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Air Fresheners Contain Toxic Chemicals Known to Cause Birth Defects
Health & Wellness  (tags: air fresheners, toxic chemicals, birth defects, phthalates, hormonal abnormalities, reproductive problems, all-natural, sick people )

Summer Lu
- 1597 days ago - enn.com
NRDC recently tested 14 different air fresheners and found that 12 contained chemicals called phthalates (pronounced thal-ates), chemicals that can cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects and reproductive problems. Even "all-natural" ones!
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Diana Yates (11)
Wednesday September 26, 2007, 9:53 pm
well i didnt know that thanks for input I will think twice before buying this stuff again
 

Summer Luvin Kat (293)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 12:34 am
I agree...as we consumers march around our houses spraying these fresheners so that our houses may smell good, I've often wondered what it's doing to US. To me, it was only time before someone came out with details of a study. Next....what about perfumes?
 
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