As we examine product ingredients, we will look at way to prevent these routes of entry. For example
TO REDUCE INHALATION
. consider buying a product as a liquid rather than as a powder
. consider selecting ingredients which give off less vapors and
have slower rates of evaporation; use water-based products
wherever possible, rather than solvent-based products (this
can reduce the flammability hazard as well)
. consider using a product as a pump spray rather than as an
aerosol spray; use coarse-nozzle sprays not fine sprays.
Fine aerosol droplets can be inhaled into the deep lung
where they can do damage or be absorbed into the body to
cause adverse health effects; but large droplets tend to fall
out of the air (avoiding inhalation) or are stopped in the
nose either one protects the lungs.
. if aerosols are needed, consider using carbon dioxide
propellants rather than chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or
isobutane-propane types. Consider using containers which
can be closed or capped in between uses of the cleaning
product; this can reduce evaporation (as well as accidental spills)