• Sick and Suspicious
  By BOB HERBERT; OP-ED COLUMNIST; New York Times, September 4, 2003
  "SAN JOSE, Calif. ã While I.B.M. officials deny it, evidence is being offered by stricken
  employees that unusually large numbers of men and women who worked for the
  giant computer corporation over the past few decades have been dying prematurely.
  
  "I.B.M. employees, and relatives of employees who have died, are claiming in a series of
  very bitter lawsuits that I.B.M. workers have contracted cancer and other serious
  illnesses from chemicals they were exposed to in semiconductor and disk-drive
  manufacturing, laboratory work and other very basic industrial operations. ..."
  http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/opinion/04HERB.html?ex=1063689749&ei=1&en=095cf0a1d772a2fa

  Printer: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/opinion/04HERB.html?ei=1&en=095cf0a1d772a2fa&ex=1063689749&pagewanted=print&position=

• Trigger Detection
  http://www.icanbreathe.com/trigger.htm

I cannot help but wonder: When will allopathic medicine begin to see a correlation between
the ubiquitousness of synthetically scented products and various diseases? Of course, scented
products include pesticides and disinfectants, which are classified as pesticides by the US EPA.
Once that is realized, maybe there won't be so many misdiagnoses, followed by prescriptions
for medicine that can make one more ill or that can maime or kill. How many Iatrogenic illnesses
and deaths are the result of the medical industry not recognizing the superfluous toxins in our
commonly used consumer products, including over the counter and prescribed medicines?
Spare me artificially scented and flavored pharmaceuticals. -- barb

Also see EHN's section on Nosocomial Infections
http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/n.htm#Nosocomial




• A NEW THEORY ON THE IATROGENIC ORIGIN OF AIDS
  by Leonard G Horowitz, DMD; Walter Kyle, JD; and Alan R Cantwell, Jr., MD
  http://www.inx.net/~carolynv/vaccines/horowitz.htm

• ACQUIRED IATROGENIC DEATH SYNDROME (AIDS) - Pneumonias & Lung Diseases
  By Heinrich Kremer; Continuum Nov./Dec. 1996
  http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/data/hkpneumo.htm

• Allopathic Medicine and Adverse Outcomes:
  The Iatrogenic Problems Continue
  by John Raymond Baker,DC
  http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/18/21/04.html

• The American Iatrogenic Association
  "[AIA] is devoted to the study and reporting of illness caused by the medical profession,
  especially by physicians. Despite the rare public discussion of iatrogenic illness, it is a
  significant cause of disease and death for Americans. ..."
  http://www.iatrogenic.org/index.html

• Enough Health Statistics to Make You Sick
  Editorial - Dan Ward
  http://www.natural-law-colorado.org/news/ed/ed_health_001003.html

• Gary Null's Natural Living
  
  • ASTHMA
    Asthma rates increase, smoking decreases, drug use increases but doesn't imrpove health, in
    fact, often has deleterious effects. All this and more from this site. I've an idea! Try eliminating
    the use of synthetic scents, then see if your asthma -- or your children's asthma -- improves. -- barb
    http://www.garynull.com/Documents/Iatrogenic/asthma.htm

  • Errors
    "To Err Is Human: Building A Safer Health System"
    Kohn L., Corrigan J., and Donaldson M., Editors; Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. http://www.iom.edu The Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee released a report on November 29, 1999 on medical errors in U.S. hospitals. A medical error was defined as "the failure to complete a planned action as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim". The report presented the results from two large studies revealing that medical errors occurring in the hospital kill an estimated 44,000 (based on one study) or 98,000 (based on the second study) Americans each year. These estimates do not include errors that may arise in settings other than the hospital such as outpatient clinics, retail pharmacies, nursing homes, home care, and day-surgery clinics. Even considering only the most conservative figure (44,000 deaths per year), medical errors would be the eight leading cause of death, killing more people than breast cancer, AIDS or traffic accidents. The yearly cost resulting from such errors has been estimated at approximately $9 billion. Many of these errors are avoidable, and the IOM called for a 50% reduction in errors over the next 5 years. According to the report, systems designed to ensure public safety are over a decade behind in the health care industry compared to other high-risk industries.

• Hazards of Modern Medicine
  Read this! -- barb
  http://maharishi.vedicknowledge.com/hazards.html

• Hospital Admissions Due to Doctor Caused Disease Still High
  http://www.drraw.com/Art-HospitalAdmissionsDueToDoctorsHigh.htm

• Iatrogenic
  http://www.life-research.edu/iatrogenic.html

• Iatrogenic
  http://www.whale.to/w/iatrogenic.html

• Iatrogenic Disease
  http://www.life-research.edu/iatrogenic.html

• Iatrogenic Disease
  ©1999 Dr.Harvey / New Life Chiropractic Clinic
  http://www.drharvey.com/articles/iatrogenic.html

• Iatrogenic diseases endanger hospital patients
  by Mai Ngo; Spring 1996 Edition; Berkeley Medical Journal
  http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~issues/spring96/iatrogenic.html

• Iatrogenic Illness: The Downside of Modern Medicine
  A White Paper by Gary Null, PhD & Debora Rasio, MD - Copyright, 2000
  http://www.garynull.com/Documents/Iatrogenic/

• Iatrogenesis
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  "Iatrogenesis literally means "brought forth by a healer" (iatros means healer in Greek);
  as such, it can refer to good or bad effects, but it is almost exclusively used to refer
  to a state of ill health or adverse effect or complication caused by or resulting from
  medical treatment. From a sociological point of view there are three types of iatrogenesis:
  clinical iatrogenesis, social iatrogenesis, and cultural iatrogenesis. While iatrogenesis is
  most often used to refer to the harmful consequences of actions by physicians, it can
  equally be the result of actions by other medical professionals, such as psychologists,
  therapists, pharmacists, nurses, dentists. etc. Further, iatrogenic illness or death is not
  restricted to Western medicine: alternative medicine (sometimes referred to as
  complementary medicine) may be considered an equal source of iatrogenesis for the
  same reasons."
  A sudden thought: Our MCS events are really iatrogenic illnesses when they are caused by our
  healthcare facilities and care givers, be they doctors, nurses, phlebotomists or technicians. -- barb
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrogenic

• Just What Is An Iatrogenic Event Or Complication In Medical Care?
  http://www.voiceoftheinjured.com/a-mm-iatrogenic-complications-medical-care.html

• Medications and Myasthenia Gravis
  (A Reference for Health Care Professionals)
  Copyright © 2000 by Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
  http://www.myasthenia.org/drugs/reference.htm

• New York Times
  Reactions to Prescribed Drugs Kill Thousands Annually, Study Finds
  By DENISE GRADY; Wednesday, April 15, 1998
  http://members.iinet.net.au/~rabbit/reac.htm

• Pneumothorax, Iatrogenic, Spontaneous and Pneumomediastinum http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic469.htm

• Treatment of Iatrogenic Disease and Vaccinosis
  © David Little 1998
  http://www.simillimum.com/Thelittlelibrary/Casemanage/iatrogen1.html

• What Is Iatrogenesis?
  Some interesting statistics from many sources, including The Journal of the American
  Medical Association.
  "... Some 225,000 U S Citizens die each year from 'reported' Iatrogenesis conditions. It is
  estimated that these numbers only represent a small fraction of such incidents, as to
  do otherwise would be embarrassing and potentially devastating in our present
  litigious society. ..."
  http://www.cmo-usa.com/iatro.html

Template for IIPP forms, UC, Berkeley
http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/whatwedo/healthsafety/iippintr.html

http://members.aol.com/valigl/page/feministtherapy.htm

http://www.sciencexchange.com/aai/

http://www.best.com/~immune/
(Archives are available via FTP and the WWW)

Cyndi's site was the very first site I found dealing with a
variety of chronic illnesses. In the early days, any searches
were futile, and then like magic, IMMUNE came into being. Now,
we all know it was through Cyndi's hard work, but at the time it
seemed like magic to me. --barb


• Classifieds
  http://www.immuneweb.org/classifieds/
  
  
• Housing -- Cyndi has provided classifies ... read, write your own!
  http://www.immuneweb.org/classifieds/housing.html

• September 11, 2001 - The Toxic Aftermath
  Facts and Protection for Rescue Workers and Residents
  http://www.immuneweb.org/sept11/

• TIKVA
  Your source for organic and natural products, including soaps and Beeswax Candles.
  http://www.consultclarity.com/tikvah/

http://www.immunesupport.com/


• Low-Level Chemical Exposures:A Challenge for Science and Policy
  http://www.immunesupport.com/hwnews00059.htm

http://clever.net/at/immune-system/breakthroughs.html


Aloe Vera, Active Molecules in -- Summary
http://clever.net/at/immune-system/aloe-vera-summary.html
Immune System Definitions
http://clever.net/at/immune-system/definitions.html

http://www.chronicillnet.org/news/PD_update.html

• Ora Mune - Transfer Factor (oral)
  http://www.oramune.com/id16.htm

• About Transfer Factor (injectable)
  http://www.oramune.com/id2.htm

• EPD Study Office
  "This site provides information for patients, physicians, and administrators involved
  with Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization (EPD) immunotherapy."
  http://209.161.7.3/epd/

In Harm's Way - Toxic Threats to Child Development

Facts of Concern:
Fact: According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% of
children under 18 in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities.

Fact: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considered a
common syndrome that affects 3-6% of all school children. Ongoing studies suggest
the incidence may be much higher.

Fact: Some commonly used pesticides cause lifelong hyperactivity in
rodents exposed to a single small amount on a critical day of brain development.

Fact: Fetal mercury exposure may impair learning, memory, and
attention in children as they grow older.

Fact: IQ deficits in adolescent children are linked to fetal PCB exposure.

Fact: Studies suggest there are both genetic and environmental components
to autism.
http://www.igc.org/psr/ihw.htm

• EPA - Candles and Incense as Potential Sources of Indoor Air Pollution:
  Market Analysis and Literature Review
  EPA 600/R-01/001; March 2001
  http://www.epa.gov/ord/NRMRL/Publications/600R01001.htm

• Indoor Environments: Chemicals
  Prepared by Tom Fairley and Stephen Gislason MD; Environmed Research Inc.
  http://www.nutramed.com/environment/handbook.htm

• Gillian's Help Desk (Information about birds) - Incense http://www.exoticbird.com/gillian/incense.html

• HAZARD DATA SHEET - CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
  Monona Rossol, Health and Safety Officer for United Scenic Artists, Local 829
  " ... Toxic smoke is emitted by all natural organic substances. It matters little if you burn
  coal,
  oil, wood, incense, hamburger, or tobacco. Just because we like the smell of
  incense or
  burning autumn leaves does not make their smoke healthier."
  http://frontpage1.shadow.net/usa829fl/USA/carbon.html

• Health Effects of Burning Candles FAQ (and Incense)
  Thad Godish Ph.D, Professor of Natural Resources and
  Environmental Management at Ball State University
  http://www.allergybuyersclub.com/faqs/godishcandles.shtml

• Medscape Health
  Scenting Danger: Incense Smoke Contains Cancer-Causing Chemicals
  Mindy Hung, Medical Writer
  http://health.medscape.com/cx/viewarticle/404120

• MSDS - Cornell University
  MARLENN -- CAR INCENSE
  Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION &
  DERMATITIS. INHALATION: INHALATION: ANESTHETIC EFFECTS.
  http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msds/siri/msds/h/q105/q136.html

• PubMed
  Airborne pigmented contact dermatitis due to musk ambrette in incense Hayakawa R, Matsunaga K, Arima Y http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=3568644&form=6&db=m&Dopt=b

• RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #38
  ---August 17, 1987---
  HEADLINES:
  CHEMICAL EXPOSURES OF PARENTS AT WORK OR USE OF
  PESTICIDES AROUND HOME MAY GIVE CHILDREN LEUKEMIA
  Includes incense. -- barb
  http://www.monitor.net/rachel/r38.html

• Risk Assessment II, Papers 103-111
  109 - EXPOSURE AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF TEMPLE WORKERS TO FINE
  PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS FROM
  INCENSE SMOKE. S. Lung, S. Hu, M. Kao, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College,
  Taichung, Taiwan Republic of China.
  http://www.aiha.org/abs01/01risk2.html

• Respiratory Protection (Papers 52-61)
  58 - Aerosol Filtration Characteristics of Air-Purifying Escape Mask.
  Incense plays a part in determining safety. -- barb
  http://www.aiha.org/abs97/7respro.html

• PRINCIPLES OF STUDIES ON DISEASES OF SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ETIOLOGY AND THEIR PREVENTION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ON CHEMICAL SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA 72
  World Health Orgnization ; Geneva, 1987
  http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc72.htm

• GAIA - Global Aniti Incineration Alliance
  Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
  http://www.no-burn.org/
  • Action Alerts
    Take Action Now to stop the U.S. Army from burning lethal
    chemical weapons in Anniston, Alabama, U.S.!
    http://www.no-burn.org/action/index.html

• Families Against Incinerator Risk - FAIR
  http://www.fair-utah.org/
  • Economic Concerns about Incineration
    "The Army's incineration program is already 900% over budget and 14 years behind schedule."
    http://www.fair-utah.org/economic/index.html

  • Safety Problems at the Incinerator
    http://www.fair-utah.org/problems/index.html

• Greenaction's Incinerator Alert
  http://www.greenaction.org/ies/stericycleshareholders051502.shtml
  • IES Medical Waste Incinerators in Oakland to Close Immediately!
    "4 Year Battle Against Toxic Polluter Ends in Big Victory for Community, Health and Environmental Justice

    "Oakland, CA -- In an enormous victory for community and environmental justice groups, the controversial Integrated Environmental Systems medical waste and solid waste incinerators in Oakland, California, closed effective December 10, 2001.

    "Faced with escalating community protests and blockades of trucks carrying medical waste, massive fines and pending legal action, IES has been sold to competitor Stericycle. The new owner reportedly will be tearing down the incinerators and closing the facility immediately. ..."
    http://www.greenaction.org/ies/index.shtml

• Health Care Going up in Smoke
  by Susan Claymon; Breast Cancer Action
  http://www.bcaction.org/Pages/SearchablePages/1997Newsletters/Newsletter041E.html

• Health Care Without Harm
  http://www.noharm.org/
  • Stericycle Watch
    http://www.noharm.org/medicalwaste/stericyclewatch

  • Local Incineration Fights
    http://www.noharm.org/medicalWaste/localIncineration

  • MedWaste Treatment Contest
    http://www.medwastecontest.org/

• Living on Earth
  transcript of a broadcast ... mercury and incinerators
  http://www.loe.org/archives/971219.htm

• MWIG - Medical Waste Incinerator Group
  Mayor Signs Bill To Stop Medical Waste Incineration Citizens Claim Victory
  December 3, 2002 -- (ST. LOUIS ‚ MO) St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay signed a bill yesterday giving St. Louisans a one-of-a-kind holiday gift: cleaner air. Slay signed Board Bill 279 that will keep the city¼s air from ever serving as a dump for the region¼s medical waste.

  "Until now, the County had strong enough regulations to protect its citizens, but St. Louis City was left out,¾ said Kathleen Logan Smith, organizer for the St. Louis Medical Waste Incinerator Group (MWIG). „With this bill, the message is clear: you can¼t poison the air in the City anymore. ..."
  http://www.noharm.org/library/docs/Mayor_Signs_Bill_To_Stop_Medical_Waste_Inciner.htm

• #36 - Rachel's Part 3: Do Garbage Incinerators Produce
  Air Pollution Harmful To Humans, August 03, 1987
  http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=1112

• Report highlights hazardous effects of long-range air pollution
  Includes waste incinerators. -- barb
  Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
  http://www.cec.org/pubs_info_resources/ecoregion/eco98/index.cfm?varlan=english

Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
"Independence and Choice for people with Disabilities"
http://www.ilrcsf.org/index.htm

Independent Media Center (IMC)
http://www.indymedia.org/

• Organizations urge public to tune in to
  "TRADE SECRETS: A BILL MOYERS' REPORT"
  by CYNTHIA WILSON, Ex Dir. CIIN & Samuel Epstein, MD
  http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=29178&group=webcast

I contend that it is blantantly UNFAIR to ignore the role played by these unknown combinations of inadequately tested chemicals used in a wide variety of products for personal care as well as cleaning and maintenance projects, which are released to market without substantiation of safety. How is it that the powers that be, whether they be officicials with the government agencies charged with protecting public health, or health care administrators, doctors, managers, or school administrators . . . you get the idea . . . How is it that people in power can support the use of superfluous toxins over a person's request to breathe cleaner air? -- barb

• Allergy, Sensitivity & Environmental Health Association
  Fragrance, Perfume, Scent Page
  http://www.asehaqld.org.au/Fragrances_Perfumes/Fragrance%20Page.htm

• Avoidable Exposures
  Indoor Air Pollution: Cleaning Up Cleaning Habits
  Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Cancer Prevention Coalition c/o University of Illinois at Chicago
  http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/household/indoor_air_poll.htm

  Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!!
  This is a "balanced" report and carries the perspective of the industry and its apologists.
  Look for the whole thruth throughout EHN's site, e.g., the FDA cannot and does not require
  premarket testing. Consumers must have blind faith in the chemical fragrance industry -- barb
  http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=58076&ClientType=Printable

Also see Air on EHN's General Links, page A / Air
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#Air

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 (which
includes pesticides, which in turn includes disinfectants) 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
Also see San Francisco's "Achieving and maintaining good air quality"
http://www.sustainable-sf.org/Plan/Air/intro.htm

Unless you take active steps toward IAQ, you really have IAP ... indoor air pollution. -- barb




• 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

• Air & Waste Management Association
  http://www.awma.org/
  • Indoor AirãA Fact Sheet for Homeowners
    http://www.awma.org/education/indoorair.htm?

  • Indoor AirãA Fact Sheet for Homeowners
    http://www.awma.org/search/searchdir/resources/education/indoorair.htm

  • Indoor Air Quality Problems and Engineering Solutions
    July 21-23, 2003
    Preliminary Program Agenda
    TUESDAY, JULY 22 SESSION 3A: INDOOR POLLUTANT SOURCES Chair: Bruce A. Tichenor, Consultant ...
    
    Preliminary Program
    8:40 Scented Products: An Overlooked Source of Indoor Air Pollution
    Betty Bridges, Fragranced Products Information Network

    9:00 Air Fresheners as Indoor Sources
    Kenneth A. Krebs, U.S. EPA, ORD, NRMRL
    http://www.awma.org/events/confs/IAQ2003/agenda.asp

    or PDF file, in which you can read, on page 7:
    Advance Registration Form
    

    "Please do not wear cologne or other scented products (including scented hair spray, hand lotion, aftershave, etc.) while attending this event. Many fragrance chemicals can cause severe distress to attendees with respiratory sensitivity to such products. Thanks for helping A&WMA to ensure the comfort of all attendees."
    http://www.awma.org/events/confs/IAQ2003/IAQPreliminary2003.pdf

  Air: CALIFORNIA INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAM Infosheets and Related Links
  Missing in action, the F-word that cannot say its name out loud: FRAGRANCE. If you believe,
  as I do, that Cal-IAQ should include information on fragrances, please write to them. -- barb
  http://www.cal-iaq.org/iaqsheet.htm#Links

  Air:CCOHS - Canadian Centre for Occupational and Health Safety
  Indoor Air Quality: A Legitimate OSH Concern
  "... The reason IAQ problems are difficult to determine is that building occupants are
  exposed to not one but several adverse conditions. For example, you might not think
  that the slight emissions from furniture, carpets, photocopiers, or the perfume worn by
  your co-workers could be harmful, but in combination they can affect your health.
  Again, these effects are impossible to trace accurately, but the condition does have a
  name: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). ..." http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text27.html

  Also see EHN's links to info under Access, Clean, Green and Sustainability
  
  

  Access
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/takheart.htm

  California's Guidance for Hiring IAQ Consultants
  http://www.cal-iaq.org//iaqsheet.htm#Guidance

  Clean
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/c.htm#Clean

  "Common Indoor Air Pollutants"
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/indoor.htm

  Green
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/g.htm#Green

  Sustainability
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/s.htm#Sustainability

  
  

Health & Clean Air Newsletter
CURTIS MOORE AND DAVID BATES, M.D.; The Editors
http://www.healthandcleanair.org/index.html
• IAQ Tools for Schools
  Based on the EPA's info and therefore does not spell out the air polluting capabilities
  of our modern synthetically fragranced products, which includes pesticides, which in turn
  includes disinfectnats. -- barb
  http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~iaq/
  
  
• 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
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 156, Number 3, September 1997, S33-S64
  "Other Point Sources in Homes and Offices
  " ... 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. -- barb
  http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/156/3/S33

• Aerias^TM
  Better health through indoor air quality awareness
  http://www.aerias.org/default.asp
  • Asthma - A National Emergency " Common indoor pollutants such as molds, animal and insect allergens, and chemicals trigger asthma.
    "...Minimizing Chemical Pollutants and Odors
    Volatile chemicals and odors can be minimized through removal of the source and/or
    use of low-emitting/low-odor furnishings, materials, and processes. Many
    commercial and public facilities are endorsing smoke free, fragrance-free environments. ..."
    http://www.aerias.org/cgi-bin/news-shell.asp?article=159

  • Personal Care Products: Perfume, Hairspray, Aftershave, Deodorant, etc.
    "Personal care products and their contribution to indoor air quality is a topic that is both
    personal and political. These types of products can trigger allergic reactions and
    asthmatic attacks in many people as well as being very detrimental to those who are
    chemically sensitive. ..."
    http://www.aerias.org/cached_document_58.htm

  • IAQ Investigations in the Workplace and other Buildings
    http://www.aerias.org/kview.asp?DocId=48&spaceid=2&subid=13

  Avoidable Exposures
  Indoor Air Pollution: Cleaning Up Cleaning Habits
  Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Cancer Prevention Coalition c/o University of Illinois at Chicago
  http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/household/indoor_air_poll.htm

  John Bower
  The Healthy House Institute
  http://www.hhinst.com/index.html

  • Improving Indoor Air Quality--What Works
    Published in EEBA Excellance, Winter 1998, p. 25.
    by John Bower (copyright 1998)
    http://www.hhinst.com/Arteeba.html

• CALIFORNIA INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAM
  Infosheets and Related Links - IAQ Topics
  http://www.cal-iaq.org//iaqsheet.htm#Guidance
  • Building Materials, Design, and Operations
    Various links -- barb
    http://www.cal-iaq.org/VOC/

  • REDUCING OCCUPANT EXPOSURE TO VOLATILE ORGANIC
    COMPOUNDS (VOCs) FROM OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
    MATERIALS: NON-BINDING GUIDELINES
    Released: July 1996 ; Available in PDF format
    http://www.cal-iaq.org/VOC/VOC.html
• CCOHS - Canadian Centre for Occupational and Health Safety
  Indoor Air Quality: A Legitimate OSH Concern
  "... The reason IAQ problems are difficult to determine is that building occupants are
  exposed to not one but several adverse conditions. For example, you might not think
  that the slight emissions from furniture, carpets, photocopiers, or the perfume worn by
  your co-workers could be harmful, but in combination they can affect your health.
  Again, these effects are impossible to trace accurately, but the condition does have a
  name: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). ..." http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text27.html

  Children's Health Protection, Office (OCHP)
  Notice the second paragraph! -- barb
  http://www.epa.gov/children/air.htm
  
  Common Indoor Air Pollutants (lists fragrances and pesticides! -- barb)
  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/indoor.htm
  
  

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
    http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
    
    
  
  Eighth Annual International Symposium on
  Man and His Environment in Health and Disease
  The Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution
  February 22-25, 1990 Look at that date folks! How many millions of us could have been
  spared our health -- our lives, for too many have died prematurely! -- had our government agencies
  supported public health to the extent that they have instead supported industry? -- barb http://www.aehf.com/articles/1990symp.html

  Environmental Health Perspectives -- Sick Days at Work
  http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/104(10)/focus1.html
  
  

  • Forum ... several articles
    Hazards for Skaters and Swimmers
    The Genetic Connection
    Executive Order on Exotic Species
    Have Virus, Will Travel
    EHP Net: Instructions for Breathing Easier
    Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 107, Number 7, July 1999
    http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-7/forum.html

  Environmental Sickness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
  by Dr Kartar Badsha MSc, Cchem, MRSC, MAE
  "Exposure to household and environmental chemicals is making us ill"
  http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Environment/badsha71.htm

  EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
  http://www.epa.gov/
  Also available through EHN's Government Links:
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnglinx.htm#E
  
  

  • EPA Studies upon which Julia Kendall based her work
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/kendall.htm
    • 1991: Identification of Polar Volatile Organic Compounds in
      Consumer Products and Common Microenvironments
      Thanks to Jacki . . .
      http://www.ourlittleplace.com/epa.html

    • June 19, 1992 - POLAR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN FRAGRANCES OF
      CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- FINAL REPORT - WORK ASSIGNMENT NO. IV-131
      Thanks to Betty Bridges, RN
      http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fragrance_rti4948.htm

  • "Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals"
    Co-sponsored by: The American Lung Association (ALA), The Environmental Protection
    Agency (EPA), The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and The
    American Medical Association (AMA).
    This publication does carry info on pesticides and fragrance products . . . pesticdes, by the bye
    ARE also fragrance products. Following directions does not mean you will be safe. -- barb
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html

  • EPA's Why Should You Be Concerned About the Quality of the Air You Breathe?
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/index.html
    
    
  FINNISH RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SYTTY
  http://www.ktl.fi/sytty/projects/air.htm
  
  Fragrances and Aromatic Substances should not be used indiscriminately indoors
  A statement from Berlin by the Committee on "Indoor Air Hygiene"
  http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-info-presse-e/pressemitteilungen-e/p1400e.htm
  • Fragrances and Aromatic Substances ....mirrored on EHN's site
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/ffberlin.htm

  Fragrances affect indoor air!
  The Analysis of Perfumes and their Effect on Indoor Air Pollution
  
  http://www.sisweb.com/referenc/applnote/app-73.htm
  
  
  • Health Promotion Board, Singapore
    There are many sources from which gases or particles are released and which contribute
    to indoor air pollution. These include cleaning products, detergents, pesticides,
    perfumes, cosmetics, deodorants, air-fresheners, paints, glue, carpets, dry cleaned clothes,
    chlorinated tap water, computers and furniture, foam insulation, plywood, and also
    combustible sources such as oil, kerosene and tobacco products. Laser printers,
    photocopiers and fax machines also generate ozone.
    Toxic fumes, insufficient fresh air, poor distribution of air and improper or no
    maintenance to building ventilation systems, when combined together result in indoor
    smog consisting of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). [listed VOCs follow. -- barb]
    http://app.hpb.gov.sg/haz/haz02015.asp

    The Healthy House Institute
    John Bower
    http://www.hhinst.com/index.html

    • Improving Indoor Air Quality--What Works
      Published in EEBA Excellance, Winter 1998, p. 25.
      by John Bower (copyright 1998)
      http://www.hhinst.com/Arteeba.html

  • Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes
    http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/
    
    
    • Icons/Logos you can use
      http://www.montana.edu:80/wwwcxair/icons.html
      
      Healthy Indoor Air . . .(Consumer Information Center)
      
      http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/indoorair-hazards/main.htm
      
      
      
    • Household Products
      Quoting Script for transparency #3
      

      Indoor air quality can be impacted by some chemicals used to clean, protect, maintain, and
      decorate the home and its furnishings, for personal care and grooming, and for hobbies.
      
      Products can release chemicals into the air during use, as the product dries or cures, or off
      gas as the products age.
      
      Examples of household products that could be an indoor air quality problem:

      paints	cleaning products	hobby products
      varnishes	disinfectants	cosmetics and personal care products
      waxes	degreasers
      strippers	pesticides
      caulking adhesives	air fresheners

      http://www.montana.edu:80/wwwcxair/housprod.html

    
    
    
  • Improved Productivity and Health from Better Indoor Environments
    "Recently completed analyses suggest that improving buildings and indoor environments
    could reduce health-care costs and sick leave and increase worker performance, resulting
    in an estimated productivity gain of $30 to $150 billion annually. "
    CBS Newsletter; Summer 1997; pg. 5
    Now if this doesn't speak volumes on WHY you should start a truly clean cleaning policy,
    I don't know what will. Available through The WayBack Machine. -- barb
    http://web.archive.org/web/20020615073431/http://eetd.lbl.gov/cbs/newsletter/NL15/productivity.html

  • Indoor Air Pollution Fact Sheet - Household Products
    American Lung Association - ALA
    This page contains important information and it surely is worth reading. Unfortunately, the
    unsuspecting public is led to believe that the problems given are simply associated with "Aerosol
    spray products,... Chlorine bleach and Rug and upholstery cleaners." Again, you get
    information on adverse health effects of fragrances from the ALA by innuendo.

    This page conveniently ignores the fact that our modern petrochemically derived FRAGRANCES
    have been crafted to quickly volatilize, and to waft further and last longer on the ambient air.
    It matters not whether FRAGRANCES are used as colognes or perfume, or are found in an
    enormous variety of personal care products, or in our household and janitorial cleaning and
    maintenance products, fragrances can cause the health problems listed. A real hasardous household
    polluter is fabric softeners. Not only does its scent and other chemicals pollute the fabric in the
    laundry facility and the home or building housing that laundry area, but those chemicals pollute
    the outdoor air for blocks around while in use in the laundry. Then they pollute the air --
    AND OUR BODIES -- when the laudered item is worn or used.

    FRAGRANCES are made to become one with the air we all must breathe, regardless of stage of
    development or heath. ONLY YOU can make a difference by purchasing safer, cleaner products. -- barb
    http://www.lungusa.org/air/household_products.html

    Indoor Air Pollution, October 1998 Update
    At the bottom of this page, you will find one of the most important paragraphs from ALA.
    Now just what information do you think is hidden by the phrase, "Such components"?-- barb
    "Household cleaning agents, personal care products, pesticides, paints,
    hobby products, and solvents may be sources of hundreds of potentially
    harmful chemicals. Such components in many household and personal care
    products can cause dizziness, nausea, allergic reactions,
    eye/skin/respiratory tract irritation, and cancer.
    http://web.archive.org/web/19990224225533/http://www.lungusa.org/air/indoor_factsheet.html

  • Indoor Air Quality: Dalhousie University
    
    Environmental Health and Safety
    http://is.dal.ca/~ehs/env99/section7.htm
    
    
  • Index to Compounds in Perfumes
    http://www.sisweb.com/referenc/applnote/app-73i.htm
  
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Public Schools,
  Texas Department of Health Voluntary
  
  http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ech/env/iaqgdln.htm
  
  
  • Indoor Air FAQ Page
    http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ech/env/iaqfaq1.htm
  
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality in Schools
  (Reflecting the efforts of Jeanne Hunt)
  http://www.aehf.com/IAQSch/IAQHome.htm
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality, Teacher's Guide to
  Page 59 of 113 pages . . .
  "Do not confuse air cleaners with air fresheners. Air cleaners remove some pollutants from the air; air fresheners release a scent into the air to mask an odor. Air fresheners do not solve indoor air quality problems." One should know that by using air "fresheners" one is choosing to further pollute the air. And that's the truth. Wish it were told in advertising. -- barb
  A PDF file . . . part of EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Action Kit

• The Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Toxins Page
  This section is maintained by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
  Send all comments or additions to: Frankp@chiro.org
  http://www.chiro.org/places/Environmental_Toxins.shtml

• Indoor Air Service INC., Educational Programs
  "Our full two-hour IAQ video training program for the building maintenance
  employees called "Indoor Air Quality Fundamental Improvements" includes
  the benefits of IPM and the alternative Houskeeping section suggest new
  attitudes and cleaning policies with less chemicals. . ."
  http://www.airguide.com/
  
  
• The indoor air we breathe: a public health problem of the 90's
  by L. Christine Oliver and Bruce W. Shackleton
  COPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.eisc.ca/air-we-breth.htm
  
  Also available from :
  
  • HEPALTA:
    The indoor air we breathe: a public health problem of the 90's
    by L. Christine Oliver and Bruce W. Shackleton
    http://www.hepalta.com/allerair/air_we_breathe.html

  • The Carousel Network's
    Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases Syndrome
    Information & Support for Sonoma County
    The indoor air we breathe: a public health problem of the 90's
    by L. Christine Oliver and Bruce W. Shackleton
    http://www.sonic.net/cnds/airwebreathe.html

• Indoor Environment Connections
  U.S. Access Board Adopts Fragrance Free Policy; Volume 1, Issue 10, August 2000
  http://www.ieconnections.com/8_2000article2.htm

• Indoor Environmental Quality (Buildingteam)
  http://web.lexis-nexis.com/more/buildingteam/20123
  
  
• Initial IAQ Questionnaire
  York University
  http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:fS_vVhraalgC:www.yorku.ca/dohs/doc/IndoorAirQuality/Appendix-I-2.pdf+perfume+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

  PDF file:http://www.yorku.ca/dohs/doc/IndoorAirQuality/Appendix-I-2.pdf

  • Indepth IAQ Questionnaire
    Equipment needs to be updated from typewriter to computer, but other than that, at first glance
    this seems to be a good model to follow when developing your own survey. -- barb
    http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:J-swTr_JWDUC:www.yorku.ca/dohs/doc/IndoorAirQuality/Appendix-I-7.pdf+perfume+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

    PDF file: http://www.yorku.ca/dohs/doc/IndoorAirQuality/Appendix-I-7.pdf

  Latex Paint
  
  • Concentrations and decay rates of ozone in indoor air in dependence on building and surface materials.
    By Moriske HJ, Ebert G, Konieczny L, Menk G, Schondube M
    PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9820683&dopt=Abstract

  • Evaluation of sink effects on VOCs from a latex paint. by Chang JC, Sparks LE, Guo Z, Fortmann R
    PubMed
    NOTE: "The long reemission process can result in chronic and low-level exposure
    to the VOCs after painting interior walls and surfaces."
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9798435&dopt=Abstract
  • Volatile organic compound emissions from latex paint--Part 1.
    Chamber experiments and source model development.
    by Sparks LE, Guo Z, Chang JC, Tichenor BA
    PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10195271&dopt=Abstract

  • Volatile organic compound emissions from latex paint--Part 2.
    Test house studies and indoor air quality (IAQ) modeling. by Sparks LE, Guo Z, Chang JC, Tichenor BA
    PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10195272&dopt=Abstract
    
    
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  Environmental Energies Tecnologies Division
  
• The Indoor Environment Department
  Missing in action -- at least as far as my eyes could tell: fragrances, pesticides. -- barb 4/02
  http://eetd.lbl.gov/IE.html

  NYCOSH (he New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health)
  Hospital Air Is Sick
  by Kenneth Brownson; 11/01/2000; Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly-1
  "14. Wearing of cosmetics and perfumes should be discouraged. [emhapsis added]
  Chemicals in cosmetics and other products introduce volatile organic compounds into
  the air such as acetone (cosmetics, fragrances), alpha-pinene (deodorants),
  benzaldehyde (detergents, fragrances), benzyl-acetate (air fresheners, fragrances),
  limonene (deodorants, fragrances), and trichloroethane (dry-cleaned clothes). ..."
  http://iaq.iuoe.org/iaq_htmlcode/iaq_news_clips/Hospital%20Air%20is%20Sick..htm
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor
  http://www.osha-slc.gov/FedReg_osha_data/FED19940405.html
  
  

  (Also see OSHA under EHN's Government Links.)
  
  
  Sierra Club's San Francisco Bay Conservation Committee's
  "98.12.01 Excessive Use of Fragrance Products in Public Places"
  http://tamalpais.sierraclub.org/chapters/sanfranciscobay/policy/december1998.htm
  • or on EHN's site:
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/sfbaccff.htm

  Sustainability Plan for San Francisco
  http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/environment/sustain/airqulty.htm
  
  TEXAS INDOOR AIR QUALITY ACT
  A Clean Air Victory for Texas Children
  http://www.austin360.com/community/groups/vanguard/Texas_Indoor_Air_Qua.html

  Why Johnny Can't Breathe
  http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/articles/amity.html
  
  Indoor Environment Review Online
  http://www.iaqpubs.com/ier-rsrc/stories/story1.html

  Industrial Hygiene
  http://131.92.168.27/Armyih/default.htm
  
  

  • Resources on the www
    http://131.92.168.27/Armyih/web-sh.htm
  
  
  

• EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs
  Federal Register and Pesticide Registration Notices on Pesticide Inerts
  http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/inerts/notices.htm
  
  
• INFORMATION ... AND THE SECRETS OF INERT INGREDIENTS
  http://www.primenet.com/~redhen/inert.html
  
  
  
• Pesticide Action Network's (http://www.panna.org/panna/)
  Dirty Dozen Campaigner
  A Publication of PANNA
  
  "1. Approximately 40 of the "inert" ingredients are known
  to cause cancer, nerve damage, other chronic effects, or
  adverse reproductive effects. These "inerts" include
  asbestos, carbon tetrachloride (banned as
  an active pesticide ingredient), and trichloroethylene. In
  1987, EPA indicated these inerts must be listed on the
  pesticide label, but there is no evidence that EPA enforces
  this policy. All the other 1,400 or so inert ingredients do
  not have to be listed on pesticide labels.
  
  " 2. Approximately 65 of the secret ingredients are
  considered "potentially toxic inerts/high priority for
  testing" because their chemical structure or existing data
  suggest toxicity. These "inerts" include xylene, cresols, and
  methyl bromide (a highly toxic fumigant and neurotoxin). EPA
  decided not to require testing for these ingredients."
  more . . .
  gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:2998/0PESTIS/r.925885797.19426.34
  
  or
  
  gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:2998/0PESTIS/r.931897291.22881.1
  
  If the above links do not work, try to search Dirty Dozen on
  gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:2998/7PESTIS
  
  
  Toxic Secrets: Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
  also from Panna
  http://www.panna.org/gpc/sept98/toxicsecrets.html
  
  
  
• The Secret Hazards of Pesticides: Inert Ingredients
  Attorney General of New York
  New York State
  Office of the Attorney General
  Environmental Protection Bureau
  February 1996
  http://www.oag.state.ny.us/environment/inerts96.html

• INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/AgrEnv/ndd/occsafe/INFECTIOUS_DISEASES.html

• Infectious Diseases ã New and Ancient Threats to World Health
  Health Burden of IPDs (Infectious and parasitic diseases)
  http://www.prb.org/pubs/population_bulletin/bu52-2/burden.htm

• Subject Listing of New York State Government Information
  http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/nystopic.html
  
  
• Information Ventures, Inc.
  "[P]rovides a full range of scientific information services to professionals in industry,
  government agencies, academic, and medical institutions."
  http://infoventures.com/
  
  

• The Dangers of Pesticides
  http://members.tripod.com/~infchoice/index-10.html

• Nancy's Place
  "How many lifes must be destroyed before 'registered' pesticide poisons are banned?
  Do you know that pesticides are POISONS?"
  http://members.tripod.com/~infchoice/index-nancys_place.html

• Nightmare in the Oaks
  http://members.tripod.com/~infchoice/index-nightmare.html

• Politicians should think about pesticides
  The News Banner / September 20, 2000; letter to editor by Nancy Hirschfield
  http://www.newsbanner.com/news/letters/stories/00092002le.html

InfoUse

http://www.infouse.com/


• Chartbook on Disability in the United States, 1996
  http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/chartbook.choices.html
  
  
• PlaneMath
  http://www.planemath.com/

• Dr. Ingham ...
  "...President of Soil Foodweb Inc. and a professor at Oregon State University.
  Dr. Ingham earned her B.S. with honors in Biology and Chemistry from St. Olaf College
  in Northfield, MN. Her Master's degree was performed at Texas A&M University,
  in the area of Marine Microbiology.
  http://www.unisun.org/artists/ingham/biography.html

• Dr. Ingham Puts Soil Life to Work
  By Peter Downs
  http://www.wordarchive.com/articles/607

• Soil Ecology Seminar - Oregon State University
  "Seminer over and everyone was very happy they came . If you ever get a chance to
  hear Dr. Elaine Ingham go!"
  http://www.rain.org/~sals/jan.html

• Acute asthma - acute tachycardia - anaphylactic reactions caused by Fragrance & Perfume
  In January of 1995 11 young Algerians deceased, ...
  http://www.tox-doc.com/englisch/duft.htm
  
  
• Conversation with Dr. Wilkie Wilson
  What makes BUZZED unique and valuable among the books about drugs? http://www.aboutliving.com/08-17-1998/pa_conversewilson_01.html
  
  
  • Buzzed
    BOOK REVIEW
    http://www.ndsn.org/MARAPR98/REVIEW.html
    
    
• The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
  http://www.inhalants.org/
  
  
  Fragrances on the list of common products used as inhalants
  http://www.inhalants.org/content.html
  
  
  
• Inhalants are common, yet especially dangerous
  By D. PARVAZ; SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER; Tuesday, August 3, 1999
  http://www.seattlep-i.com/youngandhigh/inha03.shtml
  
  
• Solvents
  
  • Patterns of use and related harm with toluene-based adhesives and butane gas.
    Evans AC, Raistrick D.; St. James's University Hospital, Leeds.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3651729&dopt=Abstract

    Also here . . .The British Journal of Psychiatry
    150: 773-776 (1987) ¨© 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
    http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/150/6/773

• Stopping Inhalant Abuse
  Experimenting with inhalants can be deadly
  ABCNEWS.com
  Thursday, February 25, 1999 ã
  http://abcnews.go.com/onair/GoodMorningAmerica/gma990225_inhalants_trans.html

• Injured Workers Information Centre
  Canada and the States
  http://members.home.net/injuredworkers/

Insect control
Also see EHN's " 'Pest' Mgt. & Pesticide Info"
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/pestcide.htm

Steve Tvedten's CD, The Best Control
If you purchase Steve's CD through this link, you help EHN. -- barb
http://www.nice2people.com/ehn-order.htm

Insect Repellents
Suggestions from barb, with caution in mind:

1. Don't use sun screens with insect repellents in them because you apply sun screen
   more frequently than is good for applying insect repellents. Read labels very carefully.
   
   
2. Avoid all repellents containing DEET -- especially if pregnant or nursing. - personal opinion of barb.
   • A Bug's Life
     by Hollie Blair, RPh
     Certified Specialist in Poison Information - Central Texas Poison Center
     "Be sure to bathe or wash skin immediately after coming inside,
     to avoid prolonged contact with skin."
     That line should clue you in! My advice? Avoid DEET, use herbal products. -- barb
     http://www.sw.org/poison/buglife.htm

   • DUKE PHARMACOLOGIST SAYS ANIMAL STUDIES ON DEET'S BRAIN
     EFFECTS WARRANT FURTHER TESTING AND CAUTION IN HUMAN USE
     ... "If used sparingly, infrequently and by itself, DEET may not have negative effects -
     the literature here isn't clear," he said. "But frequent and heavy use of DEET, especially
     in combination with other chemicals or medications, could cause brain deficits in
     vulnerable populations." ...
     http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/med/deet.htm

   • Skin Delivery -- Topical actives - DEET Insect Repellent
     http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~zatz/Topical%20drugs/DEET_insectrepellent.html

   • Some Insect Repellents May Damage Brain
     Research: Prolonged Exposure Killed Brain Cells In Rats
     POSTED: 10:43 a.m. EDT May 2, 2002; NBC30.com
     Caution on prolonged use of products containingDEET . -- barb
     http://www.nbc30.com/health/1430327/detail.html

3. Safer insect repellent alternatives:
   Some suggestions for alternatives only, EHN and I make no recommendations. -- barb
   
   • Use SENSE, don't use scents ... fragrances attract insects.

   • Coastal Herb Gardener's suggestions
     http://www.sneadsferry.com/archive/offlinemag/99-08_pg3.htm

   • Crocodile!
     NO DEET * NO CITRONELLA * NON-TOXIC
     "There's nothing else like it!"
     http://www.safe2use.com/dancing-roots/about.htm

   • Green Ban^TM for People
     You may be able to use, maybe not. It was successfully used by either
     Virgil Williams or Ron Eisenberg, staff physicians at Highland General
     Hospital in Oakland, CA in DOCTOR, DOCTOR.
     http://www.KokoGM.com/Green_Market/Repellent.html

• Illnesses Associated With Use of Automatic Insecticide Dispenser Units ---
  Selected States and United States, 1986--1999; June 09, 2000 / 49(22);492-5
  http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4922a3.htm

• Illnesses Associated With the Use of Automatic Insecticide
  Dispenser Units ã California, 1995; Florida, 1999; and United States, 1986‚1999
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/n2k0609.htm#mmwr3

• Illnesses Associated With Use of Automatic Insecticide Dispenser Units
  Selected States and United States, 1986-1999 -- JAMA
  http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v284n4/ffull/jwr0726-2.html

• Illnesses Associated With Use of Automatic Insecticide Dispenser
  Units --- Selected States and United States, 1986--1999 - MedScape
  http://patient.medscape.com/govmt/CDC/MMWR/2000/06.00/mmwr4922.03/mmwr4922.03.html

• Institute for Environmental Toxicology
  
  • Toxicology Concepts and Information on Specific Chemicals
    
    Michigan State University
    http://www.iet.msu.edu/toxconcepts/toxconcepts.htm
    
    
  • ENTRY AND FATE OF CHEMICALS IN HUMANS
    ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION AND FATE
    ". . . Once a chemical is absorbed into the bloodstream, it can have several different
    fates. In many cases, it is rapidly removed from the body through the urine or feces.
    In other situations, it may be stored in various parts of the body, such as fat or bone,
    and remain in the individual for many years. A compound may also lead to a toxic effect
    through interaction with certain organs or tissues in the individual or with other
    compounds in the body. Often, a substance which is absorbed into the body interacts
    with particular body chemicals and is changed into one or more other chemicals. This
    process is called metabolism and the products are called metabolites. Metabolism may
    lead to products which are easier for the body to excrete and so can protect the body
    from possible adverse effects. In other cases, however, the metabolites may be more
    toxic than the original chemical which was absorbed. The variety of products resulting
    from metabolism may have the same possible fates as the original chemical -- storage,
    excretion or toxicity. . . ."
    http://www.iet.msu.edu/toxconcepts/generalconcepts.htm

  • IET News
    http://www.iet.msu.edu/newsletter/newsletter.htm

  • MANIFESTATIONS OF TOXIC EFFECTS
    Written by the University of California at Davis
    revised at Michigan State University, 22 April 1996
    http://www.iet.msu.edu/toxconcepts/generalconcepts.htm

  • Toxicology Concepts and Information on Specific Chemicals
    http://www.iet.msu.edu/toxconcepts/toxconcepts.htm

• Institute on Independent Living
  
  Also see EHN's Centers for Indpendent Living
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/c.htm#CIL

• Institute on Independent Living
  http://www.independentliving.org
  • Accessible Vacation Home Exchange
    The Accessible Vacation Home Exchange assists people with disabilities
    in exchanging homes for vacations. Participants fill out an online form
    describing their home or apartment, its accessibility features, points
    of interest in the area and how to get around in town. The database is
    searcheable by country, city and other keywords. Prospective exchange
    partners contact each other by email and share detailed information
    before reaching an agreement.
    http://www.independentliving.org/VacationHomeSwap.html
    
    
  • Assistant Referral
    The Assistant Referral helps people with extensive disabilities find
    personal assistants in their hometown or other parts of the world which
    they plan to visit. On online forms job seeking assistants describe
    themselves and assistance users state their requirements. Both groups
    can search the Referral¥s database by city, country and other keywords
    to find a prospective employer/employee for a first email contact.
    http://www.independentliving.org/assex/index.html
    
    
  • Disability Organizations Network
    DisOrgNet facilitates networking among organizations in the disability
    field) for joint projects, events, sharing resource persons for lectures,
    training or technical assistance, for study visits, internships or
    funding. Participating organizations both of and for persons with
    disabilities fill out an online form describing their philosophy,
    activities, areas of interest and resources. The resulting database is
    searcheable by many keywords.
    http://www.independentliving.org/donet/index.html
    
    
  • Independent Living Virtual Library
    Our Library contains a growing number of documents, articles, training
    manuals, reports on such Independent Living issues as personal
    assistance, accessibility, advocacy, legislation, sexuality, family,
    disabled women¥s issues and more. Search by keyword or browse.
    http://www.independentliving.org/Library/Library_Contentstext.html
    
    
  • Free Internet Publishing
    The Institute on Independent Living publishes, free of charge, your
    articles, reports, personal accounts, research monographs or conference
    proceedings on such Independent Living issues as personal assistance,
    advocacy, accessibility, legislation and peer support. Send us materials
    by email, diskette or paper copy.
    http://www.independentliving.org/Publish.html
    
    
  • Marin's First Annual Independence Forum
    "There's No Place Like Home"
    http://dizbiz.com/forum/

  • More free services for our visitors are in preparation. Visit the
    Institute on Independent Living from time to time at
    http://www.independentliving.org
  
  
  
• Institute of Medicine (IOM)(an arm of NAS)
  
  "Study Finds Strong Evidence That Exposure to Some Indoor Substances Can Lead to or Worsen Asthma"
  
  "... For biologic or chemical contaminants that could worsen asthma
  symptoms, limited or suggestive evidence exists regarding
  exposure to material shed by domestic birds; certain types of
  pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); secondhand tobacco
  smoke in older children and adults; formaldehyde fumes from
  furniture and building materials; and fragrances in personal
  care and household products [emphasis added, bw]. The committee
  found limited evidence of an association between the development
  of asthma in infants and their exposure to RSV and material shed
  by cockroaches. ..."
  http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309064961?OpenDocument
  
  
• Institute for Molecular Medicine
  http://www.immed.org/
  
  
  • Cancer
    http://www.immed.org/prod/cancer/mlbiol.html
    
    
  • Chronic Diseases
    http://www.immed.org/prod/chronic/chronic1.html

• Insurance Companies
  http://www.insure.com/links/companies.html
  
  
  • Complaint finder
    http://www.insure.com/complaints/

• Paper Chase: State Farm
  NBC's Dateline
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/437401.asp?cp1=1

• REPEATING PATTERNS
  A Clearinghouse for Recording the Corruption of Allstate Insurance Company
  http://www.crowman.com/standup.html

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

See EHN's new page: Pest Management, Pesticide Information and Pests
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/pestcide.htm

Integrity in Science
A CPSI Project
http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/

• About Integrity in Science
  http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/about.html

• Actions and Articles
  http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2001/com.htm
  • Telling the Truth: What Drug Companies Don¼t Want You to Know
    by Thomas Bodenheimer & Ronald Collins
    http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/tell_truth.html

• Database: Scientists with Ties to Industry
  http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/database.html
  Search for individuals . . .
  http://www.cspinet.org/cgi-bin/integrity.cgi

• Non Profit Organizations with Ties to Industry
  Trust me, you'll not find EHN listed here! -- barb
  http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/corp_funding.html

• Universities with Corporate Ties
  http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/corp_funding.html#universities

International
Interested in finding MCS organizations from around the world? Go to MCS Links, International
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/mcs.htm#International

• The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
  Part of World Health Organization
  http://www.iarc.fr/
  • IARC Evaluations
    
    • Group 1: The agent (mixture) is carcinogenic to humans. The exposure
      circumstance entails exposures that are carcinogenic to humans.
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/crthgr01.html

    • Group 2A: The agent (mixture) is probably carcinogenic to humans. The exposure
      circumstance entails exposures that are probably carcinogenic to humans.
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/crthgr02a.html

    • Group 2B: The agent (mixture) is possibly carcinogenic to humans. The exposure
      circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans.
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/crthgr02b.html

    • Group 3: The agent (mixture, or exposure circumstance) is not classifiable
      as to carcinogenicity in humans.
      This list contains Coumarin, which is a rodentcide, an anticoagulant and a commonly used
      fragrance ingredient. Why is it not recognized here as a carcinogen, when recognized elsewhere
      as one???? -- barb
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/crthgr03.html

      Group 4: The agent (mixture, exposure circumstance) is probably not carcinogenic
      to humans.
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/crthgr04.html

      8. Studies of cancer in humans
      http://193.51.164.11/monoeval/studieshumans.html
      

• ICNR - International Center for Nutritional Research
  http://www.icnr.securesites.com/index.html

• The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists
  http://www.ifscc.org/
  
  
  • International Member Societies
    http://www.ifscc.org/member.htm
    
    
• International (outbound from the USA) MCS sites
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/mcs.htm#International

• The International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
  http://dg3.eudra.org/INCI/index.htm

• Links to International Cosmetic Chemists and Associations from
  The Swiss Society of Cosmetic Chemists
  http://www.swissscc.ch/links.html

• The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
  "... The two main roles of IPCS are:
  
  • to establish the scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and
    
  • to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety ..."
  http://www.who.int/pcs/index.htm
  • HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    http://www.who.int/pcs/training_material/hazardous_chemicals/contents.htm

• International Society of Doctors for the Environment
  "All people are responsible for the environment.
  Doctors are DOUBLY responsible!
  How long can doctors continue to remain indifferent?"
  http://www.isde.org/

• International Standards Organization (ISO)
  ISO Bulletin - October 2001
  Consumers, governments and businesses - Working together
  by Linda A. Lusby, President COPANT
  "... Standards and Environment - Close Together is both a celebration and an
  advertisement. We in the standards world should celebrate that we began
  initiatives at the grassroots and consumer levels, brought people from all
  nations and all walks of life to the table, and produced standards that have
  the real potential of making a genuine difference in our environment. Our
  celebration must also give notice to policy makers, scientists, businesses and
  governments that standards are a viable means of international environmental
  cooperation. What standards have accomplished in the past in terms of consumer
  safety, trade facilitation, industrial efficiencies and international cooperation can and
  should be repeated with environmental issues. ..."
  http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/commcentre/isobulletin/comment/2001/October2001.html

• US environmentalist shocked by pollution warning signs in south (New Zealand)
  FRIDAY , 14 MARCH 2003
  "Leading American environmentalist Dr Doug La Follette says he is shocked by
  environmental warning signs in Otago, such as Taieri River pollution.

  "Dr La Follette, the Secretary of State for Wisconsin, who is visiting Otago University as
  a Fulbright scholar, said recent news reports had alerted him to pollution and other
  issues and he was shocked by signs New Zealand was experiencing some of the
  environmental damage which had already occurred in the United States. ..."
  http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/print/0,1478,2328569a7693,00.html

• Women's Environmental Network (WEN)
  United Kingdom
  http://www.wen.org.uk/
  HEALTH
  http://www.wen.org.uk/health/currproj_health.htm
  • Pretty Nasty: Phthalates in European Cosmetic Products
    http://www.wen.org.uk/health/prettynasty.htm

  • Ending the cosmetics cover-up
    http://www.wen.org.uk/general_pages/Newsitems/pr_cosmeticscoverup.htm

  
  
  

• Inventure Place, The National Inventors Hall of Fame!
  http://www.invent.org/inventure.html
  
  
• National Inventors Hall of Fame -- for index of inventors or inventionshttp
  www.invent.org/book/index.html
  
  

• News Index
  http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm
  
  
  • Less Respiratory Impact From Fragrances
    Wouldn't it be just ducky, if in reality, we were subjected to only one fragrance
    at a time for only 20 minutes at a time AND then had our area "flushed with filtered air."
    Come on!, Tulane. You can do better than that. -- barb
    http://www.invironment.com/newsletter/v6n8s2.pdf
    Current news:
    http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news1
    
    • Readers Feedback
      Letter by Barb Wilkie
      April 2, 2001
      Dear Editor:
      Recent unwanted exposures to synthetic fragrances reminded me of an article in
      INVIRONMENT, August 2000, „Less Respiratory Impact From Fragrances.¾ Tulane¼s
      testing does not reflect reality. Had I been exposed to a synthetic scent in an inhalation
      chamber for only 20 minutes and then had the luxury of having the chamber „flushed¾
      with filtered air, I know I would not have acquired Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). ...
      http://www.invironment.com/inv_feedback.htm

  
  
• Agreement Reached to Eliminate Dursban Pesticide
  http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news8
  
  
• Cockroach Allergen Tough to Eliminate
  True as that may be, I wonder if people are really set up for reactions because of the
  highly scented products they use for cleaning. Has anyone studied cleaning up after
  cockroaches without using highly scented pesticides and cleaning products? -- barb
  http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news9
  
  
• House Dust May Help Protect Infants From Asthma
  Ahhhhh, a story I can get behind. I've never been, nor ever will be, a fanatical house
  cleaner. Our kids were actually quite healthy ... even though one of them developed asthma
  at age 6.5 yrs after we moved to the west coast. That improved once we found a pipe
  leak and fixed it and removed the mold it had caused to grow between floors. That and
  as long as she stayed away from a blanket she really had loved and wanted... And to
  think, in those days, some of the medical industry in all of its wisdom was saying "asthma
  is psychological!" By the way, this child as an adult has dreadful skin reactions (eczema)
  and rather severe headaches to airborne fragrance contact. But, I wonder if the homes
  with house dust also are likely to be homes without a lot of highly-scented cleaning
  products? I haven't ever used highly scented cleaning products. Our kids did not have
  the seeimingly typical infant ear aches and ear infections. -- barb
  http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news21

• TABLE of Common Toxic Chemicals and Their Effects
  http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/Tox_Chem_Table.html



• Integrated Defense System Overlaps as a Disease Model:
  With Examples for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
  http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/IDS-Overlaps/IDS-multipage/index.html
  
  
• To Do No Harm
  http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/To_Do_No_Harm/index.html

Invisible Disabilities Page, The
http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/invisible_disability.html

• Invisible Disabilities: Children and Disabilities
  http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/disability/kids.html

Irradiated Food

• Organic Consumers Assn.
  http://www.organicconsumers.org/
  • Center for Food Safety
    http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
    • Food Irradiation
      "... New scientific evidence of the potentially harmful human health impacts of
      food irradiation has begun to emerge just as the food industry is pressing the
      government to expand its use. Internationally recognized scientists have
      presented a growing body of evidence indicating that foods created using this
      technology may not be safe to eat. Irradiating some types of foods, including
      ground beef products, can create potentially dangerous chemical byproducts
      and reduce the foods' nutritional value. ..."
      http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/food_irrad.cfm

  • Organic Consumers Association
    http://www.organicconsumers.org/
    • Food Irradiation
      "Irradiated fruits and vegetables benefit the packer and grocer,
      not the farmer or consumer. The consumer receives an inferior
      product that appears "fresh," but has depleted vitamins and enzymes. "
      http://www.organicconsumers.org/irradlink.html

    • House Appropriations Committee strips funding for FDA research on irradiation
      June 20, 2001
      http://www.organicconsumers.org/irrad/Cunningham.cfm

    • Why Vegetarians Should Care About Irradiation--Including Meat and Poultry
      revised February 2001
      http://www.organicconsumers.org/irrad/Whyvegetariansshouldcare.cfm

    
    
  • Public Citizen
    http://www.citizen.org/
    • Background on Irradiated Food
      http://www.citizen.org/california/food/background/

    • Ban Irradiated Foods In Your School District!
      This pages provides links to the school districts that have banned irradiated food. -- barb
      http://www.citizen.org/california/food/schoolboards/

    • The California Safe School Lunch Campaign
      http://www.citizen.org/california/food/index.cfm

    • Comments opposing plans to weaken international food irradiation standards; May 14, 2001
      http://www.citizen.org/cmep/foodsafety/international/articles.cfm?ID=4886

    • Consumer Groups to USDA: Don¼t Feed Irradiated Food to School Children
      Two Groups File Comments Citing Multiple Reasons for Rejecting Technology in
      National School Lunch Program; Dec. 18, 2002
      http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1286

    • Groups Call on FDA, International Officials to Halt Expanded Use of Food Irradiation
      Officials Have Ignored Peer-Reviewed Research Indicating That
      Irradiated Food Could Pose Health Risks to Consumers; 2001
      http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=574

  • STOP FOOD IRRADIATION PROJECT
    Organic Consumers Association
    http://www.purefood.org/irradlink.html

  • Stop The FTAA! Stop Fast Track!
    http://www.purefood.org/corp/ftaaresources.cfm

  
  

Irritants
When you read "chemical irritants" think FRAGRANCES in your personal care, and in
your househould and janitorial cleaning and maintentance products. Remember, pesticides are
scented so you don't object to inhaling those toxic products. You are only allowed to
learn of a couple of the toxins in those products. The others are hidden by the misleading
word "inert" and, of course, in the synthetic fragrances. The health you save may be
your own, or that of your children or pets! To learn more about inerts, visit
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/pestcide.htm#Inerts -- barb

• ALA: Common Lung Hazards
  http://www.lungusa.org/air/envlunghaz.html
  
  
• Britannica
  http://nw1.newsweek.com/nw-srv/inetguide/iguide_4434878.html
  
  
• Essential Oils
  See Aromatherapy
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#Aromatherapy
  
  
• Fragrances are "chemical irritants" and "sensitizers"
  Inform your healthcare practitioners!, your school administration, your workplace management
  . . . OSHA! See OSHA's info on MCS . . . from a worker's viewpoint that is INCONCEIVABLE. -- barb
  http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/multiplechemicalsensitivities/index.html
  
  
  Definition [IRRITANT]
  
  • An irritant is defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
    according to Appendix A as: a chemical, which is not corrosive, but which causes a
    reversible inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. A
    chemical is a skin irritant if, when tested on the intact skin of albino rabbits by the
    methods of 16 CFR 1500.41 for four hours exposure or by other appropriate techniques,
    it results in an empirical score of five or more. A chemical is an eye irritant if so
    determined under the procedure listed in 16 CFR 1500.42 or other appropriate
    techniques."

  • A more general definition is a substance which on immediate, prolonged, or
    repeated contact with normal living tissue will induce a local inflammatory reaction.
    http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/irritant.html Definition [SENSITIZER]
  • A sensitizer is defined by OSHA as "a chemical that causes a substantial proportion
    of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction in normal tissue after
    repeated exposure to the chemical."
    
    
  • The condition of being sensitized to a chemical is also called chemical hypersensitivity.
    http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/sensitizer.html

    Experiencing an Adverse Immune Response
    Chemicals and Adverse Immune Response
    Theresa L. Pedersen, UCD EXTOXNET FAQ Team. August 1997.
    http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/faqs/senspop/immune.htm

• "Occupational Respiratory Diseases: Your Workplace and Your Lungs"
  http://www.aafp.org/patientinfo/lungs.html

EHN's homepage ehnindex.htm

Fabric Softeners = Health Risks From Dryer Exhaust and Treated Fabrics

Government WWW LINKS

The New Reactor

Twenty Most Common Chemicals Found in Thirty-One Fragrance Products

The Environmental Health Network (EHN) [of California] is a 501 (c) (3) non profit agency and offers support and information for the chemically injured. Fragrances are chemical irritants, learn from the work of Julia Kendall and Betty Bridges, RN, get The BEST of the Reactor, join EHN and receive The New Reactor. See what influence the Chemical Manufacturers have had against those of us with EI. The URL for this page is http://www.ehnca.org