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National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Household Products is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Household Products
You'd like to think your home is a safe place. Yet most people's homes are filled with potentially dangerous substances. These include oven and drain cleaners, laundry powder, floor polish, paint and pesticides. Even arts and crafts supplies and yard care products can be hazardous.
Many household products can harm children, pets and the environment if not used and stored correctly. Toxic substances in these products can cause harm if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin. People respond to toxic substances in different ways. At high doses a toxic substance might cause birth defects or other serious problems, including brain damage or death.
To avoid problems, keep products in the containers they come in and use them exactly as the label says. Seek medical help if you swallow, inhale or get products on your skin.
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Household Products Database
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ToxMystery(National Library of Medicine)
Also available in Spanish
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Overviews
- Household Chemicals: The Basics(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Household Chemicals: What's in My House? (chart)(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Latest News
- Pollution At Home Often Lurks Unrecognized(12/26/2008, Reuters Health)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Poisoning: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Prevention/Screening
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What You Should Know about Household Hazards to Pets(American Veterinary Medical Association)
Also available in Spanish
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What You Should Know about Household Hazards to Pets(American Veterinary Medical Association)
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Specific Conditions
- Household Chemical Emergency(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
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Related Issues
- Household Hazardous Waste(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste)
- Indoor Air Pollution- Household Products(American Lung Association)
- Properly Handle Hazardous Household Products(Dept. of Agriculture)
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Tox Town(National Library of Medicine)
Also available in Spanish
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Poison Control and the Drug Information Center: the Palestinian experience.
- Article: Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function impairment among detergent plant workers...
- Article: In vivo confocal microscopic grading system for standardized corneal evaluation:...
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Organizations
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Also available in Spanish
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Children
- Learn about Chemicals Around Your House(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs)
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Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs)
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ToxMystery(National Library of Medicine)
Also available in Spanish
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Women
- Can I Use Paint and Household Chemicals While Pregnant?(Nemours Foundation)
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Date last updated: 05 January 2009 Topic last reviewed: 28 August 2008 |