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=[|The dirt on toxic chemicals in household cleaning products] (Please skim and scan first!)=

GET UP! Find the custodian. Ask him if you can take a look at a hazardous product in the school that cannot be disposed of by pouring it down the drain or putting in the garbage/recycling. Using the Peel Region waste [|web site], (household waste section) and by asking the custodian, find out how it should be disposed of properly. If you cannot find it on this web site choose another Canadian site to use but be sure to add a bibliography. Use this[| web site]to create a bibliographic entry for the Peel Region web site or the other web site you used.

Summary,

1. Name the product. Explain if it is a pure substance or mixture. Explain how it is used in the school. 2. Why is it hazardous? What ingredients are hazardous? Explain why you can't send it to the landfill or pour it down the drain. 3. Explain how it can be safely disposed of by the Peel Region hazardous waste department. 4. Add your bibliography using Son of Citation.

COPY THIS CHART INTO WORD AND PRINT IT:

(Has to be different from the ones the others are using) || HAZARDOUS SYMBOLS Draw them || List of Ingredients || NOTES Write down anything useful the custodian told you || Answer the questions in the summary on the back of the page.
 * NAME OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCT

=WOW! The school only uses natural products!= Therefore we need to do a comparison:

[] (Toxic Floor Cleaner)

Use the following chart to compare a natural floor cleaner and a toxic alternative.

NAME: _

Floor Cleaner (Name it) || Toxic (yet typical) Alternative: [] Industrial Floor Cleaner ||
 * || Natural Product:
 * Ingredients ||  ||   ||
 * Health Risks ||  ||   ||
 * Storage Instructions ||  ||   ||
 * Disposal Instructions ||  ||   ||
 * What to do if there is a spill ||  ||   ||

Try to answer the following questions by asking the custodian or doing some on-line research,


 * 1) Which ingredients in the natural product do the “job” of the toxic alternatives?
 * 2) What are the sources of the natural ingredients? (Where are the natural ingredients found in nature?)
 * 3) Are these two products pure substances or mixtures? How do you know? (Check a textbook if you need help)
 * 4) Use the Peel Region web site to figure out how to safely dispose of industrial floor cleaner?
 * 5) What might happen if you poured the industrial floor cleaner down the drain. Use your own ideas and some internet research. Be sure to think of as many consequences as possible. Text p. 46 can help you too.
 * 6) Add a bibliography using Son of Citation.

NOW ASK THE CUSTODIAN IF THE NATURAL CLEANERS ARE AS GOOD AS THE INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS. ASK HIM IF HE WOULD RATHER USE THE INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS DESPITE OF THE RISKS. WHAT DO YOU ADVISE?