NYTimes: Cleaner for the Environment, Not for the Dishes

Environmentally-friendly cleaners may not clean as well as harsher chemicals, but here's a documented less obvious benefit of them - housekeeping staff reporting less days off or symptoms.
"some users attest to quantifiable benefits. Reports of burns, rashes, dizziness and scratchy throats among housekeeping employees have plummeted at North Central Bronx Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center since the staff switched to new cleaning products in 2004, said Peter Lucey, an associate executive director for support services at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. The number of lost days linked to injuries from the products declined from 54 in 2004 to zero last year, he said. "It's the switch and the training," Mr. Lucey said"

Cleaner for the Environment, Not for the Dishes

Many find low-phosphate detergents as appealing as low-flow showers, underscoring the tradeoffs people often face in a more environmentally conscious marketplace.

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