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Consumer Disposal of Household Cleaning Products
General The NPD Group, Inc. 1995
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Cleaning, Disinfecting & TSCA – Front and Center
ACI members can watch this event on demand. Join us as Dr. Freedhoff, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), shares with ACI members her vision and plans for the new fiscal year at EPA, which commences October 1. This webinar occurs at an exciting point for the Agency generally, and OCSPP in particular, as the Office is responsible for implementing the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances…
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Ask ACI: Bug Spray and Sunscreen on Clothes
Q: I’ve done a good job keeping my skin protected from the sun, and my kids protected from mosquitoes. But now I have bug spray and sunscreen on my clothes. What do I do? While that’s definitely good news for you and your kids, it sounds like the family wardrobe didn’t make out as well. But don’t fear; most commercially available bug sprays and sunscreens do wash out relatively easily. First, pretreat the stains with a prewash stain remover, then launder, using the hottest water that’s safe…
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Ask ACI: Bicycle Grease Stains
Q. Several family members just took up biking. We love the health benefits, but not the bicycle grease on our clothes. What’s the best way to remove it? A. The easiest way is to pretreat the stain with a prewash stain remover and then launder, using the hottest water that’s safe for the fabric. Check to make sure the stain is gone before putting the clothing in the dryer. If the stain remains, apply a concentrated heavy-duty cleaner (one that’s labeled for use on grease stains) directly on the…
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Ask ACI: Hard Water Residue
Q: I know that hard water can leave mineral deposits that cause spotting on glassware. Does very hard water also inhibit a detergent's ability to dissolve completely? Is the fine powder-like film residue on dishware actually the remains of undissolved detergent?  A: That white deposit is not undissolved detergent. It is a film residue caused by the hard-water minerals that remain after the water has evaporated – the same culprit that causes spotting! To prevent either from…
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Analysis of Heavy Metals in Cleaning Products (1995)
Heavy Metals SDA 1995
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Leading The Charge In The Booming Cleaning Products Industry
Watch the interview with ACI CEO, Melissa Hockstad, on The Chemical Show.
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