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Hard Surface Cleaning Performance of Six Alternative
Household Cleaners lJnder Laboratory Conditions
Wanda Olson, Donald Vesley, Marilyn Bode, Polly Dubbel and Theresa Bauer
Abstract
In thís laboratory sludy, several commercially available household bathroom and
kitchen cleaníng products, with and without EPA registered disinfectant properties, were
compared to several "alternative" products (lemon juice, vinegar, ammonia, baking soda
and borer). High pressure decoratíve laminate tiles were…
The origins of personal cleanliness date back to prehistoric times. Since water is essential for life, the earliest people lived near water and knew something about its cleansing properties - at the very least that it rinsed mud off their hands! Fast forward to the Seventh Century when soap making was an established craft in Europe. Soap maker guilds guarded their trade secrets very closely. Vegetable and animal oils were used with ashes of plants, along with fragrances to enhance the cleaning…
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
March 25, 2020
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Madam Secretary:
On behalf of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
federal and state enforcement authorities to receive guidance on requirements subject to the jurisdiction of your
Department due to the 2019 Novel…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Brian Sansoni, SDA – 202-680-9327
Scott Openshaw, GMA – 202-295-3957
Gretchen Schaefer, CSPA – 202-872-8100
Washington, DC (October 6, 2009) – Before a historic conference on modernizing the Toxic
Substances Control Act of 1976, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) today
offered eight building blocks to help guide the development of an updated law for…
President Donald Trump
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SYNTHETIC
DETERGENTS
IN
PERSPECTIVE
their relationship to sewage disposal and safe water supplies
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION
295 Madison Avenue I wew York 17, N. Y.
Copyright 1962 lThe Soap and Detergent Assocíation
Printed in U.S.A.
FOREWORD
Without ample supplies of good water, the soap and detergent industry can neither serve
the public nor prosper. It is part of our job to protect healthful living-not only by aiding
the quest for cleanliness-…
1ACI is a trade association for the $30 billion U.S. cleaning products industry. ACI members include the formulators of soaps,
detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that
supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and oleochemical producers.
282 Fed. Reg. 4255 (Jan. 13, 2016).
3Public Law 114-182 (June 22, 2016).
March 14, 2017
Submitted via REGULATIONS.GOV to Docket: EPA-HQ-…
Learn about PVA & Water Soluble Films Used in Dishwashing and Laundry Pods and Packets
Liquid detergent packets were introduced to the North American market in 2010 and have since become an important product. They have grown in popularity because they provide a convenient way to deliver the correct dose of detergent for maximum cleaning efficiency. With increased use come more questions…
Influent
Storm Tanks
Primary Settlement
(all influent samples
taken from central
feed)
Sludge Treatment
Secondary
Oxidation
Final Settlement
(Humus) Tanks
UV Irradiation
Effluent samples
at designated
sampling point
Post 1° samples
Post 2° samples
Sludge samples
Using stable isotopes of carbon (13C) and hydrogen (2H) to determine the contribution and fate of detergent fatty alcohols in the environment
S.M. Mudge – Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, UNITED…