The toxic home
| Every room of every home contains an array of toxic substances. About 83,000 chemicals are in commerce today and many of them are used in consumer products. Examples include chlorine in laundry products, phthalates in perfumes, bisphenol A in canned beverages and foods, brominated flame retardants in furniture and lead in old paint. Take a look at a typical house, room by room, to see what chemicals may be inside your own home and whether greener alternatives are available. Click on the download button for the full list. Click here to return to story. | Click to return to interactive house graphic. |
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