A Water Management feature in November’s Premises & Facilities Management.
InnuScience features on the 2nd and 3rd pages of a three page feature on Indoor Air Quality in this month’s Premises & Facilities Management.
Toxic shockers
Toxicity refers to a substance or product’s ability to cause adverse health effects to human (or other organisms).
Some cleaning products contain substances that are toxic to humans. Their effects can be felt immediately or for days, months or years after exposure. Toxicity is acute when the effects are immediate and chronic when they appear after repeated exposure.
Toxic substances can damage a person’s health in several ways: exposure by inhalation, skin contact, swallowing or irritation to the eyes.
Once breathed in, some substances attack the nose, throat or lungs, whereas others enter the body through the lungs and wreak havoc with other organs such as the liver.
Skin can become contaminated by direct contact with the substance. Further risks are posed by airborne dust particles that land on the skin, or by contact with contaminated surfaces – such as inside protective gloves.
When people transfer chemicals from their hands to their mouths by eating or smoking without washing their hands, they risk exposure by swallowing, while some vapours, gases and dusts are irritating to eyes. Aquatic toxicity
InnuScience is urging the cleaning and FM sectors to adopt high levels of hygiene with an emphasis on effective cleaning using high performing detergents rather than an over-reliance of disinfectants that do not clean and risk negative impact for the environment.
Read our latest environmental leadership article on aquatic toxicity