Cleaning agents: The divide - human friendly vs environmentally friendly

Tenside, Surfactants, Detergents

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-86

  Yeomans, T C ^a   McKeon, N ^a   McKeon, J ^a   Mitchell, E B ^a  

^a Grand Canal Quay ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cleaning product; Health; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISEASES; HEALTH;

ASTHMA; CLEANING AGENTS; CLEANING PRODUCTS; HUMAN-FRIENDLY; TOXICOLOGY;

ALLERGIES;

EID: 77950483241     PISSN: 09323414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/113.110055     Document Type: Article

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