Chemicals and Products of Concern
Posted on Oct 31, 2007
The chemicals are listed in alphabetical order. Some of these resources lead to other web sites and will open in a new window.
2,4-D:
Arsenic:
- Stop Playing With Poison Get Arsenic-Treated Wood Out of our Yards and Playgrounds (2001)
- Protect Our Children: Buy Safer Alternatives to Arsenic-Treated Wood (2001)
Bisphenol A (BPA):
Brominated Flame Retardants:
(Hexavalent) Chromium:
Cosmetics:
Dioxin:
- Lowell Center for Sustainable Production Dioxin Fact Sheet (2003)
- Dioxin in Our Food, in Our Bodies (2006)
Formaldehyde:
Lead:
Mercury:
Organophosphate Pesticides:
Perchloroethylene
Perfluorochemicals:
Pesticides:
- Hazards of Pesticide Consumer Products (2004)
- Poisoning Ourselves: Residential Pesticide Use in Massachusetts (ELM, 2005)
Phthalates:
PVC:
- Pass Up the Poison Plastic -- the PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home (CHEJ 2009)
- PVC Children's Articles Factsheet (2004)
- PVC Charts: Hazardous chemicals in PVC Children's Products and A Sample of International Actions on PVC Children's Products (2004)
- CHEJ Guide to PVC-free School Supplies (2008)
rBGH:
Trichloroethylene:
