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Join us and help make BART accessible to ALL!
ABC, the Access BART Coalition, is a coalition of individuals and
organizations representing members of the elderly and disabled public
who use BART Trains, BART Express Buses, and ADA-mandated Paratransit
supported by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. ...
The Coalition for a Healthy Ottawa Ontario Canada
"Debra Sine, Lawyer.
'People with environmental sensitivities have the right to be free from chemical assault.
Ontario Commissioner of Human Rights said municipalities have a legal duty to
protect the most vulnerable citizens from harm due to pesticide exposures.' "
http://www.sankey.ws/choc.html
And, my belief is that all people have a right to be protected from the proliferation of perfume
poisons. That could begin with honest labeling and honest reporting of the "thorough" testing the
industry claims it does. Let us have truth in labeling. Let's see those industry tests for effects
upon users and nonusers from inhalation, for neurological effects, for systemic effects, for
effects upon fetuses, our elderly, our already ill, for effects upon all of us over time. IF our modern,
synthesized scents are as safe as industry claims, then let's see the chemicals used listed on
the labels and the results of truly thorough testing. Bump up the testing to include more than
just dermatological effects to the user. -- barb
JAN - Job Accommdation Network
A free service of the
Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
or http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/symposium/Symposium_Handouts/Session3.doc
or how I found it . . .
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:gm5j_kCCFjkJ:janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/symposium/Symposium_Handouts/Session3.doc+EEOC+and+fragrance+accommodation&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems Ý
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/comprob.htm
List of ADA publications
http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/05_3_a.html
Look at what your efforts wrought. Take a moment to applaud the Board,
and then you, too, take a bow! -- barb
"Board Adopts Policy to Promote Fragrance-Free Environments"
http://www.access-board.gov/news/fragrance.htm
Also see Press Release Index for info from Mary Lamielle (NCEHS), and Susan Molloy
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/PressReleases/prsrelin.htm
Access and Action -- see EHN's Action Letters
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/actnletr/acletin.htm
Access info on EHN's "Take Heart!"
(EHN's links out to valuable information, articles, etc.)
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/takheart.htm#Access
Access - ADA - Pro Se
Ragged Edge
"What is a Pro Se Complaint? This is, quite simply, a lawsuit that a person files
without a lawyer. The ADA Pro Se must be filed in Federal District Court., because
the ADA is a Federal law. ..."
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/pro-se.htm
Access.Adobe.Com
"Helping people with visual disabilities access information in AdobeÆ PDF."
http://access.adobe.com/
Access Board (USArchitectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
http://www.access-board.gov/
Access for People With Environmental Illness/Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
and Other Related Conditions, Final Report, September 30, 1996, Sen. Milton Marks
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/books/eimcsf1.htm
Accessible Italy
http://www.tour-web.com/accitaly/index.html
Accessible Web Page Design (a page of links)
http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/diesel/execsumm.wpd
When I was still gainfully employed, that is all that I was requesting! Alas, the management
team felt otherwise and in my opinion, their decision to continue business as usual may have
contributed to many staff suffering various diseases that are environmentally caused such as
rheumatoid arthritis, cancers, upper and lower respiratory problems, migraines, Parkinson's
. . . and, of course, ultimately my developing MCS. This is my opinion. -- barb
http://www.healthyindoors.com/english/ resources/workplace1.pdf
Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP)
http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/
Electronic Information Technology Access Advisory (EITAAC)
HEALTHY KIDS: THE KEY TO BASICS
Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed.
http://www.information-engineer.com/kids/kidshp.htm
Pro Se Lawsuit ...
Stephanie's Accommodation Plan
Thomas Jefferson Middle School; Jefferson City, Missouri
Achieving Healthy Indoor Air
Report of the ATS Workshop: Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 16-19, 1995
THIS WORKSHOP REPORT WAS APPROVED BY THE ATS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARCH 1997
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
"... Perfumes are among the most difficult to control since they are perceived by their
users as pleasurable. Personal rights and preferences for perfumed products must be
evaluated against the discomfort that scents cause for some people. The odoriferous
materials are highly volatile synthetic chemicals; in effect, they contribute to the total
VOCs. Scented personal products are not limited to perfumes; they include residual
scents on clothing from detergents and fabric softeners, soaps, shampoos, deodorants,
skin lotions, and cosmetics. The only successful method of control is to eliminate these
odors, either by avoiding their use, as with perfumes, or by using unscented products. ..."
This is such an important paragraph! I hope everyone who is seeking access and
accommodation -- YOU do have an acknowledged right to breathe! -- prints out this
document to use along with the analyses information provided you in EHN's FDA Petition.
I fervently hope you have an administrative team that is willing to learn!!!
Millions of us did not. Yet, accommodating the already chemically injured, improves the air for all. -- barb
http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/156/3/S33
Acne
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
http://ash.org/
ACTIVIST
http://get.to/activist
The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/comprob.htm
List of ADA publications
http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/05_3_a.html
MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pubs/mythfct.txt
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-- end ADA list --
Adaptive Enviroments
Universal design, education & training, publications & library, technical assistance & consulting
http://www.adaptenv.org/default.asp
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
Perfume Portal
http://www.perfume2000.com/
" 'No!' retorts a shopper at the Hecht's, a department store in downtown D.C. ..."
"... 'This is fun work, but you have to have a thick skin,' says LeCompt.
'You get rejected all the time.' ..."
"... And a lot of them don't really believe there is such a thing as an allergy to perfume.
'People just say that to get away from us,' says Jeanne Crow, dispensing sniffs of Oscar
and Opium. But most fragrance models now hand out cards embedded with scent
rather than spraying people -- unless they get permission."
http://www.perfume2000.com/Home/Articles/perfumespray.asp
"Fragrance advertising insert" means a printed piece with
encapsulated fragrance applied to it that is activated by opening a
flap or removing an overlying ply of paper.
Paperstocks employed in the manufacture of fragrance advertising
inserts shall have a maximum porosity of 20 Sheffield units or 172
Gurley-Hill units.
(b) Any person who distributes fragrance advertising inserts in
violation of this section, is guilty of an infraction and shall, if
convicted, be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for
each distribution. The fine shall apply to each mass mailing or
distribution, and to each mass publication of a magazine or newspaper
in violation of this section. The fine shall not apply, however, to
each individual letter, magazine, newspaper, or fragrance
advertising insert so distributed. Section 111825 is not applicable
to violations of this section.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.
Affinity
" AFFINITY is Ohio's Free environmental newspaper distributed throughout Northeastern
Ohio and in various cities and towns throughout the state. The purpose of this publication
is to provide vital information to help educate citizens so that they can take a more active
role in protecting their environment. In addition AFFINITY serves as a forum for
environmental activists to voice their concerns.
http://www.greenlink.org/affinity/index.html
AFL-CIO's Executive PayWatch
http://www.aflcio.org/paywatch/index.htm
A CALL TO INDOOR ARMS
Richard L. Corsi, The University of Texas at Austin
An excellent read on Indoor Air Quality. -- barb
http://www.utexas.edu/research/ti2e/IAQ_Briefs/calltoarms.html
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California Building Standards Adopted, November 28, 2001
Special thanks to Michael Mankin, Chief, Office of Access http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/events/clnerair.htm
Dear Friends, Do you face barriers to your safe access to housing and medical facilities? The designated Contact Persons, for our questions regarding modifications to the California Building Standards, are:
State Housing Law Program Manager Department of Housing and Community Development Tel.: (916) 445-9471 E-mail: Fax: (916) 327-4712
Susan M. Botelho
Please attend if you are able - a public show of support for this effort is essential, but CALL FIRST to be sure the CBSC schedule hasn't been changed (again). Get the schedule updates or other details from Michael Mankin, Access Compliance office, Division of the State Architect, at (916) 322-4700 or Linda Huber at (916) 324-9495. THANKS! Susan Molloy
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Two bits' worth from barb: Remember, the EPA tells us that indoor air pollution is
worse than outdoor air pollution AND we spend far more time indoors. Seems to me
it is not a huge leap in logic to figure out that the volatile organic compounds in synthetic
fragrances in personal care and household and janitorial cleaning/maintenance
products can play a significant role in indoor air pollution. See EPA's
Why Should You Be Concerned About the Quality of the Air That You Breathe?
http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/index.html
Another point from the EPA: "Studies have found that levels of several organics average
2 to 5 times higher indoors than outdoors. During and for several hours immediately
after certain activities, such as paint stripping, levels may be 1,000 times background
outdoor levels."
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Also see: San Francisco's "Achieving and maintaining good air quality"
http://www.sustainable-sf.org/Plan/Air/intro.htm
And, there's this to consider . . .
Folks, I have a big problem with the industry being able to call these recognized pollutants air
"fresheners." They are anything but and the worst part of that misleading name is that people
use them thinking they are helping improve the air.
I've had too many comments now from folks who ask: Why when [they] "freshen" the air in the
child's room that the child (or children) get an immediate asthmatic attack?
Why? Because they are using fragrance products that are air pollutants. If they want to really
freshen the air, they should open windows. The EPA tells us that indoor air is more polluted than
outdoor air, so let the outdoor air in . . . unless you live next to a refinery or other chemical
plant. But then, if that's the case, for crying out loud, don't add to the air pollution by using
products that have the word "fragrance" on the label.
Everyone using petrochemically derived fragrances are adding unkown petrochemicals to not only
their air, but your air too. Fragrances are made to volatilize, to become one with the air
everyone breathes, regardless of health status. Years of writing to our government agencies,
pleading that they begin accurately informing the public regarding fragrance products, has gained
little or nothing . . . depending upon the agency.
So, folks, it is up to you. As it is said, VOTE WITH YOUR POCKETBOOK. Buy baking soda to
put around your house or an attractive little dish, into which you've put a little vinegar. Neither
vinegar nor baking soda will pollute the air and they will help eliminate natural odors. -
Fragrances are polluting assaults on everyone, whether they or their doctors are yet aware. Just
try to get someone to take this seriously when you are talking about a personal health issue
caused by fragrances. However, IF enough of us try, we'll sooner gain air freer of petrochemical-
derived fragrances. Do remember Margaret Mead's famous quote: Never doubt that a
small group of dedicated individuals can change the world ... indeed, it's the only thing
that ever has.-- barb
July 27, 2006; NIEHS PR #06-11 --
Folks, what have we been saying all along???? Well, lookie here. Of course, they say
MAY, and we say WILL, but what they hey, this is at least some recognition of the polluting effects
and health damage associated with synthetically scented products. Air "freshener," my kiester!
For those who want a customized letter to send, regardin harmful effects of air
"fresheners," go to MCS America
http://www.mcs-america.org/customairfreshenerletter.doc
-- barb
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Chemical in Many Air Fresheners May Reduce Lung Function
New research shows that a chemical compound found in many air fresheners,
toilet bowl cleaners, mothballs and other deodorizing products, may be harmful to
the lungs. Human population studies at the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, found that exposure to a
volatile organic compound (VOC), called 1,4 dichlorobenzene (1,4 DCB) may cause modest
reductions in lung function.
NIH News; NIEHS contact: Robin Mackar (919) 541-0073
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/airfreshener.htm
Remember, naphthalene is commonly used in mothballs, deodorizers and air "fresheners."
Naphthalene can cause diarrhea. All bathroom humor aside, that ain't fun -- in fact,
it can be downright painful -- if the diarrhea reaction happens about a half hour after
you've left the facility that gave it to you in the first place . . . and you are out in the
middle of nowhere as far as finding another restroom is concerned. -- barb
. . . and that led to . . .
Principal Investigator: William W. Nazaroff
University of California, Berkeley
April 2006
ARB Contract No. 01-336 (Full Report)
ABSTRACT
When cleaning products and air fresheners are used indoors, occupants are exposed to
airborne chemicals, potentially leading to health risks. Indoor air pollutant exposures
owing to cleaning product and air freshener use depend on emissions from products,
dynamic behavior of chemical species, and human factors. A series of experiments was
conducted to investigate volatile organic compound emissions, concentrations, and
reactive chemistry associated with the household use of cleaning products and air
fresheners. Research focused on two common classes of ingredients in cleaning products
and air fresheners: ethylene-based glycol ethers, which are classified as toxic air
contaminants, and terpenes, which react rapidly with ozone. A shelf-survey of retail
outlets led to the selection of 21 products whose chemical composition was characterized.
Among the criteria used to select these products were ready availability through
California retail outlets and, for the majority of products, expectation that they contained
ethylene-based glycol ethers, terpenes and related compounds, or both. Of the 17
cleaning products characterized, four contained substantial levels of d-limonene (4-25% by
mass), three contained terpenoids that are characteristic of pine oil, six contained
substantial levels of ethylene-based glycol ethers (0.8-10% by mass), and five contained
less than 0.2% of any of the target analytes. Xylene in one product was the only other
toxic air contaminant detected. Among the four air fresheners characterized, three
contained substantial quantities (9-14% by mass) of terpene hydrocarbon and terpene
alcohol constituents, with linalool being the most abundant. Six of the 21 products were
investigated in simulated-use experiments in which emissions and concentrations of
primary constituents were measured. Cleaning products that contain 2- butoxyethanol
as an active ingredient produced one-hour-average concentrations of 300 to 2,300 µg/m 3
immediately after simulated typical use in a room-sized chamber. For cleaning products
that contain d-limonene as an active ingredient, corresponding levels were 1,000 to
6,000 µg/m 3 . Application of a pine-oil based cleaner produced one-hour-average
concentrations of 10-1300 µg/m 3 for terpene hydrocarbons and terpene alcohols.
Reactive chemistry was studied by exposing constituents of three products to ozone, both
in a bench-scale chamber and during simulated use. Prominent products of the
reaction of terpenes with ozone included formaldehyde (a toxic air contaminant), hydroxyl
radical, and secondary organic aerosol (a form of fine particulate matter). Incorporating
the new experimental data, exposures were estimated for several simulated use
scenarios. Under ordinary circumstances, exposures to 2-butoxyethanol, formaldehyde,
and secondary organic aerosol are not expected to be as high as guideline values solely
as a result of cleaning product or air freshener use. However, ordinary use could lead to
exposure levels of similar magnitude as guideline values. Scenario model results
suggest that exposure levels could exceed guideline values under exceptional yet plausible
conditions, such as cleaning a large surface area in a small room. The results of this
study provide important information for understanding the inhalation exposures to
certain air pollutants that can result from the use of common household products.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/abstracts/01-336.htm
" Use: If freshener is in aerosol form, do not breathe fumes. Avoid skin contact.
Use only in well-ventilated areas. ..."
Tell that to healthcare facilities that have these air POLLUTERS up in restrooms. -- barb
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/housewaste/house/airfresh.htm
EHANS
"Until now the European Union has not managed to regulate the introduction and use of
all these substances on the market. The legislation has managed to control only a
small fraction of them, thereby exposing the public and the environment to ongoing and
partly unknown threats and actual diseases. ..."
http://www.eeb.org/activities/chemicals/main.htm
"Until now the European Union has not managed to regulate the introduction and use of
all these substances on the market. The legislation has managed to control only a
small fraction of them, thereby exposing the public and the environment to ongoing and
partly unknown threats and actual diseases. ..."
http://www.eeb.org/activities/chemicals/main.htm
