B00AFU6252 EBOK (55 page)
Authors: Jessica Alba
HONEST home
ON BABIES AND CHILDREN HAVING MORE DIRECT ROUTES OF CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
(E-mail exchange and phone interviews with Virginia Sole-Smith)
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS OFF-GAS CHEMICALS
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
(E-mail exchange and phone interviews with Virginia Sole-Smith)
RICHARD DENISON, PHD
senior scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund.
(Phone interviews with Virginia Sole-Smith)
Are there secret chemicals in your house? Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act Chart
http://healthreport.saferchemicals.org
ON IMPORTANCE OF ALLERGEN-PROOF MATTRESS AND PILLOW COVERS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
(Conversation with Jessica Alba)
CLIFFORD BASSETT, MD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON HEALTH RISKS OF MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS
DASHKA SLATER
“How Dangerous Is Your Couch?”
New York Times Magazine,
September 2012.
ARLENE BLUM, ET AL.
“Novel and High Volume Use Flame Retardants in US Couches Reflective of the 2005 PentaBDE Phase Out,”
Environmental Science & Technology,
November 28, 2012
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es303471d
ON CHEMICALS OFF-GASSING BUT DISSIPATING AFTER FIRST 5 YEARS OF A FURNITURE’S LIFE
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
(Conversation with Jessica Alba)
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
professor of civil engineering and indoor air quality researcher, University of Texas at Austin
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON CHECKING VINTAGE FURNITURE FOR LEAD PAINT
COUNTRY LIVING
MAGAZINE
“Lead Paint on Antique Furniture Q&A.”
www.countryliving.com/antiques/expert-advice/lead-paint-antique-furniture
ON LEAD PAINT
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 225–26.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovaterightbrochure.pdf
ON SIGNS OF QUALITY VINTAGE FURNITURE
J. D. ROTH
“How to Buy Quality Furniture.” GetRichSlowly.org.
www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2012/06/13/how-to-buy-quality-furniture/
ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
epa.gov/region1/communities/indoorair.html
ON THIRD PARTY ECO-CERTIFICATIONS
GREENGUARD
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK
ON ASBESTOS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ON COMMON CHEMICALS IN FURNITURE AND HOME GOODS
BISPHENOL A
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
Mount Sinai Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units BPA Fact Sheet.
SAFER CHEMICALS, HEALTHY FAMILIES COALITION
Congressional Action Needed on a Chemical of High Concern: Bisphenol A (BPA)
www.saferchemicals.org/resources/bpa.html
PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCS), BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS), AND HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANTS (HFRS)
HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK
Screening the Toxics Out of Building Materials Fact Sheet.
www.healthybuilding.net/pdf/Healthy_Building_Material_Resources.pdf
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE/VINYL (PVC)
HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK
PVC Alternatives.
www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/alternatives.html
.
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
Raising Healthy Children: Dr. Landrigan Answers Back-to-School Questions.
SAFER CHEMICALS HEALTHY FAMILIES COALITION
Chemicals of Concern.
www.saferchemicals.org/resources/EPA-and-SCHF-Chemicals-of-Concern.html
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS)
HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK
Target Materials: Worst in Class Chemicals.
www.healthybuilding.net/target_materials.html
TOXIC CHEMICALS IN BUILDING MATERIALS
www.healthybuilding.net/healthcare/Toxic%20Chemicals%20in%20Building%20Materials.pdf
ON LETTING NEW FURNITURE, PAINT, ETC., BREATHE FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO OFF-GAS
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
professor of civil engineering and indoor air quality researcher, University of Texas at Austin.
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS
S. F. BLOOMFIELD, ET AL.
“Too clean or not too clean? The Hygiene Hypothesis and Home Hygiene,”
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Allergy
36, no. 4 (April 2006), pages 402–5.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448690/
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM
“The Hygiene Hypothesis: Are Cleanlier Lifestyles Causing More Allergies for Kids?”
ScienceDaily,
September 9, 2007.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070905174501.htm
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING WINDOWS
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON TAKING SHOES OFF INDOORS
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON TRACKING LEAD INDOORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
“Natural Human Exposure Assessment Survey: Dust Sampling Work Plan”
http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=17184
ON CLEANING FLOORS AND CARPETS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 54.
ON SCREEN DUST
CNET NEWS
“Is the dust on your computer toxic?” June 2004
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1041_3-5225799.html
CLEAN PRODUCTION REPORT
“Sick of Dust” March 2005
cleanproduction.org/library/Dust%20Report.pdf
ON VACUUMING AND ALLERGIES
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
CLIFFORD BASSETT, MD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON MAKING YOUR OWN ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER
RODALE.COM/NATURAL-CLEANING-RECIPES
ON SEALING YOUR GROUT
JOHN PETERSIK
“How to Seal Grout,” YoungHouseLove.com (2010).
www.younghouselove.com/2010/06/how-to-seal-grout/
ON DEALING WITH DUST
CLIFFORD BASSETT, MD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith.)
ON GETTING KIDS TO PITCH IN
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 50.
ON DEALING WITH MOLD
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. CPSC Document #450.
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html#Intro
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html#Look6
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html#Look3
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
http://epa.gov/mold/moldbasics.html
http://epa.gov/mold/moldcleanup.html
http://epa.gov/mold/cleanupguidelines.html
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON DEALING WITH SCENTS AND SMOKE
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 189.
JEFFREY SIEGEL, PHD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON NATURAL AIR FRESHENERS
RODALE.COM
“6 Weird All Natural Air Fresheners.”
ON PLANTS THAT CLEAR AIR INDOORS
CLIFFORD BASSETT, MD
(Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith)
ON LAUNDRY CHEMICALS
CHLORINE BLEACH
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/basics/facts.asp
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
www.epa.gov/kidshometour/products/bleach.htm
THE HONEST COMPANY
www.honest.com/whats-inside/cleaners
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Smarter Living, Chemical Index: Dioxins.
www.nrdc.org/living/chemicalindex/dioxins.asp
OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS
PROTECT KITTERY WATER
Spruce Creek Watershed Improvement Project, Optical Brighteners Fact Sheet.
www.protectkitterywaters.org/pledge/PKW_Optical_Brighteners_Factsheet.pdf
SEVENTH GENERATION
Just Say No to the Glow.
www.seventhgeneration.com/learn/video/no-glow
HONEST baby
ON MY FEELINGS ABOUT PARENTHOOD
JESSICA ALBA
“Jessica’s Diary of a Spy Mom—Take 1!”
iVillage CelebVillage Blog
(2011).
www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-spy-kids-blog/1-a-370157
JESSICA ALBA
“Jessica’s Diary of a Spy Mom—Take 3!”
iVillage CelebVillage Blog
(2011).
www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-spy-kids-blog-3/1-a-371374
JESSICA ALBA
“Jessica’s Diary of a Spy Mom—Take 4!”
iVillage CelebVillage Blog
(2011).
www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-spy-kids-blog-4/1-a-371863
JESSICA ALBA
“Why I’m Not Stressed about Losing the Baby Weight,”
iVillage,
Video Interview (April 2012).
www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-im-not-stressed-about-losing-baby-weight/1-h-374214
JESSICA ALBA
“How I Adjusted to Life with Baby No. 2,”
iVillage CelebVillage Blog
(April 2012).
www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-having-daughter-haven/1-a-444087
JESSICA ALBA
“My Secret to Keeping My Marriage Alive after Two Kids,”
iVillage CelebVillage Blog
(May 2012).
http://www.ivillage.com/jessica-alba-marriage-after-two-kids/1-a-448696
ON THE DANGERS OF SMOKE TO PREGNANT WOMEN
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 24.
ON NOT PUMPING YOUR OWN GAS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 25.
ON REMODELING SAFELY DURING PREGNANCY
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 28.
ON LEAD PAINT
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 225–26.
ON BUYING USED AND VINTAGE FURNITURE FOR THE NURSERY
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 32.
ON PINPOINTING TOXIC SMELLS IN BABY PRODUCTS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 32.
ON TROUBLE-SHOOTING BREASTFEEDING ISSUES
ALAN GREENE, MD
“Steps to Take Before Giving Up on Breast Feeding” (2008).
www.drgreene.com/article/steps-take-giving-breast-feeding?tid=280
ON ECO-HEALTH ISSUES WITH DIAPERS
KIERA BUTLER
“A Brief History of the Disposable Diaper,”
Mother Jones
(May/June 2008).
www.motherjones.com/environment/2008/04/brief-history-disposable-diaper
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
“Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2009 Facts and Figures,” page 81 (amount in landfills).
www.epa.gov/wastes/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw2009rpt.pdf
THE HONEST COMPANY
What’s Inside: Diapers.
www.honest.com/whats-inside/diapers
ON SAFE SLEEPING
ALAN GREENE, MD
“Safe Bedding to Help Prevent SIDS” (2008).
www.drgreene.com/article/safe-bedding-help-prevent-sids?tid=279
ON TRAVELING WITH KIDS
RED TRICYCLE
“Unzipped: Jessica Alba’s Can’t-Live-Without Summer Travel Gear.”
www.redtri.com/jessica-alba-travel-gear
ON BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
ALAN GREENE, MD
“A Parent’s Guide to Praise” (2008).
www.drgreene.com/article/parent%E2%80%99s-guide-praise?tid=1545
ON SAFER PLASTIC BATH TOYS
VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH
“Staying Safe in a Toxic World.”
Parents
(August 2010), pages 170–76.
