta
in l
ow l
evel
s of
vol
atile
org
anic
com
-po
unds
(V
OC
s) o
r oz
one-
depl
etin
g su
bsta
nces
. To
assi
st
jani
tori
al
staf
f in
id
enti
fyin
g in
stit
utio
nal
clea
ning
sup
plie
s th
at a
re e
nvir
onm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
e,IN
FOR
M l
ooke
d be
yond
the
man
ufac
ture
rs’
clai
ms
and
com
pile
d in
form
atio
n ba
sed
on e
nvir
onm
enta
lev
alua
tion
s an
d pe
rfor
man
ce
test
s pu
blis
hed
by
not-
for-
prof
it ce
rtif
icat
ion
orga
niza
tions
,gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
,and
pri
vate
labo
rato
ries
.
Env
iron
men
tally
pre
fera
ble
prod
uct (
EPP
) cer
tific
atio
npr
ogra
ms
such
as
Gre
en S
eal
in t
he U
nite
d St
ates
and
Can
ada’
s E
nvir
onm
enta
l C
hoic
e Pr
ogra
m h
ave
anal
yzed
th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
attr
ibut
es
and/
orpe
rfor
man
ce
of
jani
tori
al
clea
ning
su
ppli
es
for
inst
itutio
nal a
nd c
omm
erci
al a
pplic
atio
ns. I
n ad
ditio
n,fe
dera
l age
ncie
s,st
ates
,and
loca
l gov
ernm
ents
hav
eco
nduc
ted
sim
ilar
asse
ssm
ents
on
prod
ucts
bei
ngco
nsid
ered
for
pur
chas
e.
Thi
s ch
apte
r pr
ovid
es a
sum
mar
y of
sev
eral
pro
gram
sth
at h
ave
eval
uate
d th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
attr
ibut
es a
ndpe
rfor
man
ce o
f in
dust
rial
and
ins
titut
iona
l cl
eani
ngpr
oduc
ts. T
able
s 6
and
7,in
App
endi
ces
1 an
d 2,
pres
ent
info
rmat
ion
on t
he p
artic
ular
pro
duct
s ev
alua
ted
inth
ese
prog
ram
s.
Gre
en
Seal
GS
-37 s
tan
dard
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
Gre
en S
eal
is a
not
-for
-pr
ofit
orga
niza
tion
that
est
ablis
hes
envi
ronm
enta
lst
anda
rds
for d
iffe
rent
pro
duct
cat
egor
ies
and
cert
ifie
spr
oduc
ts th
at m
eet t
hose
sta
ndar
ds.
In
2000
,un
der
com
mis
sion
fr
om
the
Abe
rdee
nPr
ovin
g G
roun
d m
ilita
ry f
acili
ty,
Gre
en S
eal
bega
nto
dev
elop
a n
ew s
tand
ard
for
indu
stri
al a
nd i
nstit
u-tio
nal
clea
ning
pro
duct
s,ca
lled
the
GS-
37 S
tand
ard
for I
ndus
tria
l and
Inst
itutio
nal C
lean
ers.
Thi
s st
anda
rdco
vers
gen
eral
-pur
pose
(so
met
imes
als
o re
ferr
ed t
oas
al
l-pu
rpos
e),
bath
room
,an
d gl
ass
clea
ners
“int
ende
d fo
r ro
utin
e cl
eani
ng o
f of
fice
s,in
stitu
tions
,w
areh
ouse
s an
d in
dust
rial
faci
litie
s,”no
t “ho
useh
olds
,fo
od p
repa
ratio
n op
erat
ions
,or
med
ical
fac
ilitie
s.”
Whi
le t
he s
tand
ard
incl
udes
dis
infe
ctan
t ba
thro
omcl
eane
rs,
gene
ral-
purp
ose
disi
nfec
tant
s ar
e ou
tsid
eits
sco
pe.
The
Abe
rdee
n/G
reen
Sea
l E
nvir
onm
enta
l St
anda
rdfo
r Ind
ustr
ial a
nd In
stitu
tiona
l Cle
aner
s w
as d
evel
oped
acco
rdin
g to
the
cri
teri
a of
the
Glo
bal
Eco
labe
ling
Net
wor
k (G
EN
) an
d gu
idel
ines
se
t fo
rth
in
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Org
aniz
atio
n fo
r St
anda
rdiz
atio
n’s
ISO
1402
0 an
d 14
024
stan
dard
s re
gard
ing
envi
ronm
enta
l
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
28
Ch
ap
ter
6
PR
OD
UC
T E
VA
LU
AT
ION
PR
OG
RA
MS
SE
TT
ING
Y
OU
R
OW
N
STA
ND
AR
DFO
R C
LEA
NIN
G P
RO
DU
CT
S
Ove
r th
e pa
st f
ew y
ears
, man
y st
ate
and
loca
lgo
vern
men
ts in
the
US
have
set
sep
arat
e st
anda
rds
for
the
clea
ners
the
y pu
rcha
se. T
hese
hav
ebe
en d
evel
oped
with
var
ying
deg
rees
of e
xper
tise,
and
in r
espo
nse
to d
iffer
ent p
riorit
ies
and
polit
ical
pres
sure
s. F
or in
stan
ce, s
ome
stan
dard
s sp
ecify
that
the
who
le p
rodu
ct s
houl
d be
tes
ted
for
read
y bi
odeg
rada
bilit
y, a
lthou
gh t
he r
eady
biod
egra
dabi
lity
test
was
des
igne
d to
be
used
for
a si
ngle
ingr
edie
nt. S
ome
also
pro
hibi
tm
utag
ens
and
tera
toge
ns (
chem
ical
s th
at c
anda
mag
e D
NA
or
prod
uce
birt
h de
fect
s), b
ut d
ono
t sp
ecify
a li
st o
r an
y m
eans
of
dete
rmin
ing
whe
ther
a p
rodu
ct c
onta
ins
such
che
mic
als.
The
fact
tha
t th
ese
enti
ties
are
foc
usin
g on
the
envi
ronm
enta
l and
hea
lth
effe
cts
of t
heir
clea
ners
is e
ncou
ragi
ng. H
owev
er, t
he p
leth
ora
of d
iffe
ring
sta
ndar
ds h
as m
ade
it d
iffi
cult
for
clea
ning
pro
duct
man
ufac
ture
rs t
o de
velo
ppr
oduc
t lin
es th
at m
eet t
hem
all.
For
this
rea
son,
INFO
RM
rec
omm
ends
tha
t pu
rcha
sing
ent
itie
sco
nsid
er u
sing
Gre
en S
eal’s
GS
-37
stan
dard
inth
eir
purc
hasi
ng s
peci
fica
tion
s, r
athe
r th
anat
tem
ptin
g to
dev
elop
sta
ndar
ds o
f th
eir
own.
GS
-37
is t
he r
esul
t of
a c
onse
nsus
am
ong
man
ufac
ture
rs, u
sers
, gov
ernm
ent,
env
iron
-m
enta
lists
, and
oth
er s
take
hold
ers,
and
can
serv
e as
a b
ench
mar
k fo
r m
anuf
actu
rers
tha
tar
e de
velo
ping
less
tox
ic c
lean
ers.
Gro
ups
conc
erne
d ab
out
envi
ronm
enta
l or
heal
that
trib
utes
not
add
ress
ed b
y th
e G
reen
Sea
lst
anda
rd c
an in
sert
add
itio
nal s
peci
fica
tion
sad
dres
sing
tho
se c
once
rns,
inst
ead
of d
evel
-op
ing
an e
ntir
ely
new
sta
ndar
d.
labe
ling.
As
requ
ired
,the
dra
ft s
tand
ard
was
pro
duce
dby
a s
take
hold
er c
omm
ittee
,re
vise
d se
vera
l tim
es,
sent
for
pub
ic r
evie
w t
o 12
5 ex
pert
s,an
d po
sted
for
com
men
t on
Gre
en S
eal’s
web
site
. It w
as th
en fu
rthe
rre
vise
d un
til a
con
sens
us w
as r
each
ed b
y in
dust
ry,
user
s,go
vern
men
t,en
viro
nmen
talis
ts,a
nd o
ther
sta
ke-
hold
ers.
As
of M
ay 2
002,
Gre
enSe
al w
as e
valu
atin
gfiv
epr
oduc
ts fo
r cer
tific
atio
n un
der t
he G
S-37
sta
ndar
d.
Acc
ordi
ng to
US
EPA
,the
res
ultin
g G
S-37
sta
ndar
d“a
ddre
ss[e
s]
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s in
a
man
ner
cons
iste
nt w
ith E
PA’s
gui
danc
e on
env
iron
men
tally
pref
erab
le
purc
hasi
ng.”
The
ag
ency
re
com
men
dsth
at f
eder
al p
urch
aser
s co
nsid
er t
his
stan
dard
whe
nm
akin
g pu
rcha
sing
dec
isio
ns r
elev
ant t
o cl
eane
rs.
To m
eet t
he G
S-37
sta
ndar
d,a
clea
ning
pro
duct
:
�M
ay n
ot b
e to
xic
to h
uman
s in
its
undi
lute
d fo
rm.
The
sta
ndar
d se
ts s
peci
fic
toxi
city
thr
esho
lds
for
oral
,inh
alat
ion,
and
skin
exp
osur
e,an
d pr
ohib
itspr
oduc
ts f
rom
con
tain
ing
“any
ing
redi
ents
tha
tar
e kn
own,
prob
able
,or
pos
sibl
e ca
rcin
ogen
s or
that
are
kno
wn
to c
ause
rep
rodu
ctiv
e to
xici
ty.”
*
�M
ay n
ot b
e co
rros
ive
to th
e sk
in o
r ey
es.
�M
ay n
ot b
e a
skin
sen
sitiz
er a
s m
easu
red
by s
tan-
dard
test
s.
�M
ay
not
be
com
bust
ible
(t
he
prod
uct’s
fl
ash
poin
t,or
tha
t of
99
perc
ent
of i
ts i
ngre
dien
ts b
yvo
lum
e,m
ust b
e ab
ove
150°
F).
�M
ay n
ot,a
s us
ed,c
onta
in s
ubst
ance
s th
at c
ontr
ibut
esi
gnif
ican
tly to
the
prod
uctio
n of
sm
og,o
zone
,or
poor
in
door
ai
r qu
alit
y. T
he
vola
tile
or
gani
cco
mpo
und
(VO
C)
cont
ent
of a
pro
duct
,as
use
d,m
ay n
ot e
xcee
d:
-1
perc
ent
by w
eigh
t fo
r ge
nera
l-pu
rpos
e an
dba
thro
om c
lean
ers.
-3
perc
ent b
y w
eigh
t for
gla
ss c
lean
ers.
�M
ay n
ot,
as u
sed,
be t
oxic
to
aqua
tic
life
as
mea
sure
d by
a sp
ecifi
ed te
st a
t cer
tain
con
cent
ratio
ns.
�M
ay n
ot,
as u
sed,
cont
ain
mor
e th
an 0
.5 p
erce
ntby
wei
ght o
f to
tal p
hosp
horu
s.
�E
ach
orga
nic
ingr
edie
nt (e
xcep
t for
ant
imic
robi
als
in b
athr
oom
cle
aner
s) m
ust
be r
eadi
ly b
iode
grad
-ab
le,a
s de
fine
d by
the
Org
anis
atio
n fo
r Eco
nom
icC
oope
ratio
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent (
OE
CD
).**
�M
ay
not
cont
ain
alky
lphe
nol
etho
xyla
tes
(abb
revi
ated
in th
is re
port
as A
PEs,
and
som
etim
esca
lled
APE
Os)
; di
buty
l ph
thal
ate
(a p
ersi
sten
t,bi
oacc
umul
ativ
e,an
d to
xic
chem
ical
);
heav
ym
etal
s(i
nclu
ding
ars
enic
,ca
dmiu
m,
chro
miu
m,
coba
lt,le
ad,
mer
cury
,ni
ckel
,an
d se
leni
um);
or
any
ozon
e-de
plet
ing
com
poun
ds. A
ny f
ragr
ance
sco
ntai
ned
in th
e pr
oduc
t mus
t be
iden
tifie
d on
the
mat
eria
l saf
ety
data
she
et (
MSD
S).
The
sta
ndar
d al
so d
isco
urag
es a
nim
al t
estin
g,an
dre
quir
es th
at:
�T
he p
rodu
ct m
ust b
e a
conc
entr
ate.
†
�T
he p
rodu
ct’s
pri
mar
y pa
ckag
ing
mus
t be
rec
y-cl
able
,un
less
the
man
ufac
ture
r pr
ovid
es f
or t
here
turn
and
ref
illin
g of
its
pack
ages
.
�T
he p
rodu
ct m
anuf
actu
rer,
dist
ribu
tor,
or a
thi
rdpa
rty
mus
t of
fer
trai
ning
or
trai
ning
mat
eria
ls i
nth
e pr
oper
use
of
the
prod
uct.
�T
he p
rodu
ct l
abel
mus
t in
clud
e de
taile
d in
stru
c-tio
ns o
n th
e pr
oduc
t’s p
rope
r us
e an
d di
spos
al,
and
on th
e us
e of
per
sona
l pro
tect
ive
equi
pmen
t.
Per
form
ance
tes
ts.I
n or
der
to b
e ce
rtif
ied
by G
reen
Seal
,ve
ndor
s m
ust
dem
onst
rate
tha
t th
eir
conc
en-
trat
ed p
rodu
cts
wor
k ef
fect
ivel
y w
hen
dilu
ted
with
room
-tem
pera
ture
wat
er u
sing
uni
vers
ally
acc
epte
dte
st m
etho
ds s
peci
fied
in th
e st
anda
rd.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.M
ark
Petr
uzzi
,D
irec
tor
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ertif
icat
ion;
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23;
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ail:
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en
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eb s
ite:
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en
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al.
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ter
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ati
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gra
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* T
hese
ing
redi
ents
inc
lude
“[a
]ny
cons
titue
nt o
f a
prod
uct,
whi
ch i
s in
tent
iona
lly a
dded
or
know
n to
be
a co
ntam
inan
t,th
at c
ompr
ises
at l
east
0.0
1% b
y w
eigh
t of
the
prod
uct.”
**
Man
y st
anda
rds
use
the
OE
CD
de
fini
tion
of
re
ady
biod
egra
dabi
lity
,w
hich
de
fine
s a
subs
tanc
e as
re
adil
ybi
odeg
rada
ble
if a
cer
tain
per
cent
age
of th
e sa
mpl
e (6
0 to
70
perc
ent,
depe
ndin
g on
mea
sure
men
t m
etho
d) w
ill d
egra
dew
ithin
28
days
. A
lthou
gh s
ome
eval
uatio
n pr
ogra
ms
have
used
thi
s pr
otoc
ol t
o te
st w
hole
pro
duct
s (i
nste
ad o
f si
ngle
ingr
edie
nts)
,thi
s te
st is
onl
y ap
prop
riat
e fo
r si
ngle
-ing
redi
ent
sam
ples
bec
ause
it
assu
mes
tha
t if
60
to 7
0 pe
rcen
t ha
s
degr
aded
with
in 2
8 da
ys,t
he r
est w
ill f
ollo
w s
oon
ther
eaft
er.
In m
ixtu
res,
this
test
will
not
sho
w w
heth
er a
llth
e in
gred
ient
sha
ve b
egun
to d
egra
de,a
nd a
mix
ture
with
a p
ersi
sten
t ing
redi
ent
coul
d sh
ow a
60
perc
ent
degr
adat
ion
in 2
8 da
ys b
ecau
se t
hepe
rsis
tent
ing
redi
ent
is l
eft
in t
he u
ndeg
rade
d 40
per
cent
.M
ore
info
rmat
ion
abou
t thi
s te
st is
ava
ilabl
e in
the
indi
vidu
alst
anda
rds
or fr
om th
e E
PA a
t http
://w
ww
.epa
.gov
/doc
s/O
PPT
S_H
arm
oniz
ed/8
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ate_
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nspo
rt_a
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rans
form
atio
n_Te
st_G
uide
lines
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fts/
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3110
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tml.
†C
once
ntra
tes
are
cons
ider
ed t
o be
pro
duct
s w
ith a
dilu
tion
ratio
of a
t lea
st 1
par
t pro
duct
to 8
par
ts w
ater
(1:8
),by
vol
ume.
Gre
en
Seal’s “
Ch
oo
se
Gre
en
Re
po
rt”
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
The
pro
duct
s lis
ted
inTa
bles
6 a
nd 7
are
fro
m G
reen
Sea
l’s C
hoos
e G
reen
Rep
ort,
whi
ch w
as p
ublis
hed
in S
epte
mbe
r/O
ctob
er19
99,b
efor
e th
e G
S-37
sta
ndar
d w
as e
stab
lishe
d. I
nth
e C
hoos
e G
reen
Rep
ort,
Gre
en S
eal
pres
ents
its
asse
ssm
ent
of o
ver
60 i
ndus
tria
l an
d in
stitu
tiona
lcl
eane
rs b
ased
on
data
pro
vide
d by
the
man
ufac
ture
rs.
Eac
h of
the
lis
ted
prod
ucts
cla
ims
to m
eet
the
foll
owin
g cr
iter
ia:
�Is
not
toxi
c to
hum
an o
r aq
uatic
life
.
�C
onta
ins
VO
C le
vels
bel
ow 1
0 pe
rcen
t by
wei
ght
of th
e di
lute
d pr
oduc
t.
�Is
rea
dily
bio
degr
adab
le.
�W
orks
opt
imal
ly in
roo
m-t
empe
ratu
re w
ater
.
�H
as a
pH
bet
wee
n 2.
5 an
d 12
.
�Is
no
t m
ade
of
petr
oleu
m
or
petr
oche
mic
alco
mpo
unds
.
�D
oes
not c
onta
in c
hlor
ine
blea
ch.
�Is
fre
e of
pho
spha
tes
and
deri
vativ
es.
�D
oes
not
cont
ain
ethy
lene
dia
min
e te
traa
cetic
acid
(E
DTA
) or
nitr
olot
riac
etic
aci
d (N
TA).
�D
oes
not
cont
ain
phen
olic
com
poun
ds o
r gl
ycol
ethe
r.
�Is
fre
e of
ars
enic
,ca
dmiu
m,
chro
miu
m,
lead
,m
ercu
ry,n
icke
l,an
d se
leni
um.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.M
ark
Petr
uzzi
,D
irec
tor
ofC
ertif
icat
ion;
tel
:(2
02)
872-
6400
ext
23;
e-m
ail:
mp
etr
uzzi@
gre
en
se
al.
org
; w
eb s
ite:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.
gre
en
se
al.
org
/.
Can
ad
a’s
En
vir
on
men
tal
Ch
oic
eP
rog
ram
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
In 1
988,
Env
iron
men
tC
anad
a (t
he C
anad
ian
equi
vale
nt o
f th
e U
S E
PA)
esta
blis
hed
the
Env
iron
men
tal
Cho
ice
Pro
gram
(EC
P).
The
EC
P is
adm
inis
tere
d by
Ter
raC
hoic
eE
nvir
onm
enta
l Se
rvic
es,
Inc.
,a
priv
ate
cons
ultin
gfi
rm.
EC
P ha
s es
tabl
ishe
d th
e E
CP-
57 g
uide
line
(avo
lunt
ary
stan
dard
) fo
r in
dust
rial
and
com
mer
cial
clea
ners
. Pro
duct
s th
at m
eet o
ne o
f E
CP’
s gu
idel
ines
are
elig
ible
to
di
spla
y th
e E
coL
ogo
ecol
abel
.Pr
oduc
ts a
re r
evie
wed
by
thir
d-pa
rty
labo
rato
ries
to
ensu
re t
hat
they
mee
t th
e cr
iteri
a co
ntai
ned
in t
hegu
idel
ine.
Pro
duct
s m
ust:
�H
ave
zero
ozo
ne-d
eple
tion
pote
ntia
l.
�N
ot c
onta
in V
OC
s in
exc
ess
of 1
0 pe
rcen
t by
wei
ght.
�N
ot b
e fo
rmul
ated
with
APE
s,ar
omat
ic s
olve
nts
(ben
zene
-bas
ed),
buto
xyet
hano
l or
ch
lori
nate
d
orga
nic
solv
ents
,m
ore
than
1 p
erce
nt E
DTA
,m
ore
than
5 p
erce
nt N
TA,
or a
ny k
now
n or
prob
able
hum
an c
arci
noge
n (a
ccor
ding
to
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
h on
Can
cer)
.�
Not
be
corr
osiv
e to
the
ski
n,or
hav
e a
pH b
elow
2 or
abo
ve 1
3.
�N
ot h
ave
a fl
ash
poin
t bel
ow 6
1°C
(14
1.8°
F).
�B
e re
adily
bio
degr
adab
le.
�N
ot b
e to
xic
to a
quat
ic l
ife
or c
onta
in m
ore
than
0.1
perc
ent
of a
n in
gred
ient
tha
t is
eith
er v
ery
acut
ely
toxi
c or
acu
tely
toxi
c an
d bi
oacc
umul
atin
g(a
ccor
ding
to d
ata
acce
ptab
le to
the
Env
iron
men
tC
hoic
e Pr
ogra
m).
Per
form
ance
te
sts.
The
E
nvir
onm
enta
l C
hoic
ePr
ogra
m s
tate
s th
at a
ll pr
oduc
ts m
ust c
lean
com
mon
hard
su
rfac
es
effe
ctiv
ely,
as
mea
sure
d by
th
eC
anad
ian
Gen
eral
S
tand
ards
B
oard
st
anda
rdC
AN
/CG
SB-2
.11.
94,M
etho
ds o
f Tes
ting
and
Ana
lysi
sof
Soa
ps a
nd D
eter
gent
s,M
etho
d 20
.3:
Cle
anin
gE
ffici
ency
. T
he
stan
dard
is
av
aila
ble
at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.
pw
gsc
.gc.
ca/c
gsb
/cata
log
ue/s
pecs
/002/0
02_0
11-e
.htm
l.
Con
tact
info
rmat
ion.
Env
iron
men
tal C
hoic
e Pr
ogra
m,
Terr
a-C
hoic
e E
nvir
onm
enta
l S
ervi
ces
Inc.
,27
81L
anca
ster
Roa
d,Su
ite 4
00,O
ttaw
a,O
ntar
io,C
anad
aK
1B 1
A7;
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l:(6
13)
247-
1900
,or
tol
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ee (
800)
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0399
; fa
x:(6
13)
247-
2228
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mai
l:e
co
info
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ach
oic
e.c
a;w
eb s
ite:
htt
p:/
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nv
iro
nm
en
tal
ch
oic
e.c
om
.
Sta
te P
rog
ram
s
Co
mm
on
wealt
h o
f M
assach
usett
s
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uat
ion
.M
assa
chus
etts
,li
kese
vera
l ot
her
stat
es,
has
set
up a
sta
te p
urch
asin
gco
ntra
ct
for
envi
ronm
enta
lly
pref
erab
le
jani
tori
alcl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts.
The
Mas
sach
uset
ts O
pera
tiona
lSe
rvic
es D
ivis
ion
(OSD
),th
e st
ate’
s ce
ntra
l pur
chas
ing
agen
cy,
has
awar
ded
cont
ract
s to
six
ven
dors
. To
rece
ive
a co
ntra
ct,a
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
t mus
t mee
t the
follo
win
g cr
iteri
a:
�It
con
tain
s no
ing
redi
ents
on
the
Mas
sach
uset
tsTo
xic
Use
Red
uctio
n A
ct li
st o
f ch
emic
als
(whi
chis
sim
ilar
but n
ot id
entic
al to
the
US
EPA
’s T
oxic
sR
elea
se I
nven
tory
).
�It
co
ntai
ns
no
carc
inog
ens
appe
arin
g on
lis
tses
tabl
ishe
d by
th
e In
tern
atio
nal
Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
h on
C
ance
r,th
e N
atio
nal
Toxi
colo
gyPr
ogra
m o
f th
e N
atio
nal I
nstit
utes
of
Hea
lth,a
ndth
e O
ccup
atio
nal S
afet
y an
d H
ealth
Adm
inis
trat
ion,
and
no c
hem
ical
s de
fine
d as
Cla
ss A
,B
,or
Cca
rcin
ogen
sby
the
US
EPA
.
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
30
�It
con
tain
s no
ozo
ne-d
eple
ting
ingr
edie
nts.
�It
com
plie
s w
ith th
e V
OC
-con
tent
leve
ls s
tipul
ated
in M
assa
chus
etts
law
.
�It
co
mpl
ies
with
th
e ph
osph
ate-
cont
ent
leve
lsst
ipul
ated
in
Mas
sach
uset
ts l
aw (
curr
ently
,0.
5pe
rcen
t of
the
wei
ght o
f th
e pr
oduc
t ing
redi
ents
).
A c
lean
er t
hat
mee
ts t
he a
bove
req
uire
men
ts i
s th
enev
alua
ted
acco
rdin
g to
oth
er c
rite
ria,
each
of
whi
chha
s a
poin
t va
lue
depe
ndin
g on
its
rel
ativ
e im
por-
tanc
e. T
o pa
ss th
is p
hase
of
the
eval
uatio
n,a
prod
uct
mus
t rec
eive
50
out o
f 75
poi
nts:
1
�It
con
tain
s no
che
mic
als
on t
he M
assa
chus
etts
Rig
ht-t
o-K
now
Act
che
mic
al li
st o
r th
e U
S E
PA’s
Res
ourc
e C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Rec
over
y A
ct h
azar
dous
was
te li
st.
�It
is
not
cons
ider
ed i
gnita
ble,
corr
osiv
e,re
activ
e,or
tox
ic a
ccor
ding
to
the
Res
ourc
e C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Rec
over
y A
ct.
�It
has
low
ski
n an
d ey
e ir
rita
tion
pote
ntia
l.
�It
has
a m
oder
ate
pH (
prod
ucts
with
a p
H o
f 4
to9
rece
ive
the
high
est s
core
).
�It
has
a h
igh
flas
h po
int
(pro
duct
s w
ith a
fla
shpo
int a
bove
200
°F r
ecei
ve th
e hi
ghes
t sco
re).
�It
ha
s a
VO
C
cont
ent
low
er
than
th
e le
gal
requ
irem
entf
or th
e pr
oduc
t cat
egor
y.
�It
is
re
adil
y bi
odeg
rada
ble
acco
rdin
g to
th
eO
EC
D d
efin
ition
,but
test
ed a
s a
who
le p
rodu
ct.*
�It
con
tain
s no
APE
s.
�It
is b
elow
the
lega
l lim
it fo
r ph
osph
ates
.
�A
ny d
yes
or f
ragr
ance
s us
ed a
re a
ppro
ved
by t
heU
S Fo
od a
nd D
rug
Adm
inst
ratio
n fo
r fo
od u
se.
�It
is
ap
prov
ed
by
the
US
F
ood
and
Dru
gA
dmin
istr
atio
n.
�It
s pa
ckag
ing
is r
ecyc
labl
e,m
ade
with
rec
ycle
dco
nten
t,an
d re
turn
able
or
refi
llabl
e.
�It
is a
vaila
ble
in n
onae
roso
l for
m.
�It
is a
vaila
ble
in c
once
ntra
ted
form
.
�It
s m
anuf
actu
rer
has
mad
e de
mon
stra
ble
effo
rts
tom
inim
ize
the
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
of i
ts o
pera
tions
.
Perf
orm
ance
test
s.M
assa
chus
etts
per
form
ed e
xten
sive
user
sur
veys
of
the
jani
tori
al c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
tha
tm
eet
the
envi
ronm
enta
l cr
iter
ia.
The
su
rvey
sex
plor
ed p
rodu
ct e
ffec
tiven
ess,
prod
uct
attr
ibut
es,
over
all s
atis
fact
ion,
and
vend
or s
atis
fact
ion.
Con
tact
in
form
atio
n.M
arci
a D
eegl
er,
Env
iron
-m
enta
l Pur
chas
ing
Coo
rdin
ator
,Ope
ratio
nal S
ervi
ces
Div
isio
n,C
omm
onw
ealth
of
M
assa
chus
etts
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neA
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rton
Pla
ce,
Roo
m 1
017,
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ton,
MA
021
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eb s
ite:h
ttp
://w
ww
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te.m
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o/
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du
cts/
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ing
.htm
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a Su
ther
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FOR
M,In
c.;
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rmin
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rg.
Sta
te o
f V
erm
on
t
Env
iron
men
tal e
valu
atio
n.In
200
0,V
erm
ont d
raft
edcr
iter
ia
for
sele
ctin
g en
viro
nmen
tall
y pr
efer
able
clea
ning
pro
duct
s. A
t the
end
of a
det
aile
d as
sess
men
tpr
oces
s th
at l
ooke
d at
env
iron
men
tal
pref
erab
ility
,pr
oduc
t ef
fica
cy,
and
cost
,th
e O
ffic
e of
Pur
chas
ing
and
Con
tact
Adm
inis
trat
ion
(PC
A)
awar
ded
cont
ract
sto
th
ree
vend
ors.
To
co
nduc
t th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
asse
ssm
ent,
PC
A d
evel
oped
the
MPA
T (
Man
u-fa
ctur
ers
Prod
uct
Ass
essm
ent
Tool
),a
spre
adsh
eet
that
hel
ps v
endo
rs s
core
thei
r pr
oduc
ts.
The
MPA
T s
cori
ng s
prea
dshe
ets
incl
ude
“cri
tical
prod
uct e
xclu
sion
cri
teri
a.”
If a
pro
duct
fai
ls to
mee
ton
e or
mor
e of
the
se c
rite
ria,
it m
ay b
e ex
clud
edfr
om th
e co
ntra
ct b
ecau
se it
will
rece
ive
a sc
ore
of z
ero
for
an e
ntir
e se
ctio
n. T
here
are
thre
e m
ajor
sec
tions
inth
e M
PAT
:(1
) he
alth
haz
ard
pote
ntia
l,(2
) po
tent
ial
for
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
,an
d (3
) pa
ckag
ing
and
form
ulat
ion.
Pro
duct
s re
ceiv
ed s
core
s be
twee
n 0
and
60,a
nd o
nly
the
top-
scor
ing
prod
ucts
wer
e co
nsid
ered
for
the
stat
e co
ntra
ct.
Bel
ow i
s a
list
of t
he c
ritic
alpr
oduc
t exc
lusi
on c
rite
ria:
�N
o pe
rsis
tent
,bio
accu
mul
ativ
e,to
xic
chem
ical
s.
�N
o ca
rcin
ogen
s,m
utag
ens,
and
tera
toge
ns,
orad
ditio
nal s
ubst
ance
s th
at a
re h
ighl
y to
xic
and/
orsu
spec
ted
carc
inog
ens
beyo
nd tr
ace
amou
nts.
�N
o oz
one-
depl
etin
g co
mpo
unds
.
�L
ow V
OC
s —
no
prod
uct
shal
l co
ntai
n V
OC
s in
conc
entr
atio
ns e
qual
to o
r ex
ceed
ing
5 pe
rcen
t of
the
prod
uct w
eigh
t.
�N
o ha
zard
ous
was
te c
hara
cter
istic
s,as
def
ined
by
the
Sta
te
of
Ver
mon
t H
azar
dous
W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Reg
ula
tio
ns,
Su
bch
apte
r 2
,se
ctio
ns 7
-201
to
7-21
5.
�N
o ph
osph
ate
or p
hosp
hona
tes
in e
xces
s of
atr
ace
quan
tity
,as
req
uire
d by
Ver
mon
t S
tate
Tit
le 1
0 §
1381
.
�N
o co
mbi
natio
n cl
eane
r/di
sinf
ecta
nts.
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
31
*Se
e th
e fo
otno
te o
n pa
ge 2
9 fo
r an
exp
lana
tion
of r
eady
biod
egra
dabi
lity.
The
PC
A e
mpl
oyed
a s
erie
s of
“no
n-cr
itica
l pro
duct
crite
ria”
that
wer
e us
ed t
o sc
ore
the
envi
ronm
enta
lpr
efer
abili
ty o
f di
ffer
ent p
rodu
cts
abov
e an
d be
yond
the
criti
cal p
rodu
ct e
xclu
sion
cri
teri
a:
�V
apor
pre
ssur
e�
Inha
latio
n to
xici
ty�
Inge
stio
n to
xici
ty�
pH,
base
d on
fin
al p
H o
f m
ixtu
res
base
d up
onm
anuf
actu
rer’
s re
com
men
ded
form
ulat
ion
�Pr
esen
ce o
f V
OC
s at
a c
once
ntra
tion
of l
ess
than
5 pe
rcen
t by
wei
ght
�Sk
in a
bsor
ptio
n�
Com
bust
ible
liqu
id�
Pres
ence
of
frag
ranc
es a
nd/o
r dy
es�
Bio
degr
adab
ility
�A
quat
ic t
oxic
ity o
r fi
sh b
ioco
ncen
trat
ion
fact
or(B
CF)
�Pe
rcen
tage
of
prod
uct
obta
ined
fro
m r
enew
able
reso
urce
s
Per
form
ance
test
s. T
he s
tate
per
form
ed p
erfo
rman
ceev
alua
tions
of
the
top-
scor
ing
prod
ucts
fro
m t
heM
PAT.
Inf
orm
atio
n ga
ther
ed t
hrou
gh a
use
r su
rvey
help
ed th
e PC
A d
ecid
e w
hich
pro
duct
s to
incl
ude
inth
e st
ate
cont
ract
.
Con
tact
in
form
atio
n.
Judy
Ja
mie
son,
Purc
hasi
ngA
gent
; tel
:(80
2) 8
28-2
217;
e-m
ail:
jud
ith
.jam
ieso
n@
state
.vt.
us;
web
site
:htt
p:/
/ww
w.b
gs.
state
.vt.
us/
pca
.
Wash
ing
ton
Sta
te
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
Was
hing
ton
rece
ntly
adop
ted
new
cri
teri
a an
d is
sued
a c
ontr
act
for
envi
-ro
nmen
tall
y re
spon
sibl
e cl
eani
ng
prod
ucts
. T
heO
ffic
e of
Sta
te P
rocu
rem
ent
requ
ired
tha
t bi
dder
sin
clud
e th
e re
sults
of
inde
pend
ent
labo
rato
ry t
ests
conf
irm
ing
that
all
activ
e an
d in
ert
ingr
edie
nts
mee
tth
e cr
iteri
a sp
ecif
ied
in t
he s
tate
’s l
ist
of m
anda
tory
prod
uct a
ttrib
utes
:
�Pr
oduc
ts m
ust
not
cont
ain
any
chem
ical
s on
the
US
E
PA’s
To
xics
R
elea
se
Inve
ntor
y or
th
eW
ashi
ngto
n St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
colo
gy’s
list
of
pers
iste
nt,
bioa
ccum
ulat
ive,
toxi
c ch
emic
als.
* In
addi
tion,
prod
ucts
mus
t no
t co
ntai
n m
ore
than
trac
e am
ount
s of
APE
s.
�N
o in
gred
ient
may
be
toxi
c to
aqu
atic
lif
e,as
mea
sure
d by
tes
t m
etho
ds f
ound
in
the
Cod
e of
Fede
ral R
egul
atio
ns,C
hapt
er 4
0,Pa
rt 7
97,a
nd a
sde
term
ined
by
crite
ria
spec
ified
in th
e bi
d do
cum
ent.
�N
one
of th
e pr
oduc
t’s in
gred
ient
s m
ay b
e a
know
nor
pro
babl
e ca
rcin
ogen
,m
utag
en,
or t
erat
ogen
acco
rdin
g to
the
Nat
iona
l To
xico
logy
Pro
gram
,th
e W
orld
H
ealth
O
rgan
izat
ion’
s In
tern
atio
nal
Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
h on
C
ance
r,or
th
e U
SO
ccup
atio
nal
Safe
ty a
nd H
ealth
Adm
inis
trat
ion.
In a
dditi
on,
no p
rodu
ct m
ay c
onta
in m
ore
than
trac
e am
ount
s of
pa
radi
chlo
robe
nzen
e,1,
4-di
oxan
e,so
dium
hyp
o-ch
lori
te,N
TA,o
r so
dium
ED
TA.
�T
he p
rodu
ct a
s a
who
le,o
r its
indi
vidu
al in
gred
ient
s,m
ust
mee
t th
e O
EC
D’s
def
initi
on o
f “r
eadi
lybi
odeg
rada
ble.
”**
�T
he
prod
uct
mus
t co
ntai
n no
oz
one-
depl
etin
gco
mpo
unds
,as
sp
ecif
ied
by
the
Mon
trea
lPr
otoc
ol.†
�T
he p
rodu
ct m
ust
not
cont
ain
VO
Cs
in c
once
n-tr
atio
ns a
bove
10
perc
ent o
f th
e pr
oduc
t’s w
eigh
t.
�T
he p
rodu
ct,w
hen
disc
arde
d,m
ust n
ot h
ave
to b
eha
ndle
d as
ha
zard
ous
was
te.
In
addi
tion,
the
prod
uct m
ust n
ot:
-H
ave
a fl
ash
poin
t und
er 1
40°F
.-
Hav
e a
pH o
f 2
or b
elow
or
12.5
or
abov
e.-
Be
expl
osiv
e.-
Fail
the
toxi
c ch
arac
teri
stic
lea
chin
g pr
oced
ure
(TC
LP)
test
.
Was
hing
ton
also
inc
lude
d se
cond
ary
crite
ria
that
allo
wed
bid
ders
to
earn
poi
nts
afte
r m
eetin
g th
em
anda
tory
cr
iter
ia.
The
se
cond
ary
crit
eria
addr
esse
d:
�Pa
ckag
ing.
�C
once
ntra
tes.
�A
cute
toxi
city
.�
Low
VO
C c
onte
nt.
�Sk
in a
nd e
ye ir
rita
tion.
�R
enew
able
res
ourc
e-ba
sed
prod
ucts
.
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
32
* Fo
r th
is p
urpo
ses
of th
is c
ontr
act,
the
stat
e of
Was
hing
ton
used
the
lis
t of
27
pers
iste
nt,
bioa
ccum
ulat
ive,
toxi
c ch
emi-
cals
de
velo
ped
by
the
Prov
ince
of
O
ntar
io
Min
istr
y of
Env
iron
men
t. S
ince
tha
t tim
e,W
ashi
ngto
n ha
s de
term
ined
that
Ont
ario
nev
er u
sed
this
lis
t,an
d th
e st
ate
now
use
s a
shor
ter
list.
Mor
e in
form
atio
n on
bot
h lis
ts i
s av
aila
ble
atht
tp://
ww
w.e
cy.w
a.go
v/pr
ogra
ms/
eap/
pbt/p
btfa
q.ht
ml.
**
See
the
foot
note
on
page
29
for
info
rmat
ion
on r
eady
biod
egra
dabi
lity.
†Fo
r th
e M
ontr
eal P
roto
col l
ist o
f oz
one-
depl
etin
g su
bsta
nces
to b
e ph
ased
out
,see
http
://w
ww
.une
pie.
org/
ozon
actio
n.ht
ml.
Per
form
ance
te
sts.
Was
hing
ton
Sta
te
incl
uded
perf
orm
ance
tes
ting
as p
art
of i
ts p
rodu
ct s
elec
tion
proc
ess.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.Pa
tric
ia J
atcz
ak,
Was
hing
ton
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of
Eco
logy
; te
l:(3
60)
407-
6358
;e-
mai
l p
jat4
61@
ecy
.wa.g
ov;
cont
ract
inf
orm
atio
n is
avai
labl
e at
h
ttp
://w
ww
.ga
.wa
.go
v/p
ca
/co
ntr
act/
11399c.d
oc;
spe
cifi
c cr
iteri
a av
aila
ble
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.
metr
okc.
go
v/p
rocu
re/g
reen
/sta
tew
a.p
df.
Sta
te o
f M
inn
eso
ta
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
In 1
997,
the
Min
neso
taO
ffic
e of
Env
iron
men
tal A
ssis
tanc
e (M
OE
A) i
nitia
ted
the
Jani
tori
al C
lean
ers
Proj
ect t
o sc
reen
and
rat
e th
epe
rfor
man
ce a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l cha
ract
eris
tics
of 3
3ca
tego
ries
of
clea
ning
pro
duct
s on
the
stat
e co
ntra
ct.
Und
er M
OE
A’s
sco
ring
sys
tem
,pr
oduc
ts r
ecei
vebe
twee
n 0
and
90 p
oint
s fo
r bo
th e
nvir
onm
enta
l and
perf
orm
ance
cri
teri
a. T
o be
inc
lude
d on
the
sta
teco
ntra
ct,p
rodu
cts
need
ed a
min
imum
of 6
0 po
ints
inea
ch c
ateg
ory.
Min
neso
ta a
naly
zed
an u
sual
ly l
arge
num
ber
of p
rodu
cts
and
crea
ted
a lis
t of
mor
e th
an12
0 pr
oduc
ts
that
ar
e on
th
e cu
rren
t co
ntra
ct.
Bec
ause
of
the
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
pro
duct
s th
at p
asse
dM
inne
sota
’s r
anki
ng s
yste
m,
Tabl
e 6
incl
udes
onl
yth
ose
prod
ucts
tha
t ra
nked
hig
hest
(76
to
90 p
oint
s)fo
r en
viro
nmen
tal
pref
erab
ility
. Fo
r a
list
of
all
prod
ucts
on
M
inne
sota
’s
curr
ent
cont
ract
,se
eh
ttp
://w
ww
.sw
mcb
.org
/EP
PG
/Ap
p_D
.HT
M.
Min
ne-
sota
’s b
id c
rite
ria
for
jani
tori
al c
lean
ing
prod
ucts
are
as f
ollo
ws:
�Ph
ysic
al p
rope
rtie
s:bo
iling
poi
nt,v
apor
pre
ssur
e,ev
apor
atio
n ra
te
�Pr
oduc
t saf
ety
-L
etha
l do
se f
or o
ral,
skin
,an
d in
hala
tion
expo
sure
-Pr
oduc
t in
gred
ient
s in
clud
ed i
n th
e M
inne
sota
Occ
upat
iona
l Sa
fety
an
d H
ealth
Adm
inis
tra-
tion
’s
curr
ent
righ
t-to
-kno
w
stan
dard
s as
a
regu
late
dca
rcin
ogen
-Fl
ash
poin
t-
pH
�E
colo
gica
l str
esso
rs-
Prod
uct i
ngre
dien
ts li
sted
by
the
Min
neso
ta T
oxic
sIn
dexi
ng
Syst
em
as
a co
ncer
n fo
r po
tent
ial
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s-
Perc
enta
ge o
f pr
oduc
t der
ived
fro
m p
lant
mat
ter
-P
rodu
ct
ingr
edie
nts
list
ed
in
the
Mon
trea
lPr
otoc
ol a
s oz
one-
depl
etin
g-
Con
cent
ratio
n of
pho
spha
tes
and
phos
phon
ates
�Fr
agra
nces
and
dye
s-
Pres
ence
of
synt
hetic
fra
gran
ces
-Pr
esen
ce o
f sy
nthe
tic d
yes
�Pa
ckag
ing
-C
once
ntra
te o
r bu
lk f
orm
ulat
ion
-R
efill
able
pac
kagi
ng-
Ava
ilabi
lity
in a
eros
ol a
nd/o
r non
-aer
osol
con
tain
ers
-Po
st-c
onsu
mer
recy
cled
con
tent
less
than
,equ
alto
,or
grea
ter
than
20
perc
ent
Per
form
ance
tes
ts.
Min
neso
ta’s
pro
gram
inc
lude
dpe
rfor
man
ce te
sts
of e
ach
prod
uct t
hat m
et th
e en
vi-
ronm
enta
l pe
rfor
man
ce
stan
dard
s.
Prod
ucts
w
ere
rate
d on
a s
cale
of
0 to
90.
Pro
duct
s re
quir
ed a
sco
reof
at l
east
60
to b
e in
clud
ed o
n th
e st
ate
cont
ract
.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.M
ike
Lile
s,M
inne
sota
Off
ice
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l A
ssis
tanc
e; t
el:
(651
) 21
5-02
20;
e-m
ail:
mik
e.lyle
s@m
oea.s
tate
.mn
.us;
web
site
:htt
p:/
/
ww
w.m
oea.s
tate
.mn
.us/l
c/p
urc
hasin
g/c
lean
ers
.cfm
.
Lo
cal
Go
vern
men
t P
rog
ram
s
Cit
y o
f S
an
ta M
on
ica,
Califo
rnia
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
Star
ting
with
a 1
993
pilo
t pr
ogra
m,
the
City
of
Sant
a M
onic
a co
nduc
ted
an e
xhau
stiv
e bi
d ev
alua
tion
proc
ess
for
jani
tori
alcl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts
used
in
its f
acili
ties.
Eva
luat
ions
wer
e ba
sed
on fa
ctor
s su
ch a
s hu
man
hea
lth im
pact
s,aq
uatic
tox
icity
,bi
odeg
rada
bilit
y,V
OC
lev
el,
pack
-ag
ing,
and
corp
orat
e en
viro
nmen
tal
resp
onsi
vene
ss.
The
city
’s c
usto
dial
pro
duct
s bi
d sp
ecif
icat
ions
are
amon
g th
e m
ost
stri
ngen
t of
any
US
proj
ect.
Lik
eth
ose
in
Mas
sach
uset
ts,
they
in
clud
e m
anda
tory
(pas
s/fa
il) re
quir
emen
ts,c
ombi
ned
with
oth
er c
rite
ria
grad
ed o
n a
poin
t-sc
orin
g sy
stem
. To
see
San
taM
onic
a’s
curr
ent b
id s
peci
fica
tions
,go
to h
ttp
://w
ww
.
ci.s
an
ta-m
on
ica.c
a.u
s/en
vir
on
men
t/p
olicy
/pu
rch
asi
ng
/
bid
pecs
.htm
.
The
fol
low
ing
is a
sum
mar
y of
San
ta M
onic
a’s
bid
spec
ific
atio
ns.
�Pa
ss/F
ail S
ectio
n:Fa
ilure
to m
eet t
he s
tand
ards
of
any
of t
he p
ass/
fail
crite
ria
liste
d be
low
will
lea
dto
the
auto
mat
ic r
ejec
tion
of a
pro
duct
.
-N
o in
gred
ient
sh
all
requ
ire
repo
rtin
g un
der
EPA
’s
Sup
erfu
nd
Am
endm
ents
an
dR
eaut
hori
zatio
n A
ct (
SAR
A T
itle
III,
Sect
ion
313)
. Flo
or c
are
prod
ucts
and
met
al p
olis
hes
are
exem
pted
fro
m th
is m
anda
tory
cri
teri
a.
-N
o cl
eane
rs s
hall
cont
ain
disi
nfec
tant
s.
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
33
-N
o pr
oduc
ts s
hall
be d
eliv
ered
in a
eros
ol c
ans.
-
No
ingr
edie
nts
can
be c
lass
ifie
d as
kno
wn
orpr
obab
le c
arci
noge
ns,
tera
toge
ns,
or m
utag
ens
acco
rdin
g to
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Safe
Dri
nkin
g W
ater
and
Toxi
c E
nfor
cem
ent A
ct o
f 19
86 (
Prop
. 65)
,C
CR
Titl
e 22
,Div
isio
n 2,
Subd
ivis
ion
1,C
hapt
er 3
Sect
ion
1200
0 et
seq
.; th
e N
atio
nal T
oxic
olog
yPr
ogra
m (
NT
P);
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l A
genc
y fo
rR
esea
rch
on C
ance
r (IA
RC
),G
roup
1,2
A o
r 2B
;or
the
Occ
upat
iona
l Sa
fety
and
Hea
lth A
dmin
-is
trat
ion’
s (O
SHA
’s) l
ist o
f reg
ulat
ed c
arci
noge
ns.
-N
o pr
oduc
ts s
hall
cont
ain
APE
s ab
ove
trac
eam
ount
s.
-N
o pr
oduc
ts
shal
l co
ntai
n oz
one-
depl
etin
gch
lori
nate
d co
mpo
unds
. Se
ctio
n 56
00-5
609
ofth
e Sa
nta
Mon
ica
Mun
icip
al C
ode
bans
the
use
and
sale
of
prod
ucts
con
tain
ing
chlo
rina
ted
fluo
ro-
carb
ons.
-
Prod
ucts
mus
t m
eet
or e
xcee
d th
e C
alif
orni
aC
ode
of R
egul
atio
ns (
Art
icle
2,S
ectio
n 94
509,
Titl
e 17
) m
axim
um a
llow
able
VO
C l
evel
s fo
rap
prop
riat
e cl
eani
ng p
rodu
ct c
ateg
orie
s.
-A
ll
surf
acta
nts
and
othe
r or
gani
c ch
emic
alin
gred
ient
sm
ust
mee
t th
e O
EC
D’s
def
initi
onof
rea
dily
bio
degr
adab
le.*
�R
elat
ive
Ran
king
Sec
tion
-W
hole
pro
duct
let
hal
dose
s as
def
ined
by
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Cod
e of
R
egul
atio
ns,
Cha
pter
11
,A
rtic
le 3
,Sec
tion
6626
1.24
. If
no
who
le p
rodu
ctda
ta i
s av
aila
ble,
data
mus
t be
prov
ided
for
eac
hin
gred
ient
pres
ent i
n th
e co
ncen
trate
in m
ore
than
trace
am
ount
s.
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oduc
t pH
-
Prim
ary
derm
al ir
rita
tion
inde
x (P
DII
) for
who
lepr
oduc
t whe
n po
ssib
le,a
nd in
con
cent
rate
for
m
-E
ye i
rrita
tion
scor
es f
or w
hole
pro
duct
whe
npo
ssib
le,a
nd in
con
cent
rate
for
m-
Flas
h po
int (
in d
egre
es F
ahre
nhei
t) o
f the
pro
duct
conc
entr
ate
usin
g an
y m
etho
d ou
tlin
ed
inD
epar
tmen
t of
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
regu
latio
ns C
FR17
3.12
0 -
Pres
ence
of
adde
d dy
es,
and
whe
ther
or
not
they
are
con
side
red
food
-gra
de
-Pr
esen
ce o
f an
y ad
ded
frag
ranc
es a
nd w
heth
eror
no
t th
ey
are
cons
ider
ed
food
-gra
de
(not
incl
udin
g th
e na
tura
l fr
agra
nce
that
may
res
ult
from
act
ive
ingr
edie
nts)
-
Who
le p
rodu
ct V
OC
per
cent
age
for p
rodu
ct c
on-
cent
rate
and
min
imum
rec
omm
ende
d di
lutio
n-
Ran
ge o
f re
leva
nt d
ilutio
ns f
rom
hea
vy-d
uty
clea
ning
to d
aily
use
-Ty
pe o
f m
ater
ial
used
in
cons
truc
tion
of t
hepr
oduc
tco
ntai
ner;
if
plas
tic,t
he n
umbe
red
type
(e.g
.,#1
-7)
-M
easu
re o
f th
e aq
uatic
tox
icity
of
the
prod
uct
or i
ts i
ngre
dien
ts. A
ccep
tabl
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
EC
50cr
iter
ia f
or f
ish,
Dap
hnia
,or
alg
ae,
wit
hce
rtif
icat
ion
lette
r fr
om i
ndep
ende
nt l
ab l
istin
gva
lues
and
test
use
d.
-A
n ef
fect
ive
empl
oyee
tr
aini
ng
prog
ram
is
cent
ral
to t
he s
ucce
ssfu
l us
e of
env
iron
men
tally
pref
erab
le p
rodu
cts.
The
Cit
y w
ill
look
for
vend
ors
who
can
sup
ply
a qu
alit
y tr
aini
ng e
ffor
tan
d be
ac
cess
ible
to
tr
oubl
esho
ot
prob
lem
appl
icat
ions
. -
Oth
er a
ttrib
utes
of
the
prod
uct
or m
anuf
actu
rer
that
will
hel
p to
ass
ess
envi
ronm
enta
l pr
efer
-ab
ility
oth
er th
an th
e on
es li
sted
in th
ese
spec
i-fi
catio
ns.
Som
e un
ique
feat
ures
of t
he S
anta
Mon
ica’
s pr
ogra
min
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
�A
ll ve
ndor
s m
ust
subm
it in
form
atio
n do
uble
-si
ded
on r
ecyc
led
and/
or t
ree-
free
pap
er,w
ithou
tpl
astic
div
ider
s.
�N
o pr
oduc
t m
ay b
e de
liver
ed i
n ae
roso
l ca
ns,
whi
ch a
re d
iffi
cult
and
expe
nsiv
e to
rec
ycle
.
�A
ccep
tabl
e V
OC
lev
els
are
mor
e st
ring
ent
than
thos
e of
mos
t ot
her
juri
sdic
tions
,an
d ar
e se
t by
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Air
Res
ourc
es B
oard
.**
�T
he b
ioci
de i
n di
sinf
ecta
nts
is e
xem
pt f
rom
the
“rea
dily
bio
degr
adab
le”
requ
irem
ent.
�B
oth
anim
al a
nd n
onan
imal
tes
ts o
n a
prod
uct’s
skin
and
eye
irri
tatio
n po
tent
ial a
re a
ccep
ted.
�T
he p
rodu
ct c
onta
iner
mus
t be
labe
led
as to
con
tent
sto
max
imiz
e re
cycl
ing.
Per
form
ance
te
sts.
Foll
owin
g th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
revi
ew,p
erfo
rman
ce e
valu
atio
ns l
ed t
o th
e se
lect
ion
of to
p-ra
nkin
g pr
oduc
ts fo
r the
city
’s ja
nito
rial c
ontra
cts.
Subs
eque
nt c
ost e
valu
atio
ns w
ere
also
per
form
ed. I
nth
e fi
rst t
wo
year
s of
the
pilo
t,Sa
nta
Mon
ica
estim
ates
that
it
save
d ap
prox
imat
ely
5 pe
rcen
t by
pur
chas
ing
alte
rnat
ive
inst
ead
of t
radi
tiona
l cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts.
Thi
s co
st s
avin
gs r
esul
ted,
in p
art,
from
red
uced
pack
agin
g an
d sh
ippi
ng c
osts
ass
ocia
ted
with
con
cen-
trat
ed p
rodu
cts.
Add
ition
al s
avin
gs r
esul
ted
from
impr
oved
cus
todi
al t
rain
ing,
whi
ch l
ed t
o m
ore
effi
cien
tus
e of
pro
duct
s.2
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
34
* Se
e th
e fo
otno
te o
n pa
ge 2
9 fo
r in
form
atio
n on
rea
dybi
odeg
rada
bilit
y.**
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Air
Res
ourc
esB
oard
,cal
l 916
-322
-299
0 or
see
http
://w
ww
.arb
.ca.
gov/
htm
l/br
ochu
re/c
onsp
rod.
htm
.
Con
tact
info
rmat
ion.
Kar
l Bru
skot
ter,
Env
iron
men
tal
Ana
lyst
,C
ity
of
San
ta
Mon
ica,
Env
iron
men
tal
Prog
ram
s D
ivis
ion;
tel
:(3
10)
458-
2255
; w
eb s
ite:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.c
i.sa
nta
-mo
nic
a.c
a.u
s/en
vir
on
men
t/p
olicy
/
pu
rch
asi
ng
/bid
specs
.htm
.
San
Fra
ncis
co
, C
alifo
rnia
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
The
E
nvir
onm
enta
lly
Pref
erab
le P
urch
asin
g Pr
ogra
m (
EP3
) of
the
City
and
Cou
nty
of S
an F
ranc
isco
was
cre
ated
by
city
ordi
nanc
e in
199
9. I
ts o
bjec
tive
is t
o de
term
ine
the
feas
ibili
ty o
f m
inim
izin
g th
e pu
rcha
se a
nd u
se o
fha
zard
ous
chem
ical
pro
duct
s by
city
dep
artm
ents
and
repl
acin
g th
em w
ith a
ltern
ativ
es t
hat
pose
les
sri
sk to
city
em
ploy
ees
and
to th
e en
viro
nmen
t. A
t the
time
of t
his
wri
ting,
the
city
is
eval
uatin
g po
tent
ial
prod
ucts
thr
ough
a p
ilot
stud
y in
volv
ing
chem
ical
sus
ed i
n ja
nito
rial
,bu
ildin
g,an
d fl
eet
mai
nten
ance
.T
his
effo
rt is
foc
used
on
find
ing
pref
erab
le p
rodu
cts
to r
epla
ce 1
3 ty
pes
of h
azar
dous
che
mic
al p
rodu
cts
iden
tifie
d in
an
initi
al a
sses
smen
t of
over
50
chem
ical
prod
ucts
cur
rent
ly u
sed
by th
e ci
ty.
To e
valu
ate
clea
ning
pro
duct
s,th
e ci
ty d
evel
oped
and
adop
ted
a se
t of
crite
ria
and
a sc
orin
g sy
stem
inth
ree
maj
or c
ateg
orie
s:(1
) hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y,(2
) env
iron-
men
tal i
mpa
ct,a
nd (
3) “
othe
r”cr
iteri
a. T
his
scor
ing
syst
em is
bei
ng te
sted
in th
e pi
lot s
tudy
to d
eter
min
eits
ab
ility
to
id
entif
y en
viro
nmen
tally
pr
efer
able
prod
ucts
an
d to
ex
clud
e ce
rtai
n pr
oduc
ts.
Cit
yem
ploy
ees
are
test
ing
the
scre
ened
pro
duct
s to
conf
irm
that
the
y pe
rfor
m a
s w
ell
or b
ette
r th
anex
istin
g pr
oduc
ts. T
he c
ity i
nten
ds t
o es
tabl
ish
EP3
city
wid
e if
the
resu
lts o
f th
e pi
lot s
tudy
dem
onst
rate
that
it
is f
easi
ble
to p
urch
ase
and
use
envi
ronm
en-
tall
ypr
efer
able
pro
duct
s in
city
ope
ratio
ns.
The
fol
low
ing
is a
sum
mar
y of
the
cri
teri
a ad
opte
dby
the
City
and
Cou
nty
of S
an F
ranc
isco
. T
hese
crit
eria
will
be
used
as
a ba
sis
for d
evel
opin
g bi
d sp
ecifi
catio
nsfo
r co
ntra
ct p
rocu
rem
ent.
To s
ee t
he o
rigi
nal
docu
-m
ent,
go t
o h
ttp
://w
ww
.sfr
ecycle
s.o
rg/h
azard
ou
s_
wast
e/h
az_
wast
e_c
on
ten
t/ci
ty_d
ep
ts/h
w_c
ity_e
p3_p
rod
_eval_
crit
eri
a.h
tm.
�H
ealth
and
Saf
ety
Cri
teri
a-
Prod
uct
cont
ains
no
mor
e th
an 0
.1 p
erce
nt b
yw
eigh
t of
any
kno
wn,
prob
able
,or
pos
sibl
ehu
man
car
cino
gen,
mut
agen
,or
tera
toge
n-
Prod
uct
cont
ains
no
mor
e th
an 0
.1 p
erce
nt o
fdi
etha
nola
min
e (d
oes
not a
pply
to s
ilica
san
d)-
Prod
uct
cont
ains
no
mor
e th
an 1
.0 p
erce
nt b
yw
eigh
t of
any
sub
stan
ce c
onsi
dere
d to
be
akn
own
or p
roba
ble
neur
otox
in o
r cen
tral
ner
vous
syst
em
depr
essa
nt
(doe
s no
t ap
ply
to
ethy
lal
coho
l)by
th
e N
atio
nal
Inst
itut
e of
Occ
upat
iona
l Sa
fety
and
Hea
lth (
NIO
SH)
orth
e U
S
EPA
In
tegr
ated
R
isk
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em (
IRIS
) -
Eye
irri
tatio
n-
Skin
irri
tatio
n-
Skin
abs
orpt
ion
-C
orro
sivi
ty/p
H-
Flam
mab
ility
/fla
sh p
oint
�E
nvir
onm
enta
l and
Com
mun
ity I
mpa
ct C
rite
ria
-Pe
rcen
tage
of
ozon
e-de
plet
ing
subs
tanc
es-
Perc
enta
ge b
y w
eigh
t of
any
kno
wn,
prob
able
,or
pos
sibl
e en
docr
ine
mod
ifie
r-
Perc
enta
ge o
f an
y gr
eenh
ouse
gas
des
igna
ted
by th
e K
yoto
Pro
toco
l of
Dec
embe
r 19
97-
Rea
dy b
iode
grad
abili
ty-
VO
C c
onte
nt-
Per
cent
age
of a
fra
gran
ce t
hat
is e
ithe
r a
non-
func
tion
al i
ngre
dien
t or
a S
AR
A 3
13 l
iste
dha
zard
ous
mat
eria
l-
Perc
enta
ge o
f a
colo
ring
age
nt (
dye)
tha
t is
eith
er a
non
func
tion
al i
ngre
dien
t or
a S
AR
A31
3 li
sted
haz
ardo
us m
ater
ial
�O
ther
Cri
teri
a-
Ava
ilabi
lity
as a
con
cent
rate
-A
vaila
bilit
y in
a n
onae
roso
l con
tain
er-
Ref
illa
ble/
re
turn
able
/ lo
call
y re
cycl
able
cont
aine
r an
d pa
ckag
ing
-R
ecyc
led
cont
ent
of
cont
aine
r an
d sh
ippi
ngpa
ckag
e
Per
form
ance
tes
ts.
The
City
and
Cou
nty
of S
anFr
anci
sco
are
curr
ently
con
duct
ing
pilo
t pro
duct
test
ing
by c
ity e
mpl
oyee
s to
ass
ess
prod
uct e
ffec
tiven
ess
and
wor
kabi
lity.
To
obta
in th
e re
sults
of
the
pilo
t tes
ts a
sth
ey b
ecom
e av
aila
ble,
cont
act t
he in
divi
dual
bel
ow.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.A
lex
E.
Don
g,E
P3 M
anag
er;
tel:
(650
) 59
3-40
58 o
r (4
15)
355-
3761
; e-m
ail:
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uy
@Y
ah
oo
.co
mor
ale
x.d
on
g@
sfg
ov.
org
.
Cit
y o
f S
eatt
le,
Wash
ing
ton
Env
iron
men
tal
eval
uati
on.
In 2
002,
Sea
ttle
inc
or-
pora
ted
envi
ronm
enta
l cr
iter
ia
into
re
ques
ts
for
bids
for
jan
itor
ial
prod
ucts
pur
chas
ed f
or u
se b
yci
ty j
anit
oria
lst
aff.
An
inte
rdep
artm
enta
l te
am o
fci
ty s
taff
,in
clud
ing
jani
tori
al s
uper
viso
rs,
prop
erty
man
ager
s,an
d en
viro
nmen
tal
anal
ysts
,de
velo
ped
the
crite
ria
and
eval
uate
d th
e bi
ds.
The
cri
teri
a ar
e ap
plie
d pa
rtly
on
a pa
ss-f
ail
basi
san
d pa
rtly
as
rela
tive
scor
es,
with
a t
hres
hold
sco
rene
eded
in
the
rel
ativ
e-sc
ore
area
for
pro
duct
s to
be
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
35
acce
ptab
le.
Sea
ttle
also
acc
epts
pro
duct
s th
at m
eet
appl
icab
le c
rite
ria
from
the
Sta
te o
f W
ashi
ngto
n or
Gre
en S
eal.
For
VO
Cs,
Seat
tle s
et a
max
imum
in th
epa
ss-f
ail
crite
ria
and
also
app
lied
a re
lativ
e sc
ore
to“r
ewar
d”lo
wer
-VO
C
prod
ucts
at
va
riou
s le
vels
belo
w t
he m
axim
um.
The
cit
y in
clud
ed a
quat
icto
xici
ty,e
ven
thou
gh th
is in
form
atio
n is
not
com
mon
lyav
aila
ble,
beca
use
of t
he
impo
rtan
ce o
f aq
uatic
spec
ies,
part
icul
arly
sal
mon
,to
the
loc
al e
nvir
on-
men
t an
d ec
onom
y. S
eatt
le s
ough
t re
adil
y av
ail-
able
ref
eren
ce l
ists
for
eac
h of
the
cri
teri
a,an
din
clud
ed i
ts o
wn
list
of
subs
tanc
es w
here
gen
eral
refe
renc
es w
ere
not
read
ily
avai
labl
e,su
ch a
s fo
ren
docr
ine
mod
ifie
rs.
The
pas
s-fa
il re
quir
emen
ts a
ddre
ss:
�C
arci
noge
ns a
nd r
epro
duct
ive
toxi
ns�
Neu
roto
xins
�Fl
amm
abili
ty�
Cor
rosi
vity
�V
OC
s �
End
ocri
ne m
odif
iers
�A
eros
ol c
onta
iner
s.
To r
ecei
ve f
urth
er c
onsi
dera
tion,
a pr
oduc
t’s r
elat
ive
scor
e m
ust n
ot e
xcee
d a
spec
ified
allo
wab
le m
axim
um.
For
each
of
the
follo
win
g,th
e le
vels
of
poss
ible
poin
ts a
re s
pelle
d ou
t in
the
bid
form
.
�E
ye ir
rita
tion
�Sk
in ir
rita
tion
�Sk
in a
bsor
ptio
n�
VO
Cs
�E
utro
phic
atio
n (p
hosp
hate
s)�
Ove
rall
acut
e to
xici
ty�
Aqu
atic
toxi
city
�C
ombi
ned
disi
nfec
tant
/cle
aner
�B
iode
grad
abili
ty�
Frag
ranc
es�
Dye
s�
Con
cent
rate
s�
Rec
ycla
ble
cont
aine
r an
d pa
ckag
ing.
Per
form
ance
test
s.Se
attle
’s 2
002
jani
tori
al p
rodu
cts
cont
ract
s in
clud
e pe
rfor
man
ce te
sts
for t
hose
pro
duct
sth
at p
asse
d th
e tw
o-pa
rt e
valu
atio
n of
saf
ety
and
envi
ronm
enta
l fe
atur
es.
The
se t
ests
had
not
bee
nco
mpl
eted
w
hen
this
do
cum
ent
wen
t to
pr
ess.
Prod
ucts
dee
med
acc
epta
ble
by s
taff
car
ryin
g ou
t the
perf
orm
ance
te
sts
wil
l be
su
bjec
ted
to
pric
ing
eval
uati
ons
that
ta
ke
into
ac
coun
t pa
ckag
ing,
disp
ensi
ng,a
nd th
e us
e of
con
cent
rate
s.
Con
tact
inf
orm
atio
n.Sh
irli
Axe
lrod
,Se
attle
Pub
licU
tiliti
es; t
el:(
206)
684
-780
4; e
-mai
l:sh
irli.a
xelr
od
@
ci.s
eatt
le.w
a.u
s.
Ch
ap
ter
6
Pro
du
ct
Evalu
ati
on
Pro
gra
ms
36
SC
IEN
TIF
IC C
ER
TIF
ICA
TIO
N S
YS
TEM
S:
VE
RIF
YIN
G M
AN
UFA
CT
UR
ER
CLA
IMS
Sci
enti
fic
Cer
tifi
cati
on S
yste
ms
(SC
S)
is a
neut
ral,
thir
d-pa
rty
eval
uatio
n an
d ce
rtifi
catio
nco
mpa
ny t
hat
veri
fies
cla
ims
mad
e by
man
u-fa
ctur
ers
abou
t th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
refe
rabi
lity
of t
heir
pro
duct
s. T
he S
CS
gre
en c
ross
and
glob
e lo
go is
use
d on
pro
duct
s w
ith
spec
ific
attr
ibut
es s
uch
as c
erti
fied
rec
ycle
d co
nten
t(o
f va
riou
s pe
rcen
tage
s), b
iode
grad
abili
ty,
abse
nce
of o
zone
-dep
leti
ng c
hem
ical
s, a
nd n
oor
low
VO
C c
onte
nt, a
mon
g ot
hers
. The
SC
Spr
ogra
m m
ay b
e of
inte
rest
to
thos
e w
how
ant
to b
uy p
rodu
cts
wit
h sp
ecif
ic a
ttri
bute
san
d ne
ed t
hird
-par
ty v
erif
icat
ion.
Unl
ike
Gre
enS
eal,
SC
S d
oes
not
crea
te o
vera
ll st
anda
rds
for
diff
eren
t ty
pes
of p
rodu
cts,
suc
h as
indu
stri
alcl
eane
rs. I
nste
ad, S
CS
foc
uses
on
spec
ific
attr
ibut
es. I
n th
e co
mpa
ny’s
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
tca
tego
ry, w
hich
incl
udes
a w
ide
rang
e of
prod
ucts
, the
re a
re 4
8 it
ems
cert
ifie
d as
biod
egra
dabl
e, t
wo
as h
avin
g 50
per
cent
recy
cled
cont
ent,
and
tw
o w
ith
80 p
erce
ntre
cycl
ed c
on
ten
t. A
fu
ll lis
t o
f cl
ean
ing
pro
du
cts
wit
h S
CS
cer
tifi
cati
on c
an b
e fo
und
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.scs1.c
om
/cg
i-b
in/s
cs-c
ert
cla
ims.
cg
i?fu
ncti
on
=searc
h&
pro
du
ctt
yp
e=
Cle
an
ing
+
Pro
du
cts
.
Pe
rfo
rma
nce
te
sts
.S
CS
has
not
ver
ifie
d an
ycl
aim
s ab
out
the
perf
orm
ance
of
spec
ific
jani
-to
rial
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
ts.
Co
nta
ct
info
rma
tio
n.
Cal
l SC
S a
t (5
10)
832-
1415
; web
sit
e: h
ttp
://w
ww
.scs1
.co
m.
Ch
ap
ter
7
Case S
tud
ies
37
US
GS
A/E
PA
Cle
an
ing
Pro
du
cts
Pilo
t P
roje
ct
In 1
993,
the
Publ
ic B
uild
ings
Ser
vice
of
the
US
Gen
eral
Ser
vice
s A
dmin
istr
atio
n (G
SA),
the
cent
ral
purc
hasi
ng
agen
cy
for
the
fede
ral
gove
rnm
ent,
esta
blis
hed
a C
lean
ing
Pro
duct
s P
ilot
Pro
ject
in
coll
abor
atio
nw
ith
the
US
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
nA
genc
y. T
he p
urpo
se o
f th
e pr
ojec
t w
as t
o co
llect
info
rmat
ion
on
the
envi
ronm
enta
l at
trib
utes
of
jani
tori
alcl
eane
rs s
o th
at f
eder
al p
urch
asin
g ag
ents
coul
d m
ake
an “
info
rmed
dec
isio
n”ab
out
whi
chpr
oduc
ts t
o bu
y. U
nder
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
131
01an
d its
pre
dece
ssor
No.
128
73,
fede
ral
agen
cies
are
enco
urag
ed t
o pu
rcha
se e
nvir
onm
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
epr
oduc
ts —
“pr
oduc
ts a
nd s
ervi
ces
[tha
t] h
ave
ale
sser
or
redu
ced
effe
ct o
n hu
man
hea
lth a
nd t
heen
viro
nmen
t w
hen
com
pare
d to
oth
er p
rodu
cts
and
serv
ices
that
ser
ve th
e sa
me
purp
ose.
”
In 1
997,
US
EPA
pub
lish
ed a
tab
le o
f cl
eani
ngpr
oduc
ts to
hel
p pu
rcha
sers
ass
ess
the
envi
ronm
enta
lat
trib
utes
of
spec
ific
pro
duct
s. T
he t
able
em
ploy
eden
viro
nmen
tal
crite
ria
that
wer
e br
oade
r an
d fe
wer
in n
umbe
r th
an t
hose
use
d in
man
y ot
her
prog
ram
s.V
endo
rs w
ere
aske
d to
rep
ort
on k
ey e
nvir
onm
enta
lan
d he
alth
-rel
ated
attr
ibut
es o
f the
ir p
rodu
cts,
and
the
agen
cies
use
d th
is in
form
atio
n to
edu
cate
gov
ernm
ent
purc
hase
rs r
athe
r th
an e
xclu
de s
peci
fic
prod
ucts
.T
he
prod
uct
attr
ibut
es
used
in
th
e pi
lot
proj
ect
incl
uded
:
�S
kin
irri
tati
on
pote
ntia
l (n
egli
gibl
e,sl
ight
,m
oder
ate,
stro
ng).
�Fo
od-c
hain
exp
osur
e ba
sed
on t
he p
rodu
ct’s
bio
-co
ncen
trat
ion
fact
or (
unde
r 10
00 w
as c
onsi
dere
den
viro
nmen
tally
pre
fera
ble)
.
�A
ir p
ollu
tion
pote
ntia
l,ba
sed
on p
erce
ntag
e of
VO
Cs
in th
e re
ady-
to-u
se p
rodu
ct.
�A
ddit
ion
of
frag
ranc
es,
gene
rall
y co
nsid
ered
unne
cess
ary.
�P
rese
nce
of d
yes,
som
etim
es u
sed
as a
saf
ety
prec
auti
on.
�R
educ
ed o
r re
cycl
able
pac
kagi
ng.
�Pr
esen
ce o
f fe
atur
es t
hat
min
imiz
e ex
posu
re t
oco
ncen
trat
es.
All
of
the
prod
ucts
in
th
e ta
ble
also
m
eet
the
Org
anis
atio
n fo
r E
cono
mic
C
oope
rati
on
and
Dev
elop
men
t’s
(OE
CD
’s)
stan
dard
of
“r
eady
biod
egra
dabi
lity,
”* N
eith
er t
he E
PA n
or G
SA h
asco
nduc
ted
perf
orm
ance
tes
ts o
n th
ese
prod
ucts
. Fo
rth
e pr
ojec
t rep
ort,
go to
htt
p:/
/ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/o
pp
tin
tr/
ep
p/p
dfs
/cle
an
er.
pd
f.T
he ta
ble
listin
g en
viro
nmen
tal
crite
ria
is a
vaila
ble
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.fss
.gsa
.go
v/e
nvir
on
/
pd
f/b
iod
eg
rad
ab
le-c
lean
ers
-deg
rease
rs.p
df.
Con
tact
info
rmat
ion.
US
EPA
’s P
ollu
tion
Prev
entio
nIn
form
atio
n C
lear
ingh
ouse
; te
l:(2
02)
260-
1023
; w
ebsi
te:h
ttp
://w
ww
.ep
a.g
ov/o
pp
tin
tr/e
pp
/pd
fs/c
lean
er.p
df.
In a
dditi
on,t
he G
SA m
aint
ains
a li
st o
f bio
degr
adab
lecl
eane
rs a
nd d
egre
aser
s at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.f
ss.g
sa.g
ov/
en
vir
on
/pd
f/b
iod
eg
rad
ab
le-c
lean
ers
-deg
rease
rs.p
df.
US
Na
tio
na
l P
ark
s S
erv
ice
Star
ting
in 1
998,
the
Nat
iona
l Pa
rks
Serv
ice
impl
e-m
ente
d a
pilo
t pro
ject
at Y
ello
wst
one
Nat
iona
l Par
k,on
e of
the
mos
t fre
quen
ted
site
s in
the
natio
nal p
arks
syst
em. T
he P
arks
Ser
vice
ope
rate
s se
vera
l ty
pes
offa
cilit
ies
at Y
ello
wst
one,
incl
udin
g of
fice
s,vi
sito
rce
nter
s,re
stro
oms,
and
mai
nten
ance
bui
ldin
gs.
Inad
ditio
n,it
over
sees
con
cess
iona
ire-
oper
ated
faci
litie
ssu
ch a
s ki
tche
ns,r
esta
uran
ts,a
nd m
edic
al b
uild
ings
.
In o
rder
to h
elp
Yel
low
ston
e Pa
rk s
witc
h to
env
iron
-m
enta
lly p
refe
rabl
e cl
eani
ng p
rodu
cts,
the
proj
ect
cons
ulta
nts
deve
lope
d a
buyi
ng g
uide
bas
ed o
n th
ecr
iteri
a in
San
ta M
onic
a’s
bid
spec
ific
atio
ns (
see
page
s 33
to
35).
Fro
m J
anua
ry t
o M
arch
199
9,Y
ello
wst
one
Park
im
plem
ente
d th
e pr
ogra
m
atse
lect
ed f
acil
itie
s. T
he p
rogr
am w
as s
ubse
quen
tly
expa
nded
to
the
rest
of
Yel
low
ston
e Pa
rk a
nd t
oG
rand
Tet
on N
atio
nal P
ark.
Ch
ap
ter
7
CA
SE
ST
UD
IES
*T
he O
EC
D’s
sta
ndar
d fo
r “r
eady
bio
degr
adab
ility
" ha
sbe
en h
arm
oniz
ed w
ith t
he U
S E
PA's
gui
delin
es,
whi
ch a
reav
aila
ble
at
http
://w
ww
.epa
.gov
/doc
s/O
PPT
S_H
arm
oniz
ed/
835_
Fate
_Tra
nspo
rt_a
nd_T
rans
form
atio
n_Te
st_G
uide
line
s.Se
e th
e fo
otno
te o
n pa
ge 2
9 fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on r
eady
biod
egra
dabi
lity
Ch
ap
ter
7
Case S
tud
ies
38
A c
opy
of t
he c
ase
stud
y re
port
(en
title
d “C
lean
ing
Nat
iona
l Pa
rks:
Usi
ng E
nvir
onm
enta
lly P
refe
rabl
eJa
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s at
Yel
low
ston
e an
d G
rand
Tet
onN
atio
nal
Par
ks”)
is
av
aila
ble
from
U
S
EPA
’sP
ollu
tion
P
reve
ntio
n In
form
atio
n C
lear
ingh
ouse
,(2
02)
260-
1023
,an
d on
line
at h
ttp
://w
ww
.ep
a.g
ov/
op
pti
ntr
/lib
rary
/pp
icd
ist.
htm
.
San
ta C
lara
Co
un
ty,
Califo
rnia
The
Jan
itori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
tis
con
duct
ing
an o
ngoi
ng s
tudy
of
envi
ronm
enta
llypr
efer
able
jani
tori
al c
lean
ing
supp
lies
in S
anta
Cla
raC
ount
y,es
peci
ally
pro
duct
s se
rvin
g th
e ne
eds
ofla
rge
orga
niza
tions
suc
h as
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
,sc
hool
s,m
anuf
actu
ring
fi
rms,
hote
ls,
and
larg
eja
nito
rial
cont
ract
ors.
Pro
ject
sta
ff h
ave
revi
ewed
the
chem
ical
con
tent
of
prod
ucts
usi
ng t
oxic
olog
yda
ta a
nd m
ater
ial
safe
ty d
ata
shee
ts. A
rep
ort
on t
hepr
ojec
t is
ava
ilabl
e at
htt
p:/
/ww
w.w
estp
2n
et.
org
/
Jan
ito
rial/
pro
jectr
esu
lts.h
tm.
Perf
orm
ance
test
s.T
he p
rodu
cts
have
pro
ven
effe
ctiv
ein
on-
the-
job
tria
ls c
ondu
cted
by
num
erou
s cl
eani
ngpr
ofes
sion
als.
Con
tact
info
rmat
ion.
Tho
mas
Bar
ron,
Lea
d C
onsu
ltant
;te
l:(9
25)
283-
8121
; e-
mai
l ts
barr
on
@att
glo
bal.n
et;
web
si
te:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.w
estp
2n
et.
org
/Ja
nit
ori
al/
co
nta
cts
.htm
.
Appendix 1
39
Ap
pen
dix
1.
Reco
mm
en
ded
Jan
ito
rial
Cle
an
ing
Pro
du
cts
Cle
an
er
Ty
pe
Ant
imic
robi
al
Ant
imic
robi
al
Pro
du
ct
Alf
a-T
izer
Cyc
le D
isin
fect
(C12
8)
En
vir
on
-
me
nta
l
Ev
alu
ati
on
GS-
1
SM
Pe
rfo
rm-
an
ce
Te
sti
ng
Non
e
SM
Co
nta
ct
Alf
a K
leen
840-
B C
apito
lio W
aySa
n L
uis
Obi
spo,
CA
934
01Te
l 805
541
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5 F
ax 8
05 5
41-3
467
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tact
:Jas
on C
offm
an,P
rodu
ct M
gr.
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ail:
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nc@
alfa
klee
n.co
m
Cle
an E
nvir
onm
ent C
o.P.
O. B
ox 4
444
Lin
coln
,NE
685
04
Attn
:Don
Eby
Te
l 800
266
-235
3 F
ax 4
02 4
64-1
175
Em
ail:
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rocy
cl@
aol.c
omw
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egr e
encl
ean.
com
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ail
ab
ilit
y
Con
cent
rate
; 8
oz. -
55
gal.
cont
aine
rs
Con
cent
rate
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5 ga
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gal
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CL
EA
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, D
ISIN
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AN
TS
, A
ND
SA
NIT
IZE
RS
Tabl
e 6
prov
ides
des
crip
tions
,co
ntac
ts,
and
avai
labi
lity
inf
orm
atio
n on
cle
anin
g pr
oduc
tsap
prov
ed b
y G
reen
Sea
l an
d by
fed
eral
,st
ate,
and
loca
l pu
rcha
sing
pr
ogra
ms.
W
hile
al
lpr
oduc
ts i
n Ta
ble
6 un
derw
ent
som
e fo
rm o
fen
viro
nmen
tal
pref
erab
ilit
y re
view
,no
t al
l of
them
wer
e pe
rfor
man
ce-t
este
d. T
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40
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41
Appendix 1
42
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Appendix 1
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Mul
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51
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P atr
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rate
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Pro
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on
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me
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cent
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rate
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4 x
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x 2.
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Gla
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cent
rate
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gal
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gal
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Appendix 1
53
Floo
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are
Hig
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loss
Flo
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ES
80)
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tral
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cent
rate
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me
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bove
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l.,5
gal.,
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al.,
55 g
Appendix 1
54C
lea
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Pro
du
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En
vir
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-
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Av
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ab
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Flo
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cent
rate
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rate
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Sam
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abo
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gal
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gal
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55
Car
pet/
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Car
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Cle
aner
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pet P
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Con
cent
rate
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cent
rate
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t Fai
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604
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217
662
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mai
l:Ps
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omw
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rang
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om/
Con
cent
rate
; 1
gal.,
5 ga
l.
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56C
lea
ne
r Ty
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Pro
du
ct
En
vir
on
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me
nta
l
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alu
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ab
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Cle
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Pro
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S
cre
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fo
r S
pecif
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En
vir
on
men
tally P
refe
rab
le C
rite
ria
In T
able
s 7a
thro
ugh
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he p
rodu
cts
from
Tab
le6
are
scre
ened
for
nin
e of
the
cri
teri
a us
ed t
ode
term
ine
envi
ronm
enta
l pr
efer
abili
ty.
Prod
ucts
are
liste
d by
cat
egor
y an
d w
ere
eval
uate
d by
at
leas
t one
of t
he fo
llow
ing
cert
ific
atio
n pr
ogra
ms:
Not
e th
at s
ome
eval
uatio
n sy
stem
s ex
empt
the
bioc
ide
— t
he d
isin
fect
ant
ingr
edie
nt t
hat
kills
mic
robe
s —
fro
m th
e sc
reen
ing
proc
ess.
Bec
ause
IN
FO
RM
on
ly
look
ed
at
jani
tori
alcl
eani
ng
prod
ucts
th
at
wer
e ev
alua
ted
byin
depe
nden
tso
urce
s,ot
her
prod
ucts
tha
t m
eet
the
sam
e en
viro
nmen
tal a
nd p
erfo
rman
ce c
rite
ria
may
hav
e be
en o
mitt
ed.
One
pur
pose
of
this
repo
rt i
s to
ena
ble
jani
tori
al s
taff
to
use
the
crit
eria
deve
lope
d by
ot
her
orga
niza
tions
to
eval
uate
new
pro
duct
s as
the
y be
com
e av
aila
ble
on th
e m
arke
t.
In T
able
s 7a
thr
ough
7h,
an X
ind
icat
es t
hat
the
prod
uct
was
det
erm
ined
to
mee
t th
e st
ated
crit
erio
n;a
blan
k in
dica
tes
that
the
pro
duct
has
not b
een
inde
pend
ently
eva
luat
ed o
n th
e cr
iteri
on.
Oth
er s
ymbo
ls u
sed
in t
hese
tab
les
indi
cate
the
follo
win
g:
C =
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at t
he p
rodu
ctm
eets
this
cri
teri
on,b
ut n
o th
ird
part
y ha
s ve
rifi
edth
e cl
aim
.
M
=
The
pr
oduc
t w
as
eval
uate
d by
Mas
sach
uset
ts u
sing
a li
st th
at is
sim
ilar,
but n
otid
entic
al,t
o th
e To
xics
Rel
ease
Inv
ento
ry (
TR
I).
U =
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in t
he s
cori
ng o
rra
nkin
g of
the
pro
duct
,bu
t th
e re
sult
was
not
avai
labl
e fo
r in
clus
ion
in th
is r
epor
t.
The
col
umn
head
ings
in
tabl
es 7
a th
roug
h 7h
indi
cate
the
follo
win
g:
Fre
e of
Car
cin
ogen
s.T
he p
rodu
ct w
as d
eter
-m
ined
to
be f
ree
of c
arci
noge
ns.
Fre
e of
AP
Es.
The
pro
duct
was
det
erm
ined
to
be f
ree
of a
lkyl
phen
ol e
thox
ylat
es,
a cl
ass
ofde
terg
ents
tha
t ha
ve h
igh
aqua
tic t
oxic
ity a
ndm
ay
degr
ade
into
en
docr
ine
disr
upto
rs.
(Deg
rada
tion
prod
ucts
of
alky
lphe
nol e
thox
ylat
esw
ere
foun
d in
app
roxi
mat
ely
50 p
erce
nt o
f th
est
ream
s su
rvey
ed b
y th
e U
S G
eolo
gica
l Su
rvey
in 1
999
and
2000
.1)
Ozo
ne-f
ree.
The
pro
duct
was
det
erm
ined
to
befr
ee o
f oz
one-
depl
etin
g su
bsta
nces
.
Fre
e of
T
RI
Che
mic
als.
The
pr
oduc
t w
asde
term
ined
to b
e fr
ee o
f ch
emic
als
on th
e To
xics
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y. T
he le
tter M
indi
cate
s th
at th
epr
oduc
t w
as e
valu
ated
by
Mas
sach
uset
ts u
sing
alis
t tha
t is
sim
ilar,
but n
ot id
entic
al,t
o th
e T
RI.
Fla
sh P
oint
>14
0°F.
The
pro
duct
was
det
er-
min
ed t
o ha
ve a
fla
sh p
oint
abo
ve 1
40º
F. A
prod
uct w
ith a
hig
h fl
ash
poin
t is
safe
r,si
nce
this
is t
he t
empe
ratu
re a
t w
hich
it
may
giv
e of
f
enou
gh f
lam
mab
le v
apor
s to
ign
ite.
(Pro
duct
sap
prov
ed b
y E
nvir
onm
enta
l Cho
ice
Can
ada
have
flas
h po
ints
abo
ve 6
1°C
,or
141.
08°
F.)
Rea
dily
Bio
degr
adab
le.T
he p
rodu
ct w
as d
eter
-m
ined
in la
b te
sts
to re
adily
bio
degr
ade,
or b
reak
dow
n,in
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Som
e pr
ogra
ms
eval
-ua
ted
indi
vidu
al
ingr
edie
nts
usin
g th
eO
rgan
isat
ion
for
Eco
nom
ic
Coo
pera
tion
an
dD
evel
opm
ent’
s (O
EC
D’s
) te
st
for
read
ybi
odeg
rada
bilit
y,an
d so
me
test
ed th
e pr
oduc
t as
a w
hole
usi
ng t
he O
EC
D’s
tes
t. Fo
r m
ore
info
r-m
atio
n on
thi
s te
st a
nd i
ts l
imita
tions
,se
e th
efo
otno
te o
n pa
ge 2
9. S
ome
prod
ucts
wer
e no
tev
alua
ted
for
read
y bi
odeg
rada
bili
ty b
ut f
orul
tim
ate
biod
egra
dabi
lity.
The
se p
rodu
cts
may
degr
ade
even
tual
ly,
but
no
info
rmat
ion
was
prov
ided
on
whe
ther
thi
s w
ould
hap
pen
in a
reas
onab
leam
ount
of
tim
e.
Pho
spha
te-f
ree.
The
pro
duct
is fr
ee o
f pho
spha
tes
beyo
nd t
race
qua
ntiti
es (
phos
phat
es c
an c
ause
alga
e bl
oom
s in
wat
erw
ays)
.
Low
Ora
l Tox
icit
y.T
he p
rodu
ct w
as d
eter
min
edto
hav
e lo
w o
ral
toxi
city
bas
ed o
n an
imal
tes
ts,
mea
ning
tha
t a
grea
t de
al w
ould
hav
e to
be
inge
sted
to h
ave
fata
l con
sequ
ence
s.
Low
Aqu
atic
Tox
icit
y.T
he p
rodu
ct w
as d
eter
-m
ined
to h
ave
low
aqu
atic
toxi
city
.
Use
rs
shou
ld
refe
r to
th
e or
igin
al
prod
uct
stan
dard
sfo
r de
taile
d in
form
atio
n on
how
thes
ecr
iter
ia w
ere
eval
uate
d. I
nter
net
link
s to
the
stan
dard
san
d co
ntac
ts f
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
are
prov
ided
in c
hapt
er 6
of
this
rep
ort.
EC
= E
nvir
onm
enta
l Cho
ice
Can
ada
GS-
1 =
Gre
en S
eal’s
Cho
ose
Gre
enR
epor
tM
A =
Com
mon
wea
lth o
f M
assa
chus
etts
M
N =
Sta
te o
f M
inne
sota
SM =
City
of
Sant
a M
onic
a,C
alif
orni
aV
T =
Sta
te o
f V
erm
ont
WA
= S
tate
of
Was
hing
ton
Appendix 2
59
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Ant
i-m
icro
bial
Alf
a K
leen
Alta
-Tiz
erG
S-1
CC
CC
Ant
i-m
icro
bial
Mic
roge
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fect
ant
Spra
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XX
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i-m
icro
bial
Cle
anE
nvir
onm
ent
Com
pany
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leD
isin
fect
ant
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Tab
le7a.
An
tim
icro
bia
lC
lean
ers
,D
isin
fecta
nts
,an
dS
an
itiz
ers
C=
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at th
e pr
oduc
t mee
ts th
is c
rite
rion
, but
no
thir
d pa
rty
has
veri
fied
the
cla
im.
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t no
t ide
ntic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Ant
i-m
icro
bial
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
Neu
tral
Dis
infe
ctan
t
GS-
1
MA
XU
XM
U
C U
C U
C U
C U
Ant
i-m
icro
bial
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Supe
rC
once
ntra
te(1
12)
GS-
1
VT
MA
X X
X U
X X
X M
X U
C U U
C X U
C U U
C U U
Appendix 2
60
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
. Beb
bing
ton
Indu
stri
esG
reen
Kni
ght
Spra
yC
lean
er
EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Sam
e as
ab
ove
Gre
en K
nigh
tG
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
lean
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EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Sam
e as
ab
ove
Gre
en K
nigh
tN
eutr
alC
lean
er
EC
XX
XX
XX
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le7b
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ult
ipu
rpo
se
Cle
an
ers
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
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lean
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Cle
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nvir
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Com
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All
Purp
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aner
G
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CC
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
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Env
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mar
tPr
oduc
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once
ntra
teG
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CC
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
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Env
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Solu
tions
Gen
eral
Purp
ose
Cle
aner
(E
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C)
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Supe
rC
once
ntra
te(1
12)
VT
MA
X X
X U
X X
X M
X U
U U
X U
U U
U U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
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lean
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EZ
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A-B
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61
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Fle
xoP
rodu
cts
Pat
r iot
Spr
ay a
ndW
ipe
Cle
aner
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Sam
e as
abov
eP
atri
otN
eutr
alC
lean
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EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Sam
e as
abov
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atri
ot A
llP
urpo
seC
lean
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once
ntr a
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EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
ti-
purp
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Cle
aner
M.D
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tets
on C
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lue
J
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Mul
ti-
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Pro
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artn
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Ltd
Sup
er G
reen
EC
XX
XX
XX
Mul
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XX
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C
X C
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Nat
ural
lyY
ours
All
Pur
pose
Cle
aner
(NY
-2)
GS
-1
SM
XX
XX
X
C X
CC U
C U
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
PC
I of
Am
eric
aH
urri
safe
9010
All
Pur
pose
Cle
aner
GS
-1C
CC
C
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Pri
smE
nvir
on-
men
tal
Pri
sm S
pray
Cle
aner
U
ltra
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Tab
le7b
.M
ult
ipu
rpo
se
Cle
an
ers
(co
nt.
)Appendix 2
62
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
20-1
0Pr
oduc
tsF o
rmul
a G
-51
0G
S-1
CC
CC
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Sam
eas
abov
eL
iqui
dSu
nshi
neG
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
All-
Purp
ose
Cle
aner
GS-
1
MA
XU
XM
U
C U
C U
C U
C U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Riv
ers
Run
Inte
rnat
iona
lE
2E
CX
XX
XX
X
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Ric
hco
Prod
ucts
Met
er M
ade
All-
Purp
ose
Cle
aner
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Puri
tan
Serv
ices
Daz
zle
Cle
anG
S-1
CC
CC
MA
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Uni
ted
Lab
orat
orie
sD
uo-Z
yme
(Uni
ted
555)
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
eC
lean
er
Sam
eas
abov
eSu
nshi
ne in
a C
anM
AX
UX
MU
UU
UU
C=
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at th
e pr
oduc
t mee
ts th
is c
rite
rion
, but
no
inde
pend
ent t
hird
par
ty h
as v
erif
ied
the
clai
m.
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t not
iden
tical
, to
the
TR
I.U
=T
his
crite
rion
was
use
d in
the
scor
ing
or r
anki
ng o
f th
e pr
oduc
t, bu
t the
res
ult w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Mul
ti-
purp
ose
Cle
aner
Sam
e as
ab
ove
Pris
m G
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
lean
erU
ltra
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Appendix 2
63
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Deg
reas
erL
ord
and
P art
ners
Ltd
BR
AD
G.P
.S. a
ndB
RA
DG
.P.S
.H
eavy
Dut
y
EC
XX
XX
XX
Deg
reas
erN
atur
e’s
Env
iron
-m
enta
lPr
oduc
ts
OB
P 10
82D
egre
aser
EC
XX
XX
XX
Deg
reas
erB
ebbi
ngto
nIn
dust
ries
Gre
enK
nigh
tD
egre
aser
(GK
-501
)
EC
XX
XX
XX
Deg
reas
erSa
me
asab
ove
Gre
enK
nigh
tD
egre
aser
EC
XX
XX
XX
Tab
le7c.
Deg
reasers
Deg
reas
erC
lean
Env
iron
men
tC
ompa
ny
Dut
yD
egre
aser
& C
lean
er(N
14)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Deg
reas
erE
nvir
oSo
lutio
nsH
eavy
Dut
yD
egre
aser
(ES
75)
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Deg
reas
erK
C P
rodu
cts
KC
Citr
usG
S-1
CC
CC
Appendix 2
64
Deg
reas
erP
& D
Cre
ativ
eM
agic
555
Indu
stri
alD
egre
aser
and
Cle
aner
GS-
1C
CC
C
Deg
reas
erU
nite
dL
abor
ator
ies
Duo
-Zym
e(U
nite
d 55
5)M
AX
UX
MU
UU
UU
Deg
reas
erN
atur
ally
You
rsC
lean
erD
egre
aser
(NY
-3)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Deg
reas
erSO
QE
nvir
on-
men
tal
Tech
nolo
gies
Eco
mat
eM
PCG
S-1
WA
XX
XX
X
C X
CC
C X
Deg
reas
erR
oche
ster
Mid
land
Env
iro
Car
eTo
ugh
Job
Cle
aner
MA
GS-
1
XU
XM
UU C
U C
U C
U C
C=
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at th
e pr
oduc
t mee
ts th
is c
rite
rion
, but
no
inde
pend
ent t
hird
par
ty h
as v
erif
ied
the
clai
m.
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t no
t ide
ntic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Deg
reas
er. Pr
ism
Env
iron
-m
enta
l
Deg
reas
erU
ltra
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Deg
reas
erR
ichc
oPr
oduc
tsM
eter
Mad
eD
egre
aser
/C
lean
er #
200
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Deg
reas
erR
iver
s R
unIn
tern
atio
nal
E2
EC
XX
XX
XX
Deg
reas
erSh
adow
Lak
eC
itra-
Solv
G
S-1
CC
CC
Appendix 2
65
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
at-
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Env
iro
Solu
tions
Was
hroo
mC
lean
er
(ES
51)
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Flex
oPr
oduc
tsPa
trio
tB
athr
oom
Foam
Cle
aner
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Sam
e as
abov
ePa
trio
t Tile
and
Gro
utC
lean
er
EC
XX
XX
XX
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Alf
a K
leen
Tile
,C
hrom
e an
dPo
rcel
ain
Cle
aner
(AK
-011
)
GS-
1C
CC
C
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Supe
rC
once
ntra
te(1
12)
GS-
1
MA
VT
X X
U X
X X
M X
U X
C U U
C U X
C U U
C U U
Tab
le7d
.Tu
b,
Tile,
an
dB
asin
Cle
an
ers
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Env
iroS
mar
tPr
oduc
tsD
eodo
rizi
ngB
athr
oom
Cle
aner
C
once
ntra
te
GS-
1C
CC
C
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Cle
anE
nvir
onm
ent
Com
pany
Bas
in,T
ub,
& T
ileC
lean
er(N
7)
GS-
1
SMX
XX
XX
C X
CC U
C U
Appendix 2
66
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Nat
ural
lyY
ours
Bas
in,T
ub,
and
Tile
Cle
aner
(NY
-4)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Qui
ck ‘
nB
rite
Qui
ck ‘
nB
rite
WA
XX
XX
XX
X
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Uni
ted
Lab
orat
orie
sSu
nwas
hB
athr
oom
Cle
aner
Aer
osol
(Uni
ted
178)
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
C
= T
he m
anuf
actu
rer
clai
ms
that
the
prod
uct m
eets
this
cri
teri
on, b
ut n
o in
depe
nden
t thi
rd p
arty
has
ver
ifie
d th
e cl
aim
.M
= T
he p
rodu
ct w
as e
valu
ated
by
Mas
sach
uset
ts u
sing
a li
st th
at is
sim
ilar,
but
not i
dent
ical
, to
the
TR
I.U
=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Ric
hco
Prod
ucts
Met
er M
ade
Bat
hroo
man
d B
owl
Cle
aner
#3
00
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Tub
,Tile
,an
d B
asin
Cle
aner
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
Was
hroo
m&
Fix
ture
Cle
aner
MA
GS-
1
XU
XM
UU C
U C
U C
U C
Appendix 2
67
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Toil
etC
lean
erB
ebbi
ngto
nIn
dust
ries
Gre
enK
nigh
t Bow
lC
lean
er A
cid
EC
XX
XX
XX
Toil
etC
lean
erS
ame
asab
ove
Gre
enK
nigh
t Bow
lC
lean
erA
lkal
ine
EC
XX
XX
XX
Toil
etC
lean
erP
rism
Env
iron
-m
enta
l
Bow
lC
lean
erA
lkal
ine
Ult
raC
once
ntra
te
EC
XX
XX
XX
Toil
etC
lean
erM
.D. S
tets
onL
av-S
afe
Toil
et B
owl
Cle
aner
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Toil
etC
lean
erQ
uick
‘n
Bri
teQ
uick
‘n
Bri
teW
AX
XX
XX
XU
UX
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Beb
bing
ton
Indu
stri
esG
reen
Kni
ght G
lass
and
Win
dow
Cle
aner
EC
XX
XX
XX
Toil
etC
lean
erE
nvir
oS
olut
ions
Bow
l an
dU
rina
lC
lean
er
(ES
55)
MA
VT
X X
U X
X X
M X
U X
U U
U X
U U
U U
Tab
le7e.
To
ilet
Cle
an
ers
an
dG
lass/W
ind
ow
Cle
an
ers
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
C
lean
er
Cle
anE
nvir
onm
ent
Com
pany
Gla
ss &
Win
dow
Cle
aner
(N13
)
SM
XX
XX
XX
UU
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Env
iro
Sol
utio
nsG
lass
Cle
aner
(E
S 7
7)
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Appendix 2
68
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
C
lean
er
Flex
oPr
oduc
tsPa
trio
tG
lass
Cle
aner
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
Gla
ssC
lean
erC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Sam
e as
abov
eSu
nshi
ne in
a C
an(U
nite
d 17
7)
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Qui
ck ‘
nB
rite
Qui
ck ‘
nB
rite
WA
XX
XX
XX
X
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Uni
ted
Lab
orat
orie
sL
iqui
dSu
nshi
neG
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Con
cent
rate
(117
)
MA
VT
X X
U X
X X
M X
U X
U U
U X
U U
U U
M
=T
he p
rodu
ct w
as e
valu
ated
by
Mas
sach
uset
ts u
sing
a li
st th
at is
sim
ilar,
but n
ot id
entic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U
= T
his
crite
rion
was
use
d in
the
scor
ing
or r
anki
ng o
f th
e pr
oduc
t, bu
t the
res
ult w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Nat
ural
lyY
ours
Gla
ss &
Win
dow
Cle
aner
(NY
-6)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Gla
ss/
Win
dow
Cle
aner
Ric
hco
Prod
ucts
Met
er M
ade
Gla
ssC
lean
er #
400
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Appendix 2
69
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Floo
rC
are
Pris
mE
nvir
on-
men
tal
Neu
tral
Cle
aner
Ultr
aC
once
ntra
te
EC
XX
XX
XX
Floo
rC
are
Env
iro
Solu
tions
Hig
h G
loss
Floo
r Fi
nish
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Floo
rC
are
Spar
tan
Che
mic
alD
amp
Mop
GS-
1C
CC
C
Floo
rC
are
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
Floo
r C
lean
erC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Floo
rC
are
M.D
. Ste
tson
Mai
ntai
ner
Plus
Flo
orC
lean
er
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Floo
rC
are
Floo
rC
are
Sam
e as
abov
e
Env
irO
x
Neu
tral
Floo
r Cle
aner
(ES
84)
H2O
rang
e 2C
once
ntra
te(1
12)
MA
GS-
1
VT
X X
U X
X X
M X
U X
U C U
U C X
U C U
U C U
Tab
le7f.
Flo
or
Care
Pro
du
cts
Floo
rC
are
IPA
XC
lean
ogel
Gre
enU
nikl
een
GS-
1C
CC
C
Floo
rC
are
But
c her
’sT
ime
Bus
ter
Str i
pper
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Floo
rC
are
Sam
e as
Win
terc
lean
M
AX
UX
MU
UU
UU
abov
e
Floo
rC
are
Ric
hco
Prod
ucts
Arm
or C
ote
Floo
r Fi
nish
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Appendix 2
70
Floo
rC
are
Uni
ted
Lab
orat
orie
sL
iqui
dSu
nshi
neG
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
once
ntra
te(U
nite
d 77
7)
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
C=
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at th
e pr
oduc
t mee
ts th
is c
rite
rion
, but
no
inde
pend
ent t
hird
par
ty h
as v
erif
ied
the
clai
m.
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t no
t ide
ntic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Floo
rC
are
Sam
e as
abov
eL
iqui
dSu
nshi
neG
ener
alPu
rpos
eC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Appendix 2
71
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Env
iro
Solu
tions
Car
pet
Ext
ract
ion
Cle
aner
(E
S 87
)
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Beb
bing
ton
Indu
stri
esG
reen
Kni
ght
Car
pet
Cle
aner
EC
XX
XX
XX
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Flex
oPr
oduc
tsPa
trio
tC
arpe
tC
lean
erE
xtra
ctio
nSh
ampo
oC
once
ntra
te
EC
XX
XX
XX
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Sam
e as
abov
ePa
trio
tC
arpe
t Pre
-Sp
ray
Sham
poo
Con
cent
rate
EC
XX
XX
XX
Tab
le7g
.C
arp
et/
Up
ho
lste
ryC
lean
ers
an
dFu
rnit
ure
Cle
an
ers
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
CFR
Cor
p.A
ll Pu
rpos
eSp
otte
rG
S-1
CC
CC
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Con
cent
rate
(117
)
MA
VT
X X
U X
X X
M X
U X
U U
U X
U U
U U
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Cle
anE
nvir
onm
ent
Com
pany
Rot
ary
Car
pet
Sham
poo
(C25
)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Appendix 2
72
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Roc
hest
erM
idla
ndE
nvir
o C
are
Car
pet a
ndU
phol
ster
yC
once
ntra
te
MA
XU
XM
UU
UU
U
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
P &
DC
reat
ive
Mag
ic 5
55Sp
ot &
Sta
inR
emov
er
GS-
1C
CC
C
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Qui
ck ‘
nB
rite
Qui
ck n
'B
rite
W
AX
XX
XX
XX
Furn
iture
Cle
aner
/Po
lish
Cle
anE
nvir
onm
ent
Com
pany
Furn
iture
Prot
ecto
r &
Polis
h (N
11)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
Furn
iture
Polis
hN
atur
ally
You
rsFu
rnitu
rePo
lish
(NY
-8)
SMX
XX
XX
XU
U
C=
The
man
ufac
ture
r cl
aim
s th
at th
e pr
oduc
t mee
ts th
is c
rite
rion
, but
no
inde
pend
ent t
hird
par
ty h
as v
erif
ied
the
clai
m.
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t no
t ide
ntic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Ric
hco
Prod
ucts
Ext
ract
ion
Cle
aner
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Pris
mE
nvir
on-
men
tal
Car
pet
Cle
aner
Ultr
aC
once
ntra
te
EC
XX
XX
XX
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Sam
e as
abov
eC
arpe
t Pre
-Sp
ray
Ultr
aC
once
ntra
te
EC
XX
XX
XX
Car
pet/
Uph
olst
ery
Nat
ural
lyY
ours
Enz
Aw
ay(N
Y-1
6)G
S-1
SMX
XX
XX
C X
CC U
C U
Appendix 2
73
Pro
du
ct
Ty
pe
Ve
nd
or
Pro
du
ct
Ev
alu
-
ato
r
Fre
e o
f
Ca
rcin
o-
ge
ns
Fre
e
of
AP
Es
Ozo
ne
-
fre
e
Fre
e o
f
TR
I
Ch
em
ica
ls
Fla
sh
Po
int
>1
40
°F
Re
ad
ily
Bio
-
de
gra
da
ble
Ph
os-
ph
ate
fre
e
Lo
w
Ora
l
To
xic
ity
Lo
w
Aq
ua
tic
To
xic
ity
Gra
ffiti
Rem
over
Env
iro
Solu
tions
Pain
tSt
ripp
er a
ndG
raff
itiR
emov
er
VT
XX
XX
XU
XU
U
Ove
nC
lean
erQ
uick
‘n
Bri
teQ
uick
n'
Bri
te
WA
XX
XX
XX
UX
M=
The
pro
duct
was
eva
luat
ed b
y M
assa
chus
etts
usi
ng a
list
that
is s
imila
r, bu
t no
t ide
ntic
al, t
o th
e T
RI.
U=
Thi
s cr
iteri
on w
as u
sed
in th
e sc
orin
g or
ran
king
of
the
prod
uct,
but
the
resu
lt w
as n
ot a
vaila
ble
for
incl
usio
n in
this
rep
ort.
Stai
nles
sSt
eel
Cle
aner
Env
irO
xH
2Ora
nge 2
Con
cent
rate
(117
)
VT
MA
X X
X U
X X
X M
X U
U U
X U
U U
U
Tab
le7h
.M
iscellan
eo
us
Jan
ito
rial
Pro
du
cts
Appendix 2
74
No
tes
75
No
tes
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
1W
illia
m F
isk
and
Art
hur
Ros
enfe
ld,“
Impr
oved
Pro
duct
ivity
and
Hea
lth f
rom
Bet
ter
Indo
or E
nvir
onm
ents
,”C
ente
r fo
r B
uild
ing
Scie
nce
New
slet
ter
(now
the
Env
iron
men
tal
Ene
rgy
Tech
nolo
gies
New
slet
ter)
,Law
renc
eB
erke
ley
Lab
s,Su
mm
er 1
997,
5,ht
tp://
eetd
.lbl.g
ov/c
bs/n
ewsl
ette
r/N
L15
/pro
duct
ivity
.htm
l. 2
Res
earc
h T
rian
gle
Inst
itute
,Ind
oor
Env
iron
men
t C
hara
cter
izat
ion
of a
Non
-Pro
blem
Bui
ldin
g:A
sses
smen
t of
Cle
anin
g E
ffect
iven
ess
(rep
ort p
repa
red
for
the
US
EPA
Env
iron
men
tal C
rite
ria
and
Ass
essm
ent O
ffic
e),1
994,
49,1
18.
3 Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect,
Be
Hea
lthy
,Cle
an S
afel
y,A
pril
2000
,3,5
.
Ch
ap
ter
1S
ICK
BU
ILD
ING
S A
ND
OT
HE
R I
ND
OO
R A
IR P
RO
BLE
MS
1O
SHA
,“In
door
Air
Qua
lity,
”Fe
dera
l R
egis
ter
#59:
1596
8-16
039,
Apr
il 5,
1994
,http
://w
ww
.osh
a-sl
c.go
v/Fe
dReg
_osh
a_da
ta/F
ED
1994
0405
.htm
l.
2A
mer
ican
Lun
g A
ssoc
iatio
n,“A
ir Q
ualit
y in
Lar
ge B
uild
ings
,”Fe
brua
ry 2
000,
http
://w
ww
.lung
usa.
org/
air/
air0
0_si
ck.h
tml.
3O
SHA
,“In
door
Air
Qua
lity”
; Ibi
d.4
Tha
d G
odis
h,In
door
Env
iron
men
t Not
eboo
k A
rchi
ves,
Bal
l Sta
te U
nive
rsity
,http
://pu
blis
h.bs
u.ed
u/ie
n/ar
chiv
es/
2001
/041
901.
htm
.5
US
EPA
,“In
door
Air
— C
arbo
n M
onox
ide,
”ht
tp://
ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/ia
q/co
.htm
l.6
US
EPA
,“In
door
Air
— R
adon
,”ht
tp://
ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/ia
q/ra
don/
.7
OSH
A,“
Indo
or A
ir Q
ualit
y,”
10.
8Ib
id.
9Ib
id.
10Ib
id.;
New
Jer
sey
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Sen
ior
Serv
ices
,Haz
ardo
us S
ubst
ance
Fac
t She
et,“
Form
alde
hyde
,”ht
tp://
ww
w.s
tate
.nj.u
s/he
alth
/eoh
/rtk
web
/094
6.pd
f.11
Ibid
. (O
SHA
).
Ch
ap
ter
2C
LE
AN
ING
ME
TH
OD
S F
OR
IM
PR
OV
ED
AIR
QU
ALIT
Y
1U
S E
PA a
nd U
S D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Ser
vice
s,B
uild
ing
Air
Qua
lity
:A
Gui
de f
or B
uild
ing
Ow
ners
and
Faci
lity
Man
ager
s,D
ecem
ber
1991
,http
://w
ww
.epa
.gov
/iaq/
larg
ebld
gs/b
aqto
c.ht
ml.
2R
esea
rch
Tri
angl
e In
stitu
te,I
ndoo
r E
nvir
onm
ent
Cha
ract
eriz
atio
n of
a N
on-P
robl
em B
uild
ing:
Ass
essm
ent
ofC
lean
ing
Effe
ctiv
enes
s (r
epor
t pre
pare
d fo
r th
e U
S E
PA E
nvir
onm
enta
l Cri
teri
a an
d A
sses
smen
t Off
ice)
,199
4,iii
.3
Res
earc
h T
rian
gle
Inst
itute
,Ind
oor
Env
iron
men
t C
hara
cter
izat
ion,
49.
4Ib
id.,1
74.
5Ib
id.,
2.
6Ib
id.,
50.
7Ib
id.,
118.
8U
S E
PA,“
Bui
ldin
g M
aint
enan
ce C
heck
list,”
inIn
door
Air
Qua
lity
(IA
Q)
Tool
s fo
r Sc
hool
s,20
00,3
,http
://w
ww
.ep
a.go
v/ia
q/sc
hool
s/to
ols4
s2.h
tml.
9U
S E
PA,B
uild
ing
Air
Qua
lity
,97,
http
://w
ww
.epa
.gov
/iaq/
larg
ebld
gs/b
aqto
c.ht
ml.
10U
S E
PA,“
Bui
ldin
g M
aint
enan
ce C
heck
list,”
3.
11R
esea
rch
Tri
angl
e In
stitu
te,I
ndoo
r E
nvir
onm
ent
Cha
ract
eriz
atio
n,15
4.12
Car
pet a
nd R
ug I
nstit
ute,
Car
e an
d C
lean
ing,
http
://w
ww
.car
pet-
rug.
com
.13
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,Sa
fe a
nd E
ffect
ive
Car
pet
Cle
anin
g,Ju
ne 1
999,
http
://w
ww
.w
estp
2net
.org
/Jan
itori
al/f
acts
heet
s/ca
rpet
clea
ning
.htm
.14
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,H
ow t
o Se
lect
and
Use
Saf
e Ja
nito
rial
Che
mic
als,
Dec
embe
r19
99,3
7,ht
tp://
ww
w.w
estp
2net
.org
/Jan
itori
al/1
05%
20R
epor
t.pdf
.
No
tes
76
Ch
ap
ter
3H
EA
LT
H A
ND
SA
FE
TY
CO
NC
ER
NS
OF J
AN
ITO
RIA
L W
OR
KE
RS
1Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect,
How
to
Sele
ct a
nd U
se S
afe
Jani
tori
al C
hem
ical
s,D
ecem
ber
1999
,viii
,http
://w
ww
.wes
tp2n
et.o
rg/J
anito
rial
/105
%20
Rep
ort.p
df.
2Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect,
Be
Hea
lthy,
Cle
an S
afel
y,A
pril
2000
,4,h
ttp://
ww
w.w
estp
2net
.org
/Ja
nito
rial
/Ric
hmon
d%20
Rep
ort.p
df.
3Ib
id.,
13-1
4.4
Ibid
.,23
. Muc
h of
this
list
der
ives
fro
m th
is s
ourc
e.5
Ibid
.,3,
5.6
Am
eric
an L
ung
Ass
ocia
tion,
“Occ
upat
iona
l Haz
ards
,”20
00,3
-4,h
ttp://
ww
w.lu
ngus
a.or
g/ai
r/ai
r00_
occu
patio
n.ht
ml.
7Pe
rson
al c
omm
unic
atio
n,St
eve
Ash
kin,
The
Ash
kin
Gro
up,A
pril
29,2
002.
8
Ibid
.9
Ibid
.10
Ibid
.11
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,H
ow t
o Se
lect
and
Use
Saf
e Ja
nito
rial
Che
mic
als,
5.12
Ibid
.13
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,B
e H
ealt
hy,C
lean
Safe
ly,2
2.14
Sout
hern
Cal
ifor
nia
Jani
tori
al C
hem
ical
Saf
ety
Proj
ect,
http
://w
ww
.wes
tp2n
et.o
rg/J
anito
rial
/soc
alre
sults
.htm
.15
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,B
e H
ealt
hy,C
lean
Saf
ely,
23.
16St
eve
Ash
kin,
Apr
il 29
,200
2.
Ch
ap
ter
4A
NT
IMIC
RO
BIA
L C
LE
AN
ING
PR
OD
UC
TS
1U
S E
PA,O
ffic
e of
Pes
ticid
e Pr
ogra
ms,
“Ant
imic
robi
al P
estic
ide
Prod
ucts
,”fa
ct s
heet
,199
9,ht
tp://
ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/
pest
icid
es/c
itize
ns/a
ntim
ic.h
tm.
2Ib
id.
3U
S E
PA,D
IS/T
SS-1
,“E
ffic
acy
Dat
a R
equi
rem
ents
:Dis
infe
ctan
ts f
or U
se o
n H
ard
Surf
aces
,”Ja
nuar
y 22
,198
2,ht
tp://
ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/o
ppad
001/
dis_
tss_
docs
/dis
-01.
htm
.4
Ibid
.5
US
EPA
,“A
ntim
icro
bial
Pes
ticid
e Pr
oduc
ts.”
6Ib
id.
7Ib
id.
8K
eith
Bra
dley
and
Pat
rici
a V
anko
,“D
isin
fect
ants
Und
er th
e M
icro
scop
e,”
Cle
anin
g M
anag
emen
t an
d M
aint
enan
ce M
agaz
ine,
June
199
5,ht
tp://
ww
w.c
mm
onlin
e.co
m/a
rtic
le.a
sp?I
ndex
ID=
2320
601.
9Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect,
“Saf
e an
d E
ffec
tive
Dis
infe
ctin
g,”
fact
she
et,h
ttp://
ww
w.w
estp
2net
.org
/Ja
nito
rial
/fac
tshe
ets/
disi
nfec
tant
.htm
.10
Inte
rnat
iona
l Pro
gram
me
on C
hem
ical
Saf
ety,
Pois
ons
Info
rmat
ion
Mon
ogra
ph G
022
(Gro
up P
IM),
“Qua
tern
ary
Am
mon
ium
Com
poun
ds,”
Oct
ober
199
8,ht
tp://
ww
w.in
chem
.org
/doc
umen
ts/p
ims/
chem
ical
/pim
g022
.htm
.11
Env
iron
men
tal D
efen
se,C
hem
ical
Pro
file
for
Dic
hlor
oben
zalk
oniu
m C
hlor
ide
(CA
S N
umbe
r:80
23-5
3-8)
,ht
tp://
ww
w.s
core
card
.org
/che
mic
al-p
rofi
les/
sum
mar
y.tc
l?ed
f_su
bsta
nce_
id=
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tive
Dis
infe
ctin
g.”
13N
atio
nal T
oxic
olog
y Pr
ogra
m,C
hem
ical
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lth a
nd S
afet
y D
ata
for
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14C
alif
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nvir
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tect
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Age
ncy,
Off
ice
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Hea
lth H
azar
d A
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smen
t,“C
hem
ical
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now
n to
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e to
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r or
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rodu
ctiv
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ary
25,2
002,
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15N
atio
nal T
oxic
olog
y Pr
ogra
m,C
hem
ical
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y D
ata
for
p-te
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lphe
nol.
16O
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,Sta
ndar
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nter
pret
atio
n an
d C
ompl
ianc
e L
ette
rs,“
Mos
t fre
quen
tly a
sked
que
stio
ns c
once
rnin
g th
ebl
oodb
orne
pat
hoge
ns s
tand
ard,
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77
17U
nive
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of
Cal
ifor
nia
Dav
is,E
nvir
onm
enta
l Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y,“S
elec
ting
Che
mic
al D
isin
fect
ants
,”Sa
fety
Net
#51
fact
she
et,2
000,
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avis
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18Ib
id.
19In
tern
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nal P
rogr
amm
e on
Che
mic
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s In
form
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onog
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495
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dium
Hyp
ochl
orite
,”ht
tp://
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Sust
aina
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pita
ls P
roje
ct,U
nive
rsity
of
Mas
sach
uset
ts a
t Low
ell,
Low
ell C
ente
r fo
r Su
stai
nabl
e Pr
oduc
tion,
“Cle
aner
s an
d D
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aser
s,”
in M
ercu
ry R
educ
tion
Bes
t M
anag
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ract
ices
for
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
Pro
duct
sin
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pita
l,19
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htm
l. Se
eal
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cury
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omm
ittee
,Exe
cuti
ve S
umm
ary
Rep
ort,
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199
5,ht
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ww
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/mer
cury
/pha
se1/
exec
sum
mar
y.ht
m.
21U
nive
rsity
of
Cal
ifor
nia
Dav
is,“
Sele
ctin
g C
hem
ical
Dis
infe
ctan
ts.”
22N
ew J
erse
y D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth a
nd S
enio
r Se
rvic
es,H
azar
dous
Sub
stan
ce F
act S
heet
s,“I
sopr
opyl
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ohol
,”19
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alth
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f,an
d “E
thyl
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96,h
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f.
23N
atio
nal I
nstit
ute
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Hea
lth S
cien
ces
(NIE
HS)
,Nat
iona
l Tox
icol
ogy
Prog
ram
,Che
mic
alR
epos
itory
Fac
t She
ets,
“Iso
prop
anol
,”ht
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er.n
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.nih
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ocs/
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EM
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m6/
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ian6
7-63
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tml,
and
“Eth
anol
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tml,
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. 24
New
Jer
sey
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Sen
ior
Serv
ices
,“Is
opro
pyl A
lcoh
ol”
and
“Eth
yl A
lcoh
ol.”
25N
atio
nal I
nstit
ute
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Hea
lth S
cien
ces
(NIE
HS)
,Nat
iona
l Tox
icol
ogy
Prog
ram
,Che
mic
alR
epos
itory
Fac
t She
ets,
“Glu
tara
ldeh
yde,
”ht
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er.n
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11-3
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d “F
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26U
S E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy,
Inte
grat
ed R
isk
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em (
IRIS
),Q
uick
view
Sum
mar
y on
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alde
hyde
,http
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pub.
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gov/
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fm?s
ubst
ance
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br=
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; Int
erna
tiona
l Age
ncy
for
Res
earc
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Can
cer,
Mon
ogra
ph V
olum
e N
o. 6
2 (1
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,For
mal
dehy
de (
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A),
Sum
mar
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a R
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and
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luat
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Uni
vers
ity o
f C
alif
orni
a D
avis
,“Se
lect
ing
Che
mic
al D
isin
fect
ants
.”28
Jani
tori
al P
rodu
cts
Pollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ojec
t,“S
afe
and
Eff
ectiv
e D
isin
fect
ing.
”29
New
Jer
sey
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Sen
ior
Serv
ices
,Haz
ardo
us S
ubst
ance
Fac
t She
et,“
Iodi
ne,”
1995
,ht
tp://
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f.30
Min
neso
ta T
echn
ical
Ass
ista
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Prog
ram
(M
nTA
P),“
Dis
infe
ctio
n—B
est M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
es,”
unda
ted,
2,ht
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alth
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31E
urop
ean
Cen
tre
for
Eco
toxi
colo
gy a
nd T
oxic
olog
y of
Che
mic
als
(EC
ET
OC
),“P
erac
etic
aci
d an
d its
equ
ilibr
ium
solu
tions
,”Jo
int A
sses
smen
t of
Com
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ity
Che
mic
als.
32
Eur
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n C
entr
e fo
r E
coto
xico
logy
and
Tox
icol
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hem
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s (E
CE
TO
C),
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roge
n Pe
roxi
de,”
Join
tA
sses
smen
t of
Com
mod
ity
Che
mic
als.
33
Min
neso
ta T
echn
ical
Ass
ista
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Prog
ram
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nTA
P),“
Dis
infe
ctio
n—B
est M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
es.”
34Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
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tion
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ect,
“Saf
e an
d E
ffec
tive
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infe
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g.”
35Ib
id.
36M
inne
sota
Tec
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al A
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tanc
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ojec
t (M
nTA
P),“
Dis
infe
ctio
n—B
est M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
es.”
37Ja
nito
rial
Pro
duct
s Po
llutio
n Pr
even
tion
Proj
ect,
“Saf
e an
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ffec
tive
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38Ib
id.
39Ib
id.
40M
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sota
Tec
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tanc
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nTA
P),“
Dis
infe
ctio
n—B
est M
anag
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ctic
es.”
41St
uart
B. L
evy,
“Ant
ibac
teri
al H
ouse
hold
Pro
duct
s:C
ause
for
Con
cern
,”E
mer
ging
Inf
ecti
ous
Dis
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s,vo
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,Su
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men
t,Ju
ne 2
001,
512-
515,
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vers
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f Te
nnes
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for
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Env
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