What is a tienda?
'Tienda' is a Spanish word for a small neighborhood store. Tiendas typically have necessities such as flour and sugar, but also carry other goods such as candy. In the Tox Town border scene, a tienda is included to represent environmental health issues relating to food safety, household products, and medicines. Web Links from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Cosmetics Dietary Supplements Drug Safety Food Allergy Food Contamination and Poisoning Food Safety Herbal Medicine Household Products Listeria Infections Medical Device Safety Medicines Minerals Over-the-Counter Medicines Vitamins
More Links Hazardous Products in the Home (Purdue University) Household Products Database (National Library of Medicine)
Chemicals at the Tienda Are these chemicals in MY environment? Acetone Ammonia Arsenic Benzene Carbon Monoxide Chlorine Lead Mercury Nitrogen Oxides Pesticides Phthalates Radon Solvents Toluene Volatile Organic Compounds
Last Updated: October 28, 2008
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