Green Options » greener hospitals http://greenoptions.com/tag/greener-hospitals Posts tagged 'greener hospitals' Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en News Round Up: Chemicals in Everyday Products (Triclosan, Sunscreens, and Greener Hospitals) http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/07/23/news-round-up-chemicals-in-everyday-products-triclosan-sunscreens-and-greener-hospitals/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/07/23/news-round-up-chemicals-in-everyday-products-triclosan-sunscreens-and-greener-hospitals/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:00:23 +0000 Katy Farber http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/07/23/news-round-up-chemicals-in-everyday-products-triclosan-sunscreens-and-greener-hospitals/ This week there’s been more news about various chemicals in products we all use everyday with our families. Of course, a thrust of this blog is how to limit this exposure as much as possible. But it is moving target, one with daily discoveries and an ever changing landscape of news and new research.

Over at Non-Toxic Kids I posted about Triclosan, a chemical in all those antibacterial products you see everywhere, ranging from toothpaste, to soap, keyboards, cosmetics, bedding, you name it. The Environmental Working Group just released an extensive report about Triclosan, and it the many health and environmental problems associated with it.

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