Over 150 chemicals commonly found in homes have been linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer, and psychological abnormalities. Consumer Product Safety Commission

·         Every 13 seconds, a poison control center in the United States answers a call about a possible poisoning. More than 90% of these exposures occur in the home. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

·         Toxic chemicals in household cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than air pollution. Environmental Protection Agency

·         In the past 14 years, there has been a 75% increase in asthma; 29% for men;71% for women. The higher rate for women is believed to be due to women’s longer exposure times to household chemicals. Center for Disease Control

·         121,498 children under the age of 6 were poisoned by household cleaners last year. More than one out of every 6 poison exposures in 2005 from non-pharmaceutical substances was attributed to household cleaning substances; with 56% attributed to children under the age of 6. Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database (2005)

·         Animal poisoning exposure cases totaled 131,336 in 2005 with dogs accounting for 89% of the cases. Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database (2005)

·         The average U.S. household generates more than 20 pounds of household hazardous waste per year, and the average home can accumulate as much as 100 pounds of household hazardous waste in the basement, garage, and in storage closets. Environmental Protection Agency