EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning

07 Sep.,2023

 

Health issue

 

Level of Concern

 

Source

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are highly persistent in the environment, and humans are widely exposed to PFAS through the environment.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to immunotoxicity in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are highly persistent in the environment, and humans are widely exposed to PFAS through the environment.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to immunotoxicity in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to reproductive and developmental toxicity in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cancer in humans and animals

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cardiovascular effects in humans and animals

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to thyroid disruption in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to reproductive and developmental toxicity in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cancer in humans and animals

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cardiovascular effects in humans and animals

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to thyroid disruption in humans and animals.

 

high

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
This substance is a PFAS, which is a chemical class of concern.

 

moderate

 

Carol F. Kwiatkowski, David Q. Andrews, Linda S. Birnbaum, Thomas A. Bruton, Jamie C. DeWitt, Detlef R. U. Knappe, Maricel V Maffini, Mark F. Miller, Katherine E. Pelch, Anna Reade, Anna Soehl, Xenia Trier, Marta Venier, Charlotte C. Wagner, Zhanyun Wang & Arlene Blum. 2020. Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class. Environmental science & technology letters 7(8), 532-543.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to liver effects in humans and animals

 

some

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.

Anionic surfactants
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to liver effects in humans and animals

 

some

 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.