CHAPTER 17: PERFECT HOME
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WHAT’S AT STAKE?
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Cassels, Caroline. “Autism Linked to Higher Precipitation Levels.” 11 Nov. 2008. 12 Nov. 2008 <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/583372_print>.
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“Is It In Us?” 14 Nov. 2007 <http://isitinus.org/project.php>.
Janofsky, Michael. “E.P.A. Seeks to Phase Out a Toxic Chemical.” 26 Jan. 2006. New York Times. 26 Jan. 2006 <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/26/nationals/26enviro.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print>.
“Maternal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Childhood Leukemia.” 18 Jan. 2006. 19 Jan. 2006 <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/521780_print>.
WHAT TO INVITE INTO YOUR HOME
Houlihan, Jane, Charlotte Brody, and Bryony Schwan. Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products & the FDA. Report. July ed. Environmental Working Group, 2002.
Meggs, William Joel and Carol Svec. The Inflammation Cure. Chicago, Il: Contemporary Books, 2003.
LOOKING GOOD INSIDE AND OUT
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Houlihan, Jane, Charlotte Brody, and Bryony Schwan. Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products & the FDA. Report. July ed. Environmental Working Group, 2002.
“Teen Girls’ Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals.” 24 Sept. 2008. 25 Dec. 2008 <http://www.ewg.org/reports/teens>.
“Two Families Test Their Lifestyles.” 28 Apr. 2008 <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24230246/?pg=1#dtl_toxic>.
Weise, Elizabeth. “Household chemicals linked to kids’ asthma.” 29 Sept. 2004. 30 Sept. 2004<http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-09-29-asthma-chemicals_x.htm>.
CLEAN AND GREEN
McDougall, John. “A Cesspool of Pollutants: Now is the Time to Clean-up Your Body.” The McDougall Newsletter (Aug. 2004).
Meggs, William Joel and Carol Svec. The Inflammation Cure. Chicago, Il: Contemporary Books, 2003.
Zock, Jan-Paul et al. “The Use of Household Cleaning Sprays and Adult Asthma.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176 (2007): 735-41.
MORE INDOOR SPACES
Epstein, Samuel S. The Stop Cancer Before it Starts Campaign. Report. February ed. Chicago, IL: The Cancer Prevention Coalition, 2003.
Stiffler, Lisa. “Color Them Green: EPA Grants Will Help Nail Salons.” 3 July 2007. 3 July 2007 <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/321350_nailsalon27.html>.
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