Scientists at the Environmental Working Group found that fragrance-free “green” cleaning products produced the least amount of hazardous chemicals on average.
suggests that some of the cleaning products people have been using to keep their homes fresh and tidy, may be far more harmful than they realize.
It was found that these everyday household products were releasing hundreds of volatile organic compounds, also known asThe study, which was published in the journal Chemosphere on Wednesday, did not name specific brands. Of the 530 VOCs that were found, 193 of them had the potential to cause harm to the respiratory system and potentially created an increased risk of developing cancer, as well as having the potential to cause developmental and reproductive issues.
"The green products categorized as ‘fragrance free’ also produced the fewest VOC emissions – nearly eight times fewer than conventional and four times fewer than green products that included fragrance on their label," researchers said.
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