Cleaners and Pesticides Resources
Chemical Exposure and Occupational Hazards
- EWG Survey links chemical exposures on the job to diseases in nurses
- Common substances in hospitals may cause asthma
- For more information about the science linking chemical exposures and chronic disease, see Safer Chemicals
Pesticides
Websites
- Beyond Pesticides
- Californians for Pesticide Reform
- Bio-Integral Resource Center
- Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Pesticide Action Network of North America
- Extoxnet's Pesticide Information Profiles
Cleaners
Fact Sheets
Reports
- Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment
- Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing Human Health Effects and Environmental Impacts
- Green Cleaning in Healthcare: Current Practices and Questions for Future Research
Disinfectants
- 10 Reasons to Eliminate Glutaraldehyde, Sustainable Hospitals Project, 10/01
- Glutaraldehyde: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health