Hazardous Household Products

This document provides details on hazardous household products with details on identification of these products, associated dangers, and management

Poisoning by Common Household Products

The danger of poisoning, especially of children, is widespread. In Greater Cleveland, Ohio alone, during 1957 (excluding deaths from automobile accidents) 43 children were accidentally killed. Eleven of those deaths were due to poisoning; all of the children being in the age group from one year to six years. In a recent six-month period the Poison Information Center of The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland received 1,535 calls concerning treatment for accidental poisoning of children. This figure by no means indicates the total number of cases of poisoning that actually occurred. These terrible statistics can be sharply reduced by proper labeling of products, and by common sense handling and storage of dangerous products. Advertising of such products also should contain warnings of danger where such warnings are desirable for the public protection

Consuming foods and household products in Greece : a statistical analysis

The total income of the Greek households has been decreased in the last years. So, purchases are bravely decreased. In this paper, we study the consuming of household products and basic foods by the Greek households. We wish to study if consuming behaviour of Greek households has been changed after the crisis; if the consumers check the prices of the products more carefully; if they prefer more economic labels, etc. For this purpose, an empirical analysis with a questionnaire has been conducted in February 2014 in Greece. We present and analyze the responses of this questionnaire, using descriptive statistics and Data Analysis methods.peer-reviewe

SOCIALIZATION OF UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS OF B3 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS AND WASTE

Abstrak: Rencana pengembangan prasarana persampahan di Kecamatan Balikpapan Utara menurut RDTR Kota Balikpapan masih diarahkan pada peningkatan daya tampung sampah skala lingkungan dan tahap pengelolaan akhir. Di antara berbagai jenis sampah permukiman atau domestik, terdapat sampah dan limbah yang mengandung unsur B3 (bahan berbahaya dan beracun). Limbah padat B3 rumah tangga apabila tidak dikelola secara benar berpotensi menimbulkan dampak ya pencemaran lingkungan dan membahayakan kesehatan. Saat ini, masyarakat belum memahami tentang perbedaan sampah B3 dan belum memahami cara/teknik pengelolaan sampah B3 yang benar. Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat ini antara lain peningkatan pemahaman masyarakat permukiman terhadap jenis sampah B3 dan pengelolaannya untuk mengurangi pencemaran lingkungan. Diperoleh bahwa tingkat pemahaman Ibu-Ibu RT 54 Kelurahan Karang Joang terhadap 36 jenis produk B3 rumah tangga adalah sekitar 69% saja. Setelah melalui proses sosialisasi, tingkatan pemahaman masyarakat terhadap produk dan limbah B3 rumah tangga yang dihasilkan meningkat menjadi 88,4%. Diketahui pula tingkat resiko tertinggi terdapat pada proses pembuangan sisa produk B3.Abstract: The solid waste infrastructure planning in the North Balikpapan Subdistrict according to the RDTR of Balikpapan is still directed to increase the capacity of waste at the environmental level and the final level. If the household B3 solid waste not managed properly, it can cause environmental pollution and endanger health. The communities do not understand the difference between B3 waste and donot yet understand the proper B3 waste management technique. The objectives of community service include increasing the understanding of settlement communities towards B3 waste types and their management to reduce environmental pollution. It was found that the level of understanding of the RT 54 Karang Joang Women towards 36 types of household B3 products is only 69%. After going through the process of socialization, the level of communities understanding of the products and B3 waste generated by households increased to 88.4%. It is also known that the highest level of risk is found in the process of disposing of the remaining B3 products

Ground Water Contamination

This detailed discussion explains that most ground water contamination is the result of human activity, and that several laws have been passed with an aim to minimize effects. The Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act are explained along with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Other terms explained include zone of contribution, interaquifer leakage, and plume of contamination. Special tables included at this site are Typical Sources of Potential Ground Water Contamination by Land Use Category and Potential Harmful Components of Common Household Products. There is also a full page diagram showing some potential sources of ground water contamination. Educational levels: High school, Middle school

Animal poisonings in Belgium: a review of the past decade

This review focuses on poisonings in companion animals, including horses, farm animals and wildlife, investigated and recorded during the past ten years at the Laboratory of Toxicology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ghent University) and the National Poison Centre in Belgium. The causative agents of poisoning incidents vary among the different species. The Laboratory of Toxicology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine reports that the majority of poisoning incidents in companion animals, and especially in dogs and cats, are due to contact with insecticides and pesticides, whereas horses are more frequently poisoned by plant toxins. Farm animals, on the other hand, are mainly intoxicated by heavy metals, toxic plants and agrochemicals. The Belgian Poison Centre reports that intoxications in companion animals are mostly with agrochemicals, household products and drugs, whereas in farm animals intoxications with agrochemicals are a common problem. This review gives an overview of the most common causes of intoxication and their association with the different animal species. In addition, some rare or difficult to diagnose intoxications are described, which account for a small number of poisoning cases

Chemistry for DUMMIES: How to Popularize and Introduce Chemistry to the General Public

To mark the occasion of the International Year of Chemistry, each week in 2011 I posted a two-minute film demonstrating and explaining a simple and safe experiment to be carried out at home using everyday household products on the site www.chimie.ch/nuls