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Harmful Covid-19 Cleaning Products

Harmful Covid-19 Cleaning Product

May 25, 2023 by [email protected]

Harmful Covid-19 Cleaning Products That You Need To Be Aware Of:

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) is a compound found in lots of cleaning products such as disinfectant wipes. These products saw a huge spike in use during the pandemic and a new study shows that they may being doing more harm than good.

Researchers found harmful Covid-19 cleaning products containing quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) may be connected to asthma, dermatitis and inflammation in humans.

This new study was published Monday in a new scientific journal in the Environmental Science and Technology that shows research done before and after the pandemic with these harmful covid-19 cleaning products.

“Disinfectant wipes containing QACs are often used on children’s school desks, hospital exam tables, and in homes where they remain on these surfaces and in the air,” Courtney Carignan, a co-author and assistant professor at Michigan State University, said in a press release. “Our review of the science suggests disinfecting with these chemicals in many cases is unhelpful or even harmful. We recommend regular cleaning with soap and water and disinfecting only as needed with safer products.”

These harmful covid-19 cleaning products with this compound easily get into children as they put their hands in their mouths more. Furthermore, research shows that these chemicals leach into waste water and our environment. Also, some studies have shown that many QACs are “moderately too highly toxic” for some species of fish.

Harmful Covid 19 Cleaning Products

Harmful Covid-19 Cleaning Products That You Need To Be Aware Of:

Another study included in this new review found that nurses with a high-level of exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products were significantly more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Those with high exposure risk to QACs include workers who manufacture cleaning products and those in medical, housekeeping or cleaning jobs, as well as school staff. 

Harmful Covid-19 Cleaning Products That You Need To Be Aware Of. Photo of a chart showing organs and how QAC's effect the body.

So how do you tell if your cleaning products contain QACs?

Common harmful QAC’s found in Covid-19 cleaning products that consumers can look out for is benzalkonium chloride, and that labels may have other chemicals listed that end in “ammonium chloride” or something similar.

Instead of using harmful Covid-19 cleaning products, just use soap and water.

Furthermore, if you’re looking for a great list of products I’ve included one here for you.

SAFER CLEANING PRODUCTS

Antibacterial All-Purpose Cleaner – Method Products Inc

Arm and Hammer Essentials – CR Brands Inc.

Comet Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner – The Proctor & Gamble Company

Lysol® Bathroom Cleaner – Reckitt Benckiser LLC

Lysol® Neutra Air® 2 in 1 – Reckitt Benckiser LLC

Kaboom – Church & Dwight Company Inc

Clorox Commercial Solutions® Clorox® Disinfecting Biostain & Odor Remover – Clorox Professional Products Company

Non Harmful Cleaning Products Continued

Lysol Multi-Purpose Cleaners – Reckitt Benckiser LLC

Clorox Pet Solutions Advanced Formula Disinfecting Stain & Odor Remover – The Clorox Company

Envirocleanse A – Envirocleanse LLC

Scrubbing Bubbles – S.C. Johnson & Son Inc

Windex Disinfectant Cleaner – S.C. Johnson & Son Inc

Force of Nature Activator Capsule – HCl Cleaning Products LLC

I have a full list of non harmful Covid-19 products that you can see here on Turi for commercial use and residential.

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Category: Cleaning TipsTag: Cleaning Tips, Office Cleaning Tips

About [email protected]

Harinder is the owner of Eco Fresh Janitorial. He started cleaning 15 years ago after he noticed that the cleaners in the office he worked in weren’t using healthy cleaning products. He also implemented recycling for the office he worked in. Passionate about the environment and the health for people he started Eco-Fresh Janitorial Services Ltd to help others.

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