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Toxic chemical pollution threatens every American family and every community. In 2005 alone, more than 923 million pounds of cancer-causing chemicals were released into our air and water. Sierra Club's Toxics website provides information on a variety of toxics-related subjects including lead in kids products, Superfund, brownfields redevelopment, hazardous substances, public health as related to toxics in our environment and many other issues. Take Action: Organize your own viewing event! Help prevent unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals! Contaminated Without Consent is a powerful 16 minute video members can use to educate and unite their community to help prevent unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals in our air, water, food and consumer products. Along with our Right To Know factsheet and resources (see link to the left), this viewing event can motivate citizens and law-makers to change in public policy. This video can be shown to your local and state officials, your local Sierra Club, and other community groups such as the PTA, play groups, church groups, parent groups, high school and college science, health and physical education instructors, cancer survivors, health clinics, senior centers, friends and neighbors. Request a free DVD or burn your own copies to distribute and show.   Feature: Just because it smells clean, doesn't mean it's clean Air fresheners do not clean the air; they just add chemicals to the air we breathe. They serve no public health value and too often are used to mask cockroach, sewage, and mold smells or as a substitute for poor ventilation. In 2007, far too little was known about what chemicals make up air fresheners, and there was virtually no government oversight monitoring the health risks those chemicals pose. While there is still little government oversight, we now know much more about what is in air fresheners and how much is released into our homes, our schools, our offices, and the stores we visit. In response to a petition by Sierra Club to EPA, the largest air freshener manufacturers and their fragrance suppliers submitted the information to EPA and released the list to Sierra Club. * Fragrance Materials Association's list of chemicals. This includes more than 120 non-fragrance ingredients and the amounts released in 2007, submitted by on behalf of seven companies. * Consumer Specialty Products Association's list of chemicals. This includes more than 120 non-fragrance ingredients and the amounts released in 2007, submitted by on behalf of six companies. * Spreadsheet combining both lists. Feature: Keeping Your Kids Safe from Lead Jewelry The Sierra Club has been an integral player in the effort to ensure the safety of our kids products. Read more about what we've done and how you can help. Feature: DDT and Malaria Sierra Club responds to the World Health Organization's decision to promote DDT to combat malaria in Africa. The Sierra Club says that the World Health Organization should give priority to safer tools for fighting malaria. Read our full position here. Seattle PI 10/14/08 Bush signs act banning mercury exports USA TODAY 10/02/08 Exposure to chemical may affect genitals of baby boys Chemical & Engineering News 10/06/08 Taking A Bite Out Of Mercury Trade: U.S., EU will halt exports of commodity quicksilver USA TODAY 10/01/08 Congress OKs bill to ban chemicals (phthalates) in some products USA TODAY 08/14/07 Hospitals move to phase out chemical (phthalates) The Nation's Worst Toxic Waste Sites Persistent Organic Pollutants Hazardous Waste Brownfields EPA Puts Workers and Environment In Danger Environmental Protection Agency Tools Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club