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21 January 2021
Emily Dominiak
Project Lead
Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
(via email: 1-4D.HCPCCproducts@dec.ny.gov)
RE: 1,4-Dioxane Limits for Household Cleansing, Personal Care, and Cosmetic Products
Dear Ms. Dominiak:
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI)1 is pleased to provide the following comments regarding
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYS DEC’s) implementation…
Keep kids safe by storing laundry products carefully, paying attention during use and disposing of products properly. For a healthy and safe laundry routine, follow these guidelines each and every day.
Store laundry products carefully for safety.
Keep laundry products out of the reach of children and pets, especially liquid laundry packets.
Remember to keep products in their original container with the original label intact and immediately put them away in a secure location after…
As dishes are cleared from tables in millions of homes this Thanksgiving, those celebrating can save a significant amount of water by scraping their dishes instead of rinsing them before they are put into the dishwasher.
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and American Cleaning Institute (ACI) are asking consumers to take this simple step to conserve water and create a more sustainable Thanksgiving.
“Nearly 90 million…
This monograph summarizes: 1) critical fate and effects data required for an
environmental risk assessment on alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE); and 2)
conclusions drawn from a risk assessment of APE in the United States.
Although focused on conditions in the U.S., data from other parts of the world
that are critical to a U.S. assessment are included in the monograph. The
monograph is written for a technical audience, but not necessarily one
familiar with environmental risk assessment.
The…
Cleaning quickly is all about having a plan. You need to tidy up, go top down and focus where your cleaning has outsized effect in terms of looking good and keeping you and your family safe.
Get Ready
Prepare to clean so you don’t waste time or resources by accident. Gather your cleaning products. Read the directions so you know you are using them safely and effectively. The label contains important information about how much product you…
What is RSV?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), RSV, or Respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. It can be serious for some, causing bronchiolitis or pneumonia.
Cleaning for RSV
RSV spreads primarily through virus droplets, either through close contact with an infected person who is contagious or touching a surface with the virus on it. Prevention is particularly…
SIAM 21, 18-20 October 2005 AUS/ICCA
This document may only be reproduced integrally. The conclusions and recommendations (and their rationale) in this
document are intended to be mutually supportive, and should be understood and interpreted together.
SIDS INITIAL ASSESSMENT PROFILE
CAS Nos.
and
Chemical names
(1300-72-7 and 827-21-4) Xylenesulfonic acid, sodium salt
(12068-03-0) Toluenesulfonic acid, sodium salt
(26447-10-9) Xylenesulfonic acid, ammonium salt
(…
Understand the language of soaps and detergents.
ALCOHOL: A class of organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups. The alcohols used in light duty and liquid laundry detergents are isopropanol or ethanol (ethyl alcohol). These alcohols are used at low levels in liquid detergent formulations to control viscosity, to act as a solvent for other ingredients, and to provide resistance to low and freezing temperatures encountered in shipping,…
Publication Summary:
Paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents 58 (2021) 2 pp. 88-96.
Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Film Used for Liquid Detergent Capsules
Dominic Byrne, Geert Boeije, Ian Croft, Gerd Huttmann, Gerard Luijkx, Frank Meier, Yash Parulekar and
Gerard Stijntjes
The unintentional release of microplastic into the aquatic environment (marine as well as freshwater) is
of concern for human health and the ecosystem. Although our…
Publication Summary:
Paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents 58 (2021) 2 pp. 88-96.
Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Film Used for Liquid Detergent Capsules
Dominic Byrne, Geert Boeije, Ian Croft, Gerd Huttmann, Gerard Luijkx, Frank Meier, Yash Parulekar and
Gerard Stijntjes
The unintentional release of microplastic into the aquatic environment (marine as well as freshwater) is
of concern for human health and the ecosystem. Although our…