Mixtures of Household Cleaning Agents

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MIXING household cleaners is a common practice among American housewives. Experimenting and unconscious of the fumes that some of these mixtures release, they hope that their own formulation will clean better than a single commercial product will. Some commercial cleaners are themselves mixtures of otherwise safe ingredients, until a homemade additive changes them into a toxic gas, usually chlorine or ammonia.Poisoning by mixtures of homemade cleaners is usually from inhalation of the reaction products. The incident often occurs in a poorly ventilated, closed space, and appears to happen more often in the winter, when windows are closed and ventilation . . .

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