Organic solvents, petroleum based waxes, naptha, ammonia, and bytol cellusolve are found in common cleaning products. These ingredients are non-renewable resources that are slow to break down in the environment and contaminate air, water and land.

Research done by the World Wildlife Fund found that common cleaning products contained NPE's (nonylphenl ethoxylates) which disrupt hormones in the body. "Hormone disrupters" are being studied as possible causes of declining sperm counts, learning disorders, hyperactivity in children, and breast, testicular and prostrate cancers. The ability for chemicals to mimic hormones as well as mutate genetic material, is a new development in research without conclusive results.

Eight of eleven chemicals polluting Lake Ontario contain chlorinated compounds. Chlorinated materials can form organo-chlorine compounds breaking down slowly in the environment and stored in the fatty tissues of animals.

Very little research has been done on chemicals in household cleaners. There is much more unknown than known about chemicals found in household products and their effect on people and the environment. There are 70,000 different synthetic chemicals in use worldwide with 1000 new chemicals added each year. The USA Environmental Protection Agency has a list of 48,000 chemicals of which 80% have not been properly researched. In 1987 the US produced 400 billion pounds of synthetic organic chemicals (4 lbs./person/day).

Earth Concerns is environmentally safe for the health of the client, the staff, the Community, the Economy, and the World Environment.