Sara Grochowski Do It Green! Minnesota Inside and outside our homes, we are exposed to toxins and contaminants. It is impossible to prevent all exposures, but poisoning from lead based paint and dust can be prevented. Adults, children, and pets are at risk, but especially children with their nature of …
Kassie Kuehl Kasia Beautiful Health Salon FACTS TO CONSIDER: The average salon customer is in contact with hair color ammonia about every 4-7 weeks while hair stylists have daily contact with ammonia. According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ammonia is listed as a hazardous substance that …
Julia Earl Preventing Harm Minnesota, preventingharmmn.org Seems these days you can hardly pick up the paper, watch the news, or read a magazine without coming across some sort of article on the perils of toxins in products all around us-toys, drinking bottles, baby bottles, perfume, lotion, and just about anything …
Theresa Rooney Hennepin County Master Gardener Mother Nature has a mind of her own…as do the insects and animals, especially when it comes to our own backyard. In general, using a more natural option to control pests lasts longer and only affects the targeted insect or animal. Using stronger chemicals …
cleanairgardening.com In the late 1980s, a study by NASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) was conducted to find ways to purify the air for extended stays in orbiting space stations. The study resulted in excellent news for homeowners and office workers everywhere, because it concluded that common …
