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Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins in the household, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronic health issues, and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions"--
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Based on his popular Wired magazine column What's Inside, Patrick Di Justo takes a cold, hard ... look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, from Cool Whip and Tide Pods to Spam and Play-Doh. He also shares the madcap stories of his extensive research, including tracking down a reclusive condiment heir, partnering with a cop to get his hands on heroin, and getting tight-lipped snack-food execs...
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Effective, nontoxic alternatives can be mixed up easily from kitchen staples -- baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, herbs, and borax -- plus a handful of easy-to-find essential oils. With the second edition of this popular book comes a host of hard-working new recipes, including Rosemary-Geranium Floor Wipes for electrostatic floor mops, Thyme to Make Your Own Carpet Steamer, Weekend Warrior Wicker Wash, Telephone Dirty Talk Tamer, Clear the Air Room...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
100 kid-friendly projects from the creator of C.R.A.F.T.! Get ready for some serious family fun! Filled with 100 fun crafts, Creating Really Awesome Free Things helps you develop your child's creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills--all while using common household items. Each budget-friendly project features step-by-step instructions and keeps kids entertained, engaged, and learning all day long.
Author
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know?...We poison our children and pets to kill a fly...We get a dose of antibiotics every day--whether we have a prescription or not...We need Hazmat suits to clean up a broken energy-efficient CFL light bulb. In 'The Healthy Home' father-and-son team Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz walk readers room-by-room through a typical house, pointing out the surprising health risks posed by everyday products and behaviors of any modern family..."--Dust...
Author
Publisher
Wellfleet Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's amazing what you can do with these four simple ingredients from your kitchen . . .
Looking for simple, affordable, and effective home products you can count on? Trying to avoid all those harmful chemicals and find safe, natural solutions instead? Household Hints has hundreds of tips, techniques, and recipes-and many are made from the wholesome ingredients already in your kitchen: vinegar, lemon, salt, and baking soda. Inside this book you'll...
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"From the The New York Times'"Queen of Green" comes the ultimate guide for finding and eliminating the toxic chemicals in your home today. There is no longer any question that consumer products contain toxic chemicals harmful to our families. But how do we protect ourselves, and where do we start? In Toxic Free, Debra Lynn Dadd, hailed by The New York Times as the "Queen of Green, " discusses the hidden toxic chemicals already present in our homes,...
11) The naturally clean home: 150 nontoxic recipes for cleaning and disinfecting with essential oils
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this updated edition of her best-selling book, Karyn Siegel-Maier brings together the formulas for home cleaning solutions that readers have trusted for years with new information and ingredients updated to today's green standards"--
14) The safe shopper's bible: a consumer's guide to nontoxic household products, cosmetics, and food
Author
Series
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Every parent wonders: Am I buying products for my child that are filled with chemical toxins? In his powerful new book, Raising Healthy Children, David Steinman, the director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group and one of America's premier environmental activists, shows how today's most popular items-from bubble bath to cereal to cleaning products to snack foods-are contaminated with unacceptable levels of chemical toxins and pesticides, and he proposes...
20) Durable goods
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle by changing general practices at home and making smart choices when purchasing durable goods. Explores the harmful impact durable goods can have on the environment through the use of natural resources and energy. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, activities, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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