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Q. Do cleaning products contribute to indoor VOCs?A. Yes, they can, but that does not mean there's cause for concern. VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. They originate from human-made and naturally occurring chemical compounds. They can come from many everyday sources, including paints, furnishings and cooking. One common source of VOCs is bacon. One of our favorite smells is, of…
The first issue of ACI’s Convention News – published by Chemical Week – is now available:
ACI 2018 Convention News – Issue 2
The publication reviews the 2018 ACI Convention, summarizes key ACI member issues, and reports on other industry news.
Phosphate
William A. Eberhardt and John B. Nexbit
1968
Phosphate
SDA
1984
Phosphate
Cornelia Luedecke, Slawomir W. Hermanowicz and David Jenkins
1989
Surfactants
SDA
1997
The second issue of ACI’s Convention News – published by Chemical Week – is now available:
ACI 2020 Convention News – Issue 2
The publication reviews the 2020 Convention, summarizes key ACI member issues, and reports on other industry news.
The event will bring together leading representatives from across the home and personal care sector – including household and cleaning products manufacturers, chemical suppliers, regulatory and standard setting bodies, and NGOs – on leading-edge topics affecting our supply chain.
How has improved cleanliness standards impacted public health?
Today, we may take cleaning for granted but it plays a vital role in health. We can see that by looking at the drop in the infectious disease mortality rates in the 19th century. For example, of the top 10 leading reasons for death, infectious disease was 633% higher in 1900 vs 1997 in the US. Advances in medicine like penicillin and vaccines played a critical role in the treatment of incurable diseases and disease eradication (or…
ACI Supports Student Service Project to Assist Families in Need
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) partnered with the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) to support a new national community service project that donated 2,000 laundry detergent packets to families in need.
At AAFCS’ recent national conference, family and consumer sciences professionals donated laundry detergent packets for Clean for a Cause, an AAFCS student…