Household Cleaning Products Pose a Potential Threat to Health

摘要

Certain chemicals in household cleaning products could lead to the formation of probable human carcinogens. An article published in the American Chemical Society (ACS; Washington, D.C.) journal Environmental Science & Technology says scientists have found evidence that some ingredients in shampoos, detergents, and other cleaning agents may be a source of precursor materials for the formation of the water supply contaminant N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). NDMA is a nitrosamine that has been found to form during the disinfection of drinking water, wastewater, and recreational water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has classified several nitrosamines, including NDMA, as probable human carcinogens, an ACS news release says.