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Chemical Footprint of Products Commonly Used in Pediatric Departments

Chemical Footprint of Products Commonly Used in Pediatric Departments

12/5/2017 Clean Production Action Publications

What is the Chemical Footprint of Health Care Products?

Nonprofit Clean Production Action Evaluates Products Commonly Used in Pediatric Patient Rooms for Hazardous Chemicals

A new report by Clean Production Action provides the first ever Chemical Footprint of Products Commonly Used in Pediatric Patient Rooms. Hazardous chemicals in products are catalyzing health care organizations to ask suppliers whether or not their products contain these chemicals. This study assessed the chemical footprint – presence of hazardous chemicals – of over 250 products commonly found in a hospital pediatric patient room. Pediatrics was chosen for evaluation because of the well-recognized greater sensitivity of children to exposure to toxic chemicals than adults.

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