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HOME SAFETY GUIDE When living with young children and babies, creating a safe and functional home often requires careful consideration. This is especially important in high-risk areas of the home, such as the laundry room, medicine cabinet and sleeping spaces. To help you achieve this, we’ve collaborated with organization and child safety experts to share insights on creating a safe home, no matter the size. Whether you’re reorganizing, revamping or preparing to bring a new baby home, this…
Ever notice how one sick friend or roommate can quickly affect to the entire dorm? Keeping the dorm room clean probably isn’t the latest topic being tweeted. But keeping dorm rooms clean can help keep students healthy and doing the things that they enjoy like football games, hanging out, partying and finding some time to study! Before your son or daughter goes off to college, equip them with the necessary supplies and understanding about the role that they can play in germ…
Q. American Heart Health Month has inspired me to use my treadmill (for exercise, not a clothes rack!) How do I clean it? Keeping your treadmill and other exercise equipment clean is important for maintenance and safety. Fortunately, it’s easy. (Much easier than keeping up with a rigorous exercise routine.) Just follow these steps and you’ll be off and running! Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe away sweat on the deck, handrails and conveyer belt after every use. Once a week,…
andand & Asthma Allergies Cleaning to Control & Asthma Allergies American Cleaning Institute • www.cleaninginstitute.org • info@cleaninginstitute.org 5660 SDA-English-r1 5/28/10 12:12 PM Page 1 animal dander cockroaches dust mites Cleaning to Control ALLERGIES and ASTHMA If you or your child have allergies or asthma, you already know that many things can bring on, or “trigger,” an asthma flare or episode. Some things that trigger asthma attacks are called allergens…
ALGAL BTOOM MANAGEMENT ÀND CONTROL AIes Prokop, Nicholas t. Clesceri, and Sidney J. Curran Nicholas L. Clesceri & Associates Envi¡:onmental Engineers and ConsultantsLake Shore Ðrive, Bolton tanding, Ny-12gL4 Prepared for: The Soap & Ðetergent Association 475 Park Avenue, South Nev¡ York, NY 10016 May 9, L985 CONTENTS Page . .ivLIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES I. II. v INTRODUCTTON .1 RBVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS IN ERESHWATER P}TYTOPLANKTON ECOLOGY A. ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE B.…
ALGAL BTOOM MANAGEMENT ÀND CONTROL AIes Prokop, Nicholas t. Clesceri, and Sidney J. Curran Nicholas L. Clesceri & Associates Envi¡:onmental Engineers and ConsultantsLake Shore Ðrive, Bolton tanding, Ny-12gL4 Prepared for: The Soap & Ðetergent Association 475 Park Avenue, South Nev¡ York, NY 10016 May 9, L985 CONTENTS Page . .ivLIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES I. II. v INTRODUCTTON .1 RBVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS IN ERESHWATER P}TYTOPLANKTON ECOLOGY A. ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE B.…
A lot goes into choosing the right detergent or cleaning product for your life. At the end of the day, everyone wants a product that makes them feel good about how they are cleaning.
Handling tnzymes Detergent Industry The Soap and Detergent Association New York, NY This document is written for use by the cleaning products industry. It may also be used as a reference by other industries employing enzyme technology. However, the practices set forth in this document are offered solely as references for coinpanies. involved in handling enzymes within the soap and detergent industry. The information pre- sented here may not be entirely applicable to all enzyme…
1 L U B R I I C A B I N G G R E A S E S FATTY ACIDS IMPROVE UNIFORMITY Soap composition can make or break a lubricating grease. However, the full effect of the fatty acid com- ponents upon grease performance is not yet scientifi- cally defined. Many practical findings about fats and fatty acids guide the greasemaker, but they do not show up consistently in purchase specifications for these materials, even when intended for use in the same type of grease. With the help of the…
Q: Can you use steam mops to clean sealed engineered hardwood floors? A: As a general rule, the hardwood flooring industry does not recommend using steam mops on wood floors of any type. The manufacturers have recommended cleaning practices and solutions, and using other products and machines will void your warranty. Contact the manufacturer of your flooring to get their cleaning recommendations.