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Cleaning products play an essential role in daily life. They can remove dirt and stains from our clothes, dried on food from our dishes, and even germs from our hands! Let’s learn more about the chemistry that makes this happen.
What Is Cleaning?
Cleaning is the process of taking something dirty—like your kitchen counter—and removing dirt, grease, and grime found on it. When we clean, we leave things better than they were when we found them. Cleaning helps remove dirt,…
March 6, 2017
Cindy Wheeler
Chemical Control Division (Mail Code 7405M)
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460-0001
(via www.regulations.gov)
Re: Designation of Ten Chemical Substances for Initial Risk Evaluations Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act: 1,4-Dioxane, TSCA Review and Scoping; Docket No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2016-0723
Dear Ms. Wheeler:
The American…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has enhanced and expanded its “Exploration Clean” online experience to further help teach middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning. New features include:
A new, interactive surfactant game – "Get the Dirt"
Updated Science of Soap ebook
Ingredients reimagined as Characters of the Cleaning Court
This site relaunch is the next step in building educational modules for children describing…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a redesigned and updated CleaningInstitute.org website, offering its audiences a modern resource for easier access to information on the value cleaning products bring to all facets of life.
“The products and chemistries our industry creates are leading us to a clean and vibrant future,” said Melissa Hockstad, ACI President & CEO.
“Our revamped website helps showcase that path by being a leading source of information on…
The New York State Supreme Court invalidated the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation (NYSDEC) on the grounds that they did not comply with the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA).
The decision came after the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) filed a lawsuit against NYSDEC for exceeding its statutory authority under the state’s…
State of: 2007-12-19
SIDS Initial Assessment Repor t
For
SIAM 25
16-19 October 2007, Helsinki
1. Chemical Name: Category of Alkyl sulfates, Alkane sulfonates and α-Olefin
sulfonates
2. CAS Number: See Tables 1-1 and 1-2
3. Sponsor Country: Germany
Contact Point:
BMU (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und
Reaktorsicherheit)
Contact person:
Dr. Reiner Arndt
Postfach 12 06 29
D-53048 Bonn
4.…
Think about all the "public" surfaces you touch on your way to work – railings, door handles, coins and tokens, cash machines, elevator buttons and more. Then, when you get to your destination, washing your hands probably isn't the first thing you do. Instead, you probably grab a cup of coffee and turn on your computer. If you power up before you clean up, all the germs and bacteria that commuted with you are transferred from your hands to your workstation. Ugh! And then, if…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, announced the appointment of Darius Stanton as Director, Regulatory Science.
In this role, Mr. Stanton will be responsible for development and management of research strategies related to the safety of cleaning product ingredients, serve as a point of contact for ACI’s chemical management and regulatory programs and help expand scientific understanding of ACI chemistry tools…
© Copyright 2010 ERASM (the joint surfactant environmental research platform of AISE and CESIO) and SDA
What contribution do detergent alcohols make to sewage discharges and the marine environment? Stephen M Mudge
Alcohol sourcing project, Phase II
February, 2010
Sponsored by
ERASM / APAG / SDA
Alcohol sourcing project, phase II P a g e | 2
© Copyright 2010 ERASM (the joint surfactant environmental research platform of AISE and CESIO) and SDA…
Students Will Explore the Science of Product Formulation April 7-8 in DC
ACI Booth Supports New STEM Website, Exploration Clean
Washington, DC, April 2, 2018 – A simple activity will demonstrate how chemistry is essential for creating consumer products – specifically liquid hand soaps – at the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) booth during the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 7-8 in Washington, D…