Cleaners: Credits & Endnotes

Credits

Lead Author: Christina Moretti
Contributor: Chris Geiger, Kelly Panciera
Editors: Chris O’Brien, Mary Jo Snavely, Dave Tilford

Advisors and Reviewers: Steve Ashkin (Ashkin Group), Sandra Cannon
(EcoPurchasing Consultants), Marcia Deegler (Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Operational Services Division), Stewart Fast (Terrachoice), Chris Geiger (City and
County of San Francisco), James Darr (US EPA), Mark Petruzzi (Green Seal), Johanna
Kertesz (State of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

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Endnotes

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CE- Corporate Express. “Survey: U.S Employees Prefer Companies That Incorporate
Environmentally Friendly Practices in the Work Place.” December 2003
Available at http://www.corporateexpress.com/press_2007/press_
120307.html

Cook, Jonathan and Csipkay-Brehm, Genevra. “Green Cleaning in the University of
Oregon Student Housing.” Fall 2004
> Available at http://www.wesclean.com/whats_new/greencleaning.pdf

Culver, Alicia et al. “Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment.” INFORM, Inc.: 2002.

DOE- Department of Ecology: State of Washington. “Reducing Phosphorous
Pollution to Improve Water Quality.” DOE Update June 2008
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EPA - U.S. EPA “Green Cleaning Products Outshine the Competition. EPP Update. April 2000. Available online at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/pubs/update6.pdf.

_____ 2004 U.S EPA “The Disposal of Soaps and Detergents.” April 2004.
> Available at http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/pdfs/soaps_detergents.pdf

_____2003.  U.S. EPA. “Greening You Purchase of Cleaning Products.” May 2003. Available online at http://www.p2pays.org/ref/13/12188.pdf.

_____1998.  U.S. EPA. “The City of Santa Monica’s Environmental Purchasing: A Case Study.” March 1998. Available online at www.pestinfo.ca/documents/santamonica.pdf.

_____1993.  U.S. EPA. “Targeting Indoor Air Pollution: EPA’s Approach and Progress.” March 1993. Available online at http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/targetng.html.

Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator. Environmental Protection Agency.
Sept 2008.
Available at http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/janitor/.

Fisk, William and Arthur Rosenfeld, “Improved Productivity and Health from Better Indoor Environments,” Center for Building Science Newsletter (now the Environmental Energy Technologies Newsletter), Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Summer 1997, 5, http://eetd.lbl.gov/newsletter/cbs_nl/nl15/productivity.html ; EPP Update. April 2000. Available online at www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/pubs/update6.pdf.

HSC- Healthy Schools Campaign “The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in
Schools” 2006.
Available at http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/gc-cd/2-1-choose-products.htm.

IEHN- Investor Environmental Health Network “COASTWIDE LABS: PRODUCT
AND STRATEGY REDESIGN IN COMMERCIAL CLEANING PRODUCTS”
2008.
Available at http://www.iehn.org/publications.case.coastwide.php.

JPPP - Custodial Products Pollution Prevention Program. Cleaning Chemical Injuries Fact Sheet. Available at www.wrppn.org/Custodial/Be%20Healthy%200.pdf.

______1999.  Custodial Products Pollution Prevention Project. “How to Select and Use Safe Custodial Chemicals.” U.S. EPA Region X, California EPA, And County of Santa Clara: December 1999. Available online at www.wrppn.org/Janitorial/Appendix%20Part%201.pdf.

Landrigan, P.J “Children as a Vulnerable Population,” International Journal of
Occupation, Medicine, and Environmental Health 17, 1 (2004): 175–77.

MA - Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Request for Response for Environmentally Preferable Cleaning Products (RFR #GR016). Awarded April 2003. Available online at www.newdream.org/procure/products/MassRFP.pdf.

McMorrow- McMarrow Report.com “Nation’s Businesses Find Improved Work
Environment & Health with Green Cleaning.” Corporate and Institutional
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OFEE- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. Green Janitorial Products
and Services. Aug. 2007.
Available at http://www.ofee.gov/gp/greenjanitorial.html.

OS- OneSource. “The Need for Green Cleaning Solutions.” 2008
Available at http://www.one-source.com/en/green_clean.html.

 NG- National Geographic “Green Guide Products Report” 2006
Available at http://thegreenguide.com/reports/product.mhtml?id=15.

SPN- Sustainable Purchasing Network “Guide to the Business Case & Benefits of Sustainability Purchasing” March 2007

Sattler, Barbara and Condon, Maria. “Cleaners Disinfectants, Sterilizers.” Nov.
2003.
Available at http://www.marylandrn.org/documents/cleanerssterilantsdisinfectants.pdf.

ToxNET- Toxicology Data Network 2008
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