LOCATING COMMON CHEMICAL TROUBLEMAKERS
WHERE IS FORMALDEHYDE FOUND?
Tobacco smoke
Vehicle exhausts
Cavity wall insulation
Paper coatings and finishes
Printing inks Newsprint
Textile and fabric finishes
Chipboard, blockboard and other building boards
Glass fibre insulation
Resin adhesive Melamine
Foam rubber fillings and fascia Photographic chemicals
Tanned leather
Insecticides and moth-proofing Fungicides
Propellant in spray aerosols Preservative in cosmetics, toiletries, personal hygiene products, pharmaceuticals and cleaning products of all kinds:
disinfectants
cleaning liquids
antiseptics
shampoo
soaps
cosmetics
hair treatments
WHERE IS CHLORINE FOUND?
Liquid bleaches Powder bleaches Household cleaners Disinfectants
Sterilisers and hand rinses Tapwater
Swimming pool water Bleached fabrics Bleached paper Fungicides Mould inhibitors
WHERE IS AMMONIA FOUND?
Household cleaners Disinfectants Deodorants Toothpastes
Preservative in some latex products Permanent wave solution Hair bleaches
WHERE IS ROSIN FOUND?
Adhesives Chewing-gum Grease removers Cosmetics
Paper coatings and finishes Soaps
Grip aids and resins Varnishes and lacquers Waxes and polishes Fabric finishes
Pharmaceutical ointments and plasters
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