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• A Perspective on Antibacterials — Please Don't Routinely Use Pesticides

  One cleaning expert shares his views on antibacterial products.

• What is Lurking in Your Bathroom?

  Germs invisible to the naked eye may be faceless, but they are not nameless. Nor are the diseases they can cause. Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.

• Keeping the Kitchen Safe

  Be sure to control bacteria in the kitchen.

• Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms

  Why you should remove dust not inhale it.

• Contagious Pets

  Protect your family from zoonotic diseases.

• Bacteria

  The bugs are everywhere — literally.

• Anti-bacterial products

  The scientific debate continues over whether soaps, sprays and wipes may end up doing more harm than good.

• Biofilm

  More than just gross, that slime is a bacterial fortress.

• Biological contaminants

  Keeping these at bay is the main point in a lot of cleaning tasks.

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

  What they are, and how you can stay safe while using them.

• Sargent Steam BrZ2

  Chemical-free cleaning is a huge advantage when it comes to creating and maintaining a healthy and comfortable environment for allergy and asthma sufferers — and, maybe everyone else too.

• Tide to Go

  Treat stains while you are still at the restaurant or picnic with a pen-sized stain-removing ... pen.

• Zibra Open It

  Releasing a product from its people-proof package is now a little safer and easier.

• Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

  Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes are pre-moistened, disposable towelettes that clean and disinfect non-porous surfaces.

• OurHouse Shiny Surface Cleaner

  A non-toxic glass cleaner and so much more.

• O-Cel-O™ Scrub Sponges

  Scrubbing sponges with style.
• Cleaning Products

  Bag-E-Wash™

  Wash and dry your plastic food-storage bags in the dishwasher.

• Method Go Naked Dish Soap

  A naturally derived dish soap made without dyes or perfumes.

• FURminator deShedding Tool

  Removes pet hair at the source.
• Washing Dishes

  Cascade Complete®

  A dishwasher detergent that removes food particles without pre-washing.

• The Secret Life of Germs

  A book that looks into the microscopic world of diseases and how to prevent them.

• Creating a Safe & Healthy Home

  Your prescription for a healthier home.

• Green Cleaning for Dummies

  While this book was written to help business clean green, there are practical tips for everyone.

• Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash

  It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.

• Infection Control For Dummies

  Ambitious range of information for professionals, but also average people, on professional infection control.

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