Sustainable Milton

Household Chemicals

Take a house tour and learn more about the chemicals in every room of your home.

Check for phthalate ingredients in products using the National Institute of Health's Household Products Database.

Read the Fact Sheet on household chemicals from the  Children's Health Environmental Coalition which provides scientific names and product names of substances, also categorizing them into three groups: Danger!, Warning and Caution.

A new coat of paint brightens up your home, but it can dirty the air too. The volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that off-gas while you paint react with sunlight to form smog. Look for paints that meet the EPA's "low-VOC" standards or, better yet, ones with the Green Seal label.  Learn more about air pollutants from Mass DEP.