A study done for the Environmental Working Group shows that children are being exposed to hundreds of chemicals and contaminants in schools through use of cleaning products in the classroom.
“Laboratory tests done for EWG found that a typical assortment of cleaning products released 457 distinct chemicals into the air.” – EWG website
The EWG website goes on to say that schools often don’t know what they are purchasing and how harmful the cleaners that they use can really be. Check out the EWG’s full report on cleaning supplies in schools to find out more.
