• Chemical Exposure and Occupational Hazards
• Pesticides
• Cleaners
• Disinfectants
• Fragrance Chemicals

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

• Cleaning Chemical Use in Hospitals
  
• 10 Ways to Find Safer and Greener Cleaners 
  

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

Fragrance Chemicals

Reports

• Common Substances in Hospitals May Cause Asthma 
• Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products and the FDA 
  
• Pretty Nasty: Phthalates in European Cosmetic Products