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Reformulating for Safer Choice: Cleaning and Disinfecting Products

Reformulating for Safer Choice: Cleaning and Disinfecting Products
Contributors
Saskia van Bergen
Free Range Chemist | H2L Consulting
Carissa Haug
North Central Educational Service District
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Summary
In this activity, you will evaluate a cleaning product formulation to see if it could qualify for the US EPA Safer Choice Fragrance-Free label, relate those ingredients that don’t qualify to specific health and environmental impacts, and suggest safer functional alternative chemicals using the EPA Safer Chemical Ingredient List to replace for those that need to be replaced. Both a slide deck and activity sheet are part of this open source resource.
Keyword Tags
Safer Consumer Products
Chemical Hazard Assessment
Safer Substitution
Safer Alternatives
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Reformulating for Safer Choice: Cleaning and Disinfecting Products
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
● Identify chemicals not on the US EPA Safer Chemical Ingredient List (SCIL)

● Identify human and/or environmental hazards of chemicals

● Suggest alternatives chemicals to those that need to be replaced using SCIL
Object Type
Lecture or course slides/notes (e.g., PPT, Prezi, PDF)
Activities/Technology (e.g., in-class activities, online games, hands-on activities/manipulatives, outreach, virtual tools, etc.)
Audience
High School (Secondary School)
Introductory Undergraduate
Common pedagogies covered
Hands-on learning
Problem-based learning
Student-centered learning
Green Chemistry Principles
Designing Safer Chemicals
Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Good Health and Well-Being
Clean Water and Sanitation
Responsible Consumption and Production
Safety Precautions, Hazards, and Risk Assessment
none
NGSS Standards, if applicable
NGSS.HS.ETS1.3

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Saskia van Bergen
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Time required (if applicable)
45-60 minutes