...Dangers of Chemicals Found in Household Products SD Western Governors University Student ID Dangers Of Chemicals Found In Household Products Many household products that we use daily and are very important in our homes, work environments and schools have become a health risk. This is because many of these household products we use to keep these places clean and to maintain a good health contain toxic chemicals. If fact, some cleaners are among the most toxic products found in the home. Many of us using these products are unaware of the dangers and the health risk they pose. There are agencies, organizations and a variety of groups that are working towards making the consumer aware of the dangers through research. This research has shown that chemicals in our household products are dangerous and should be closely regulated because accidental poisonings continue to increase, exposure can lead to failing health and there are links to slow brain development in fetuses and children. Accidental poisonings are on the increase in the United States. Every 13 seconds, a poison control center in the United States answers a call about a possible poisoning. More than 90% of these exposes occur in the home. The most common causes of poisoning among young children are cosmetics and personal care products, household cleaning products and pain relievers (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). These statistics can be very frightening. We often don’t...
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...Preventing Childhood Accidents Between the ages of 1 and 5 years, children learn to walk, run, and climb. They become more active and love to play and explore. Still, young children do not always know the possible dangers of their actions. This can often lead to accidents. As a parent, it’s important to protect your child. You can help prevent many accidents if you take the proper safety measures and keep a watchful eye. Learn how to keep your child safe from accidents like: Falls Burns Poisoning Choking and suffocation Drowning Playground-related injuries Keep Your Child Safe From Accidents Like... Car-related Injuries Make sure your child is safe when riding in a car and when walking or playing near cars. Always strap young children into a car seat that is suitable for their height and weight. Only children who are at least one year old and at least 20 pounds should ride facing forward. Never hold your child in the car, even for a quick ride. Never leave your child alone in the car. Always supervise children when they play in the driveway or near the garage. Hold children by the hand when crossing streets, parkng lots, and driveways falls When children fall, they can become seriously injured. You can prevent falls if you childproof your home and supervise your child. Install guards for windows and balconies to prevent children from falling. Use gates for stairways and doorways to keep your child away from areas...
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...Abstract Houseflies and cockroaches are two of the most commonly noted pests in our households. Since these insects feed on human and pet foods, they serve as vectors for disease transmission. Chemical insecticides are usually used in many households in order to control these pests. But the high price and health problem from branded chemical insecticides gives dilemma to Filipino household. Respiratory diseases can also result from continuous use of these insecticides especially since chemical substance from the product are inhaled by a person. This study seeks the possibility of using the extracts of ginger and dalandan to repel and eliminate insects, particularly, houseflies and cockroaches. The Dalandan and Ginger extracts as an insecticidal spray can be possible by the botanical and chemical properties that can be found within the fruit and crop. Dalandan have a chemical property which is known as d-limonene that has the capacity to melt the protective wax coating of insects, affecting their respiratory system. Ginger contains gingerols and shogoals that give ginger its hot and warming qualities, responsible for their ability to suffocate the insects. In making the insect spray, the dalandan was squeezed in order to get its extract, while the extracts of ginger were juiced out by chopping the ginger into smaller pieces and squeezing it until the juices reached the measurement given. For additional d-limonene substance (orange oil) which was extracted from the...
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...Dangers of Chemical Cleaners Toxic Chemicals In Household Cleaners You deserve to know what is in the products you are using to clean your home! Most household cleaners contain toxic chemicals. Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Phthalates, Benzalkonium Chlorid, and 2-butoxyethanol, are among them. Oven cleaners are one of the most toxic products people use. They contain lye and ammonia. The chemical companies spend billions of dollars each year brainwashing us. Ninety-one percent of the population applies 300-million pounds of these poisons annually, often indoors. The government acknowledges that these cleaning products are hazardous, but regulation only requires labels to indicate if they are: combustible, corrosive, poison, caution, etc. They are not required to expose the full ingredient list. Below You Will Find Some Very Good Articles on the Toxins in Chemical Cleaners and Things You Can Do To Improve the Health of Your Home Chemical Products and Asthma Hazardous ingredients in common cleaning and maintenance products. The Dirt on Cleaning Product Companies Disinfectant Overkill Household Cleaning Products: What Every Woman Should Know What’s That Smell? Chemicals of Concern Commonly Found in Fragrance Used in Cleaning Products Toxic Chemicals: The Cost to Our Health Get Rid of Toxic Dust Build-Up Go Shoeless in the House Cleaning for Home Health...The Plain Facts! The article below is from Dr. Gideon Koren. He is a pediatrician, pharmacologist...
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...Investigatory Project (Makabuhai and Chili Extract: A household Insecticide) Members: Lois Lane A. de Claro Jillianne Mizzele A. Humarang Angelica B. Landicho Mariel Ann Cudiamat Grade 9 – St. Patrick Chapter I A. Background of the Study An ant lives everywhere on land, being the most numerous in insect species. They live on underground and create those earthier mounds. Some live on trees and some on hollow parts of certain plants. They can be considered as menace in our kitchen and dining hall. Cockroaches have been a problem to many of us. They may contaminate our food with filth they carry, and causes sickness. And it’s so hard avoiding these things because they come and go whenever, wherever. These insects are pests once they are allowed to multiply. To control these pests, chemical insecticides are usually used in many of us but there are many harmful effects in using those chemicals. Among these are dangers they threaten on our surroundings. It causes and adds to pollution. Some plants produce a distinct chemical or odor that can derive away insects. Realizing the good potential of these plants in controlling insects, botanical or organic materials are used now, being considered instead of wide spread use of chemical ones. Since some of this plants are commonly growing in our backyards, they are inexpensive and environment friendly. This study uses the extract of chili and makabuhai plant to control pests in our house. The makabuhai extracts contains...
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...SOCIAL INNOVATOR SERIES: WAYS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP AND GROW SOCIAL INNOVATION DANGER AND OPPORTUNITY CRISIS AND THE NEW SOCIAL ECONOMY Robin Murray 2 TITLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This essay was written while the author was a Visiting Fellow at NESTA and forms part of a series of publications on methods of social innovation led by the Young Foundation with the support of NESTA. I would like to thank NESTA for their support, and in particular Dr Michael Harris, as well as my colleagues at the Young Foundation, Julie Caulier-Grice and Geoff Mulgan, all of whom have given valuable comments on the text. Published September 2009 CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS 1. The argument 2 5 9 23 39 52 54 55 2. The context of crisis 3. The emerging economic landscape 4. Can the new social economy respond? 5. Social innovation and the crisis of policy Bibliography Weblinks Endnotes 2 DANGER AND OPPORTUNITY CRISIS AND THE NEW SOCIAL ECONOMY 1 THE ARGUMENT The rise of the new social economy This pamphlet argues that the early years of the 21st century are witnessing the emergence of a new kind of economy that has profound implications for the future of public services as well as for the daily life of citizens. This emerging economy can be seen in many fields, including the environment, care, education, welfare, food and energy. It combines some old elements and many new ones. I describe it as a ‘social economy’ because it melds features...
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...she continue for the benefit of the company’s profits and earning? Although originally a gas and oil exploration company, Great Lakes has had it changes throughout the years, since being founded in the early 1930s. Today, there are they are a top lead addictive producer, ever since the purchase of the company Octel in 1997, which in fact never sat well with US environmentalist. The Case 1.) Perform an analysis of the social / demographic, technological, economic, environmental / geographic, and political / legal / governmental segments to understand the general environment facing Great Lakes. Describe how Great Lakes will be affected by each of these external factors. The Analysis of the Social/demographic- The primary consumers of the products produced by Great Lakes—especially lead additives—comes from developing/third world countries. Although the case study does not specifically comment on the demographics of these countries or the social status of their people, it is presumed that it affected everyone especially in large populated areas, once the negative effects on lead were discovered. These dynamics, complemented by the fact that most cars in developing countries did not have catalytic converters clearly indicates that social/demographic factors did not adversely Great Lakes. And the numbers appear to bear this out: as of 1996, leaded gasoline comprised 93...
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... lab equipment, cooking process and the occupants of these labs are all hazards that fire and rescue personnel must confront when responding to a location that contains a CDL. If not properly trained on what hazards exist within these labs and what to look for, fire and rescue personnel could walk into deadly situations. Hazards within Clandestine Drug Labs While Clandestine Drug Labs (CDL) have been around for years, they are now showing up in every community and pose dangers to the public, the occupants, and fire and rescue personnel. Fire and Rescue personnel may come across a CDL in their normal responses for fire and EMS calls, or providing support to law enforcement for EMS standbys and decontamination. Regardless of the type of CDL or its location, a CDL presents many hazards for fire and rescue personnel in the form of: chemicals, jerry-rigged equipment, incompatible materials in close proximity, make shift cooking process, hazardous waste, booby traps, criminals, and the final product of the process (Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue, 2000). Each of the above hazards in themselves present issues for fire and rescue personnel, but the potential of having all of them in one place complicates a swift mitigation of the incident. According to Hadlock (2012) “Clandestine labs produce unstable environments because of the reactions of the different chemicals being combined, water-reactive chemicals, heating elements, and poor ventilation, which...
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...Blue Ocean Strategies MKT 421 February 2, 2015 Strategy and Positiong Paper for StressLess: A Fitbit Product What is innovation? By definition, it is a new method, or idea that revolutionizes the current standard. Innovation is paramount to success in a competitive market. A company can choose innovation in the current market, or use a red ocean strategy. This strategy is to take a current product or process and improve upon it. Another option businesses have is to endeavor for a blue ocean strategy: the strategy of creating a new market. A blue ocean strategy takes the market to a new level. A new product, or a new business is invented in a blue ocean strategy. Blue ocean strategies are vital in the business cycle, as the blue ocean represents the new, uncharted territories in business. Without blue ocean strategies, society would never make advance leaps in technology. The world would have received the cotton gin, as it was an improvement on a current tool. But would the world have received the printing press? The computer? The wheel? Currently, society is in a technological upswing. Blue ocean strategy moves were common when technology was evolving into the common, household use that it experiences now. With technology becoming so common, the red ocean strategy has taken over the blue ocean strategy seen previously. Blue ocean strategies are being seen more in societal and cultural convenience rather than mechanical devices. While it is expected that a blue ocean move...
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...Emerson Kampden became the CEO. Hale found bromine and rich deposits in Arkansas. The company subsidiary with Octel Associates allowed the company to produce lead additives which afforded it the opportunity for growth. The company went from $50 million in revenues to a multinational company with $1.8 billion in sales. Technological Great Lakes was the top bromine business. This product allowed Great Lakes to produce a wide array of products as well as household items. Great Lakes also produced several specialty chemicals. Some examples of its products are water treatments, specialty household cleaners, polymer stabilizers, and performance chemicals. Octel gave the company the push it needed by producing tetraethyl lead (TEL). Octel produced lead additives. These additives were used as color stabilizers and as fire retardants. The salt water and bromine extraction process is what made the company international. Economics Some countries were developed and some were not. In the twentieth century, leaded gasoline was banned in most of the developed worlds. People were beginning to talk about the dangers of lead gasoline. They also protested about lead being sole to underdeveloped countries. Protestors felt as though the government and business were making a profit on the less fortunate. The government was making money off of helpless undeveloped countries. The...
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...civilians turn their minds to the same, common idea that radioactivity is simply here to cause destruction and death. Generation after generation, this belief is passed down, and it slowly starts to work its way into our...
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...RUTHERFORD CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE & BACKGROUND Background of the Study Soap is now considered as a regular need for almost all of the living human population across the world, mainly as softening agent and as a product for other personal hygiene purposes, wherein some are proven to be expensive and less effective. One of its kinds is dishwashing soap which we use in washing the dishes in removing the tough stains and grease that is all over the common kitchen tools we use in our everyday lives. It is a great help to minimize the time of removing those tough stains and grease on our kitchen tools. Buying and using the wrong dishwashing soap could put your family’s safety to danger. Your food could pick up a part of the residue that the dishwashing soap left and could cause food poisoning especially because most products contain chlorine in a dry form that is highly concentrated. It could also cause you a lot of skin damages such as unexpected whitening, rashes, and dry skin problems. Putting all of these aside, the question in everyone’s mind is, “What can be a lot safer, cheaper, and more effective ingredient in making and producing dishwashing soap for every one’s daily consumption. Jute (Corchoruscapsularis Linn.) is a common plant in the Philippines and is known as the ‘Golden Fibre’ due to its golden brown color and its importance. It is a rain-fed crop that doesn't need much in the way of fertilizer or pesticide. It is high in protein, vitamin C,...
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...Pollution Uploaded by msnarayana on Oct 13, 2012 The earth is a wonderful place which we share with the plants, animals and birds. We must preserve the land we live on. A pollutant is any substance which contaminates the air, water and land. Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment or harmful changes that occur in the environment due to human actives are pollution. Pollution could be of in air, water and land. As these harmful substances, gases and quality of life of all living beings will affect the humans. Pollution is very dangerous for health, environment, can cause sickness death in living beings, unnatural weather conditions and damage to crops. There are different kinds of pollution; the most common beings are air, water, soil, land and noise pollution. Air to pollution affects the air. Air pollution causes due to all living beings rely on clean air to survive. Air pollution is the addition of substance to survive. Air pollution is the addition of substance to the atmosphere that can cause danger to human health and to the other living other living matter who breathes this polluted air. The burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) to generate heat and power for human consumption is the main source of air pollution. Transportation, burning of industrial wastes and other solid wastes also cause air pollution. Air has no colour or smell except when it is polluted. Air pollution even affects the water and marine life, and land pollution...
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...An Outlook on the Evolution, Scope and Growth Potential of the Mutual Funds Industry In Deyvaansh Misra Contents INTRODUCTION 3 A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF MUTUAL FUNDS 5 THE FUTURE LIES ON THE BRINK OF THE HORIZON 6 CONCLUSION 10 INTRODUCTION Shakespeare once wrote, ‘out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety'. The Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed significant growth in the past few years driven by several favourable economic and demographic factors such as rising income levels and the increasing reach of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) and distributors. However, after several years of relentless growth, the industry witnessed a fall of 8 percent in the assets under management in the financial year 2008-09 that has impacted revenues and profitability. Recent developments triggered by the global economic crisis have served to highlight the vulnerability of the Indian mutual fund industry to global economic turbulence and exposed the increased dependence on corporate customers and the retail distribution system. It is therefore an opportune time for the industry to dwell on the experiences and develop a roadmap through a collaborative effort across all stakeholders, to achieve sustained profitable growth and strengthen investor faith and confidence in the health of the industry. Innovative strategies of AMCs and distributors, enabling...
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...Economic question and considerations (Wesley Simmons) There is immense belief among many medical experts that stem cell research will lead to significant improvements in the quality of human life as a result of the potential it has to reduce the high and sometimes unaffordable costs of treatments for a wide range of illnesses such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes, Parkinson’s Disease, spinal cord injury, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Since stem cell research is in the infant stage, there is still uncertainty regarding its potential, therefore, any estimates regarding financial impact are really just educated projections. It would not be presumptuous to assume that stem cell research will ultimately yield favorable economic results as it relates to income, new industries, jobs, and other economic activities. Basic research is the main catalyst for the success of the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, basic research has transformed the way we live in the positive ways. Many of the technological industries began with basic research. The microchip and the internet are great examples of the enormous economical impact of basic research. Some areas of economic benefit include: the potential reduction in overall healthcare cost, in particular, the reduction in spending on Medicaid because of new stem cell therapies, potential increased revenues and jobs created by new industries as a result of breakthroughs, and state and local tax receipts. In economics, the input-output...
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