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- Floor
finishes
- Floor strippers
- General cleaning chemicals
Important Chemical Information Chemical Product | Hazardous Ingredients | Less
Toxic Alternatives | Hazard Properties | Waste Management |
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Household Batteries | mercury, zinc, silver, lithium, cadmium
| solar-powered batteries, wind-up watches rechargeables
| toxic | recycle, stored | Oven Cleaners | potassium or sodium hydroxide, ammonia | wipe oven while
still warm; use baking soda and water paste and steel wool to scrub | corrosive,
toxic | fully use | Toilet Cleaners | hydrochloric or oxalic acid, calcium hypochlorite | toilet
brush and baking soda or borax or soak with white vinegar | corrosive, toxic,
irritant | stored, fully use | Photographic Chemicals | silver, acetic acid, sodium sulfite | unknown | corrosive, toxic, irritant | stored | Disinfectants | diethylene, sodium hypochlorite, phenols | mix 1/2 cup
borax with 1 gallon of boiling water; undiluted white vinegar | corrosive,
toxic | fully use | Drain Cleaners | potassium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid | plunger; flush
weekly with boiling water; pour in 1/4 cup baking soda | corrosive, toxic | stored | Rug and Upholstery Cleaners | oxalic acid, diethylene glycol | clean immediately with
soda water or baking soda paste, then vacuum | corrosive, toxic | stored
| Floor and Furniture Polish | diethylene glycol, nitrobenzene | 1 part lemon juice + 2 parts
linseed oil; toothpaste to remove water stains | flammable, toxic | stored | Bleach Cleaners | sodium or potassium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide | for
laundry, 1/2 cup white vinegar or baking soda or borax per load | corrosive,
toxic | stored | Mothballs | naphthalenes, paradichlorobenzene | store cedar chips, newspapers,
or lavender flowers with clothing | toxic | fully use, Waste Water Treatment Plant | Pool Chemicals | muriatic acid, sodium hypochlorite, algicide | disinfectants:
ozone or UV light system.
pH: consult baking soda box for amount to add for proper pH | corrosive, toxic | stored | Ammonia-based Cleaners | ammonia, ethanol | undiluted white vinegar in a spray
bottle | corrosive, toxic, irritant | stored | Abrasive Cleaners or Powders | trisodiumphosphate, ammonia, ethanol | rub area with
1/2 lemon dipped in borax, rinse, dry; baking soda or borax | corrosive, toxic,
irritant | stored |
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