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Clean vs. Clean-Smelling

WE USE ROOM FRAGRANCES AND DEODORIZERS TO MAKE OUR HOMES SMELL FRESH AND PURE. BUT ARE THESE CLEAN-SMELLING PRODUCTS ACTUALLY MAKING OUR AIR UNHEALTHY? FIND OUT ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, A CHEMICAL CALLED 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE MAY BE DAMAGING YOUR LUNGS. THIS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND IS EMITTED FROM THOUSANDS OF FREQUENTLY USED PRODUCTS LIKE AIR FRESHENERS AND MOTHBALLS.

UNFORTUNATELY, 1,4 DCB IS NOT THE ONLY HARMFUL CHEMICAL FOUND IN FRAGRANCED PRODUCTS. AND BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY PRODUCT ON THE MARKET IS NOW SCENTED, YOU ARE CONSTANTLY BREATHING IN CHEMICALS - ALL IN THE ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT OF YOUR HOME.

LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ANY ONE OF THESE CHEMICALS CAN BE HARMFUL, AND THEIR COMBINED EFFECTS ARE EVEN WORSE. SO IF YOU WANT YOUR HOUSE TO SMELL SWEET, BUT YOUR LUNGS TO STAY CLEAN, TRY NATURAL AIR FRESHENERS LIKE BAKING SODA.

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