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Chemical Sensitivity Resources- Also see Associations and Organizations

  This site proudly bears the ribbon   Progress in Medicine Without Fear of Reprisal

Are you Chemically Sensitive?

Hospital Protocol for the Chemically Sensitive Individual.

Chemical Injury Illness Fund Emergency help for Chemcially Injured people throughout the world.

Brenntag's CHEMICAL SYNONYMS GUIDE- Look up a  Chemcial's Synonym.

Resources for the Chemically Sensitive

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ON CHEMICAL SAFETY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN HUMAN 
AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
-A resource book for school, college and university students  Other IPS Publications

also see their IPCS INCHEM consolidates a wide variety of information produced by a number of international bodies whose goal is to assist in the sound management of chemicals.

IPCS INCHEM provides a means of rapid access to information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food.

Classification of Pesticides  Hazard and Guidelines to Classification            2000-2001  (Document WHO/PCS/01.4)  now available in our site (full text - PDF file)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Assessment of the Health Risk of Dioxins: Re-evaluation of the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) (WHO Consultation, 25-29 May 25-29 1999, Geneva, Switzerland

 

Chemical Awareness in Schools

Dr. Grace Ziem's
Environmental Control Plan
for Chemically Sensitive Patients

Earth Web Project 

Nap.edu  The National Academy Press.  Search this site for tons of great articles.  I recommend looking up chemical sensitivity etc.  Check this article out.

Environmental Health Center (Dallas)                The Environmental Health Center- Dallas was founded in 1974 at its present location by Dr. William J. Rea, cardiovascular and general surgeon and a pioneer in the area of Environmental and Nutritional Medicine. With more than 40 combined years of experience treating environmentally triggered illness, physicians at this facility have seen more than 30,000 total patients.

See Chemical Sensitivity pages at The Vanguard
  •  
ABOUT CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE
  •  
ALAT school pamphlet
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Are all chemically sensitive people disabled?
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Aren't chemically sensitive people just allergic?
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Beyond Pesticides
  •  
hormone system and chemicals
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Immune System and Chemicals
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Is there a cure?
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Less Toxic Living Guide
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Metabolic system and chemicals
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Nervous System and chemicals
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Reducing Outdoor Pesticide Use
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Texas Indoor Air Quality Act
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The Vanguard
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Tools for Schools
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TPWD new hydrilla policy
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What can I do to help chemically sensitive people?
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What do chemically sensitive people want?
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Which chemicals are a problem?
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Who are the chemically sensitive?
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Your child's school

 

Fragranced Products Information Network

GAS ATTACKS
The Surprising Link Between Natural Gas and
Environmental Sensitivities and Other Illnesses

Hospital Protocol for the Chemically Sensitive Individual

How to keep toxins away from your children      a good article at Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet.

Medic Alert The Nation's Leading medical information service

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Booklet

A nifty recycling locator for your zipcode.  

Neighborhood Pollution

RedHen  Resource on pesticide injuries and lawsuits, with links to toxicology and other related resources.

REFERENCE DATA SHEET ON FORMALDEHYDE

REFERENCE DATA SHEET FOR
MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY

REFERENCE DATA SHEET ON SEWER GAS(ES)
(Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Ammonia, Biological Agents)

Safe Schools

Teaching Green- Tips for teachers, parents and kids on how to live "greener" everyday lives

Toxipedia at Greenhome.com

 


Interesting Articles and Stories

GREEN LIVING ECO-HOME
Piling It On
Are Your Carpets Harboring Health Hazards?

Ten Steps to a Toxin-Free Home

Breathing the Air Indoors

Fabric Softeners and Scented Detergents Cause Illness and Pollution

How to Make Lip Balm

Between the Sheets Article on sheets

MARY BRICKNER'S STORY  http://help4you.iwarp.com/

Care2 ask Annie at Care2.com's website  

Natural Mold and Mildew Control Tips: Mold can be dangerous to your health, even if you aren’t allergic. Dry out anything that is damp, such as basements (use a dehumidifier) and carpets. Fix leaks in plumbing and roofs. Wipe up spills. Most important, use Care2 expert Annie B. Bond's Tea Tree Treasure recipe to control mold naturally

 

Too Tired?

March is National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month. Learn more about this debilitating condition and related immune disorders, including Epstein-Barr and fibromyalgia

 

Cut Smog Program Smog and Odor reporting The South Coast AQMD is the smog control agency for all or portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California, where 15 million people breathe some of the dirtiest air in the US.

In Arizona you can report SMOKING vehicles with the click of your mouse go there NOW!

Our Top Ten List of Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic or IPM
by Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet


NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Health Guidelines

Guidelines summarize pertinent information about chemicals for workers and employers as well as for physicians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational safety and health professionals who may need such information to conduct effective occupational safety and health programs.

New report from the EPA.  What do we really know about the safety of High Production Volume Chemicals? EPA's Chemical Hazard Data Availability Study finds major gaps in the basic information that is readily available to the public.

  Useful tool

Find a health store near you with this lil handy dandy search tool. 

 

 

 

 

 

The EPA's site for kids

 

 

 

 

Health & Safety Links

OSHA NIOSH NSC MSHA
AIHA ANSI NHCA

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air  Info

Air Now - EPA Air Quality Information _this link is to the AZ air information but you can choose your location as well.

Purifiers, Air Cleaners

Aireox   Aireox Research designed and manufactured a line of whisper quiet Full Spectrum air purifiers that removed not only particles from the air, but even more importantly, toxic gases.

Allerair - Air Purifiers

Breathe Free.comRecommended Products for those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)

Dynamic Air CleanersA Dynamic "electronic" panel truly does turn your central furnace or HVAC into a very  powerful " WHOLE"   house air cleaner that's very efficient removing all dangerous particles that pass through it. It's efficiency actually increases with use and when you use the activated carbon refills it also helps to remove odors and dangerous gasses (VOC's).

E.L. Foust Co.  "Research And Reliability In Air Purification Since 1974"

IQ Air-  IQAir is the world's most comprehensive line of advanced air cleaning devices.

Nirvana Safe Haven Air purifiers carried by Nirvana.

 

VOC Monitor - Don't let Sick Building Syndrome hinder the health or well-being of you or your family! Protect your household from hazardous chemical gases with these air quality monitors that alert you when harmful levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are detected. 

 

Associations and Organizations

Action for CFIDS - M.E.

American Academy of Environmental Medicine
The Environmental Physician
P.O. Box 16106
Denver, CO 80216

American Assocation for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American Environmental Health Foundation-  Environmentally Safe Products and Information for
Your Home, Office and School
For more information
Call  800/428-aehf, fax 214/361-2534 
or email aehf@aehf.com

Candida Research and Information Foundation, The
Newsletter
P.O. Box 2719
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510)582-2179                                                             Check out the Candidia Forum 

CFIDS Association, Inc., The
P.O. Box 220398
Charlotte, NC 28222
(704)362-2343
(800)442-3437

Chemical Information Injury Network  Publishes "Our Toxic Times"
P.O. Box 301
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
(406)547-2255
Contact: Cynthia Wilson

Children Afflicted by Toxic Substances (CATS)
60 Oscer Ave #1
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(800)CATS-199
Contact: Jama Roussano

Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards.

Clarion   The Clarion, the newsletter of information, resources, and activism for people with MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity), CFIDS, (chronic fatigue immune dysfunction), related disorders, and our allies.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission        Saving Lives and Keeping Families Safe

EISC- Environmental Illness Society of Canada- Nice site.  loads of info and also features Kim Plamer's songs for Environmental Illness.

Ecological Health Organization , Inc. (ECHO) is a statewide, non-profit, support, education advocacy, and referral organization for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and those who care about its prevention.  ECHO was Founded in 1992.  ECHO is one of the first organizations in Connecticut linking environmental issues and public health.

EI/MCS Information Louisville KY

Environmental Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009

Environmental Health Network
Profiles on Environmental Health
Great Bridge Station
P.O. Box 16267
Chesapeake, VA 23328-6267 (804)424-1162 Contact: Linda King

Environmental Health Network, a highly informative web site with extraordinary list of resources kept up by Barb Wilkie.  The November/December issue of "The NEW Reactor," newsletter of EHN, includes a copy of Amy Marsh's edition of Albert Donnay's informed analysis of the US Government Interagency Workshop publication: "A Report on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Predecisional Draft, August 24, 1998."  For Julia Kendall's (1935-1997) information on the composition and health effects of fragrances:   Check out these links too  Prefume   AND  The Works of Julia Kendall - Making sense of Scents and other really great articles.

EPA's Indoor Air Quality Home Page

EPA Stop Stalling at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Environmental Research Foundation
Rachel's Hazardous Waste News
P.O. Box 5036
Annapolis, MD 21403-7036
(410)253-1584
Fax: (410)263-8944
Database: (410)263-8903

Environmental Research Foundation "News and resources for environmental justice."  Providing understandable scientific information about human health and the environment

Environmental Support Solutions - Environmental Compliance Software and Training for Facility Managers and Building Maintenance Managers

Foundation for Environmental Health Research
1760 E River Rd #139A
Tucson, AZ 85718-5876
(602)577-5225
Fax: (602)577-5180

Foundation for Toxic Free Dentistry 
P.O. Box 608010
Orlando, FL 32860-0810
Contact:Drs. Sam or Michael Ziff                 For a list of mercury (amalgam)-free dentists in your area, send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope with 78 cents postage to:
Foundation For Toxic-Free Dentistry
P.O. Box 608010
Orlando
FL 32860-8010

Greenpeace, U.S.A.
Newsletter
1436 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202 )319-2444

H&ERC Our primary mission is to inform the public on the relationship between environment and health through articles, newsgroups, publications, and one-on-one correspondence. 

Healthy Housing Coalition                                       Because everyone deserves a safe home.

Household Hazardous Waste Project
1031 E Battlefield, Suite 214
Springfield, MO 65807
(417)889-5000
Contact: Marie Steinwachs

HouseMaster.com We are a home inspection service concerned with your home ownership as well as safe drinking water, radon gas and other environmental concerns in your area! Please call for a no obligation quote - (800) 526-3939 in Eastern Connecticut please call (860) 887-4433.

Human Ecology Action League, Inc.                      email: HEALNatnl@aol.com
Publishes The Human Ecologist
P.O. Box 49126
Atlanta, GA 30359-1126
(404) 248-1898

A national nonprofit education and information organization, founded in 1977 by physicians and citizens concerned about the health effects of environmental exposures.  The Human Ecologist, is published quarterly and is packed with information about hazardous exposures, environment and disease, and risk identification and reduction.

MCS Referral and Resources                  Professional outreach, patient support, and public advocacy devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, accommodation, and prevention of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorders

508 Westgate Rd
Baltimore, MD 21229
Phone: (410)362-6400
Fax: (410)362-6401
Contact: Albert Donnay
His email is donnaya@rtk.net
WWW Site is http://www.mcsrr.org.

Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet  national, nonprofit consumer education and advocacy organization seeking to affect lasting protection of children's health and the environment.   Operating on the belief that "environmental change begins at home," Mothers & Others is working to bring about a shift in overall consumption patterns by focusing the collective marketplace power of mothers, among others, on choices that are healthy, safe and environmentally sound for their families and communities.

Mothers and Others in Action
40 W 20th St
New York, New York 10011

National Center for Environmental Health Strategies
The Delicate Balance
1100 Rural Ave
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(609)429-5358
Contact: Mary Lamielle

National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
Pesticides and You
NCAMP Technical Reports
701 E Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202)543-5450

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research on Environment-Related Disease

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network Provides the public with useful information on pesticides and alternatives to their use. With this information, people can and do protect themselves and the environment from the potential adverse public health and environmental effects associated with the use and misuse of pesticides.

National Toxics Network  NTN is a community based network with a common aim to reduce the chemical load on the environment and to promote environmentally responsible technologies and management systems.

North Carolina Chemical Injury Network

PACE -- Protect All Children's Environment.  PACE exists to respond to the need for comfort and support by pesticide victims.   Our Children are too Precious to Poison!

PANNA - Welcome to the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) site. Explore our extensive resources, find out about our organization and work, and join us in reducing the use of hazardous pesticides               Pesticide Action Network
North America Regional Center
Global Pesticide Campaigner
965 Mission Street, #514
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415)541-9140
Contact: Monica Moore

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
5100 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 404
Washington, DC 20016
T: 202-686-2210
F: 202-686-2216
pcrm@pcrm.org
www.pcrm.org

Share, Care and Prayer, Inc.
Newsletter
P.O. Box 2080
Frazier Park, CA 93225
Contact: Janet Dauble

Sierra Club   The Sierra Club's grassroots advocacy has made it America's most influential environmental organization. Founded in 1892, we are now more than 600,000 members strong.
Newsletter
730 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415)776-2211

Toxic Carpet Info Exchange
P.O. Box 39344
Cincinnati, OH 45239
(513)385-1111
Contact: Sharon/Glenn Beebe

Allergy Info

Allergy Buyers ClubThe complete site for the allergy, sinus, or asthma sufferer. Medical information, articles by experts. Product ratings, comparisons and reviews in our Shopping Center.

Auctions

Canary Auctions
An auction site strictly for MCS/CI people.
http://www.naturescountrystore.com/canaryauctions

Beauty- Natural and Organic

All Natural Cosmetics

Aubreyorganics.com: 100% Natural Hair, Skin and Body Care.

Buttonupbabes.com Handmade, homemade vegetable based soaps. Soap making supplies. Cool recycled glass objects. 

Canary Cosmetics -   No Perfumes, No Dyes, No Oils, Alcohol or Talc

Chemically Sensitive Living  Warning! I have been notified to remove this link.  This company has been taking money and orders and not sending products.

Earthly Delights USA.com  EARTH FRIENDLY NAIL POLISH™ is a NON-TOXIC, WATER-BASE, PEEL-OFF NAIL POLISH. This environmentally safe nail polish is a peel-off nail polish that allows women to quickly and easily change colors to meet their mood or apparel. EARTH FRIENDLY NAIL POLISH™ eliminates a major source of exposure to toxic and hazardous substances for women and contributes to keeping the environment clean.

Ecco Bella- Ecco Bella means "Behold Beautiful"  in Italian and were created according to nature's own formulas for health and healing. We use generous quantities of precious essential oils, organically-grown herbs, organically-grown aloe vera, anti-oxidant vitamins E and A, shea butter and organic cold-pressed vegetable oils

Natural Health and Beauty we strive to bring you natural alternatives for your health and beauty needs. Natural Health & Beauty products that are earth friendly

NEEDS  NEEDS has been serving people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, the Health Conscious & the Environmentally Aware since 1984.  We provide Products to improve the quality of life & serve as a HUB for nutritional & health information

Nirvana Safe Haven

Northern Lite Scentsations
3939 Lake St., #2
PO Box 3302
Homer, AK 99603 US
Email: helpdesk@abodynatural.com

Our Cold processed soaps are made with all natural ingredients.

Soapmeister Old World handmade soaps with a Gourmet Touch. From sensitive skin to sensual aromas, for the Gardener to the pet, 'The SoapMeister' has something for everyone! Visit Us Today

Spiritstream.com Our bodycare includes soaps,shampoo,conditioner,moisturizer,and massage oil."TREAD SOFTLY ON MOTHER EARTH"

Suki Naturals Skin Care- Suki's is a complete line of 100% natural skin care products that integrates the best of science with traditional knowledge in uniquely effective therapeutic treatments.
All of our products are made with the highest quality clean ingredients, harvested and processed to sustain their dynamic, living elements, ensuring the highest potency and optimum results.  (Very nice products)  I had a little trouble when I was extremely ill, but when feeling better I could tolerate the products well.  Evaluate your level of sensitivity or order a sample kit.
 

Tea Tree Place - Your online shopping source for tea tree oil products.

Terressentials   We hand-craft a growing line of truly natural and organic personal care products with no (and we mean NO) synthetic or petrochemical ingredients of any kind. They're made entirely of ingredients as they are found in nature without human intervention - not just "naturally derived". We're a little unusual in that regard.

Glenbrookfarm We carry over 800 herbs and spices for your cooking, crafting, medicinal needs. See our line of herbal soaps made right here on the farm

Blue Ridge Mountain Soap Co. Wonderful, all-natural, animal-free handmade soaps! Nourishing and moisturizing, these soaps leave you feeling clean and soft, not dry and itchy

Clearly Natural Product  Clearly Natural Products has been making quality glycerin soaps for the past 20 years, all products are animal-friendly, hypoallergenic and biodegradable.

Healthgoods - Creating a healthier lifestyle through information and products for Fitness, Healthy Home, Allergen Control, Personal Care, Nutrition, Water Quality, Energy Conservation and more.

Heart's Delight Natural Handmade goat milk soap, unscented and fragranced. Order on-line.

Lavera- German made natural cosmetics and bodycare items. Neutral is especially designed for people with extremely sensitive skin, suffering from allergies or in homeopathic treatment. We have eliminated flower extracts, herbal extracts and essential oils, because extremely sensitive skin can react to them

Simple Planet - is an on-line publication of natural, simple living, and respect for the environment. Topics include organic gardening, natural health and beauty, parenting, more.

Soulinspire Holistic ~ Natural Skin & Body Care Products. Environmentally conscientious, animal friendly & chemical free skin & body care products, gifts and aromatherapy kits. We deliver globally

Ecozone Everything eco at this socially conscious online shopping store. Handmade soaps, eco ball, bodycare, new age music, books, natural cosmetics, gifts, vitamins, herbs, minerals.

Earth Angels Fun and unique products for natural babies and their families! Hemp and organic cotton diapers, baby slings, natural fiber toys, soaps and salves and more!!

GoodHumans Shopping We offer the lowest prices on products made from hemp, organic cotton, and other materials. We make it fun and easy to buy earth-friendly products.

JAMS Natural Kids' Products - Your source of natural children's clothing, toys, bedding, health & beauty, footwear arts & crafts and a section just to pamper MOMS

Naturallyintouch.com Environmentally friendly products for the home, featuring products made from hemp (soaps), cotton and wool

little natural one - Pure children's products. Our Mission is to provide children with the purest bodycare products around! You will not find any products more pure.  We do not sell any products that contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, petroleum by-products, paraben preservatives, or artificial colorings or fragrances.

 

Bedding

Organic or Puregrow ™Wool Mattresses/Futons Mattress Pads / Pillows/ Comforters 

Eco Planet We are here to help you create a home that is beautiful, natural and a safe environment for you and your family's enjoyment. They were GREAT on packaging in brown paper and airing the items out prior to sending.

Nirvana Safe Haven

Sunshine au naturel at the atelier  Organic & naturel modern home collection  ( Be Careful with this company- I had poor results from them providing me a comforter in conjunction with Chemically Sensitive Living Store- I feel both companies were at fault- Just a warning, check them out before you order.) 

Books

 I am an Associate Member at Amazon.com.  Purchase from here and a credit will to The Voice of MCS.  That in turn will be donated to the HEAL. 

 

   

Building and Home Repair

  •  Building Materials Misc.

Environmental Construction Outfitters
State of The Art Building Products, Services & Technologies

General Instructions for making a "Safe Room"

The Green Builders Catalog

  •  Paint & Drywall Filler 


Earth Tech Non Toxic Paints  Why  Just be Safe for the Environment?? Be Safer for Human Health Too!! Safe Enough for Use Even  by  the Chemically Sensitive. High Performing, Safer,  Coatings Technologies. Non-Toxic Technologies in  Paints, Primers, Wood Finishes and Sanding Sealers

Murco Wall Products, Inc.
300 N.E. 21st Street
Ft. Worth, TX 76106
(817) 626-1987
Low toxic interior paint and drywall filler. Hypo-allergenic. No fungicides. Latex, water based paint. Formulated for chemically sensitive people.

 

  •  Carpeting

Natures Carpet                                                               Nature's Carpet is a series of 100% natural, biodegradable and ultra-low toxicity floor coverings for your health and comfort.

It is a product that meets and even exceeds the high standards demanded both by environmental movement and by individuals with high sensitivity to chemical toxins.

NON-TOXIC WOOL CARPET
COLIN CAMPBELL & SONS1428 W. 7TH AVE.
VANCOUVER, V6H ICI
CANADA
(604) 734-2758
Non-toxic and renewable wool, no pesticides or dyes. Plant-based latex jute back. Good choice for the chemically sensitive.

  • Boards and shelving

 Wood Stalk by Dow Bioproducts.  Made from Annully renewable wheat straw fiber a a Formaldehyde free high performance resin.

 

GREEN LIVING ECO-HOME
Piling It On
Are Your Carpets Harboring Health Hazards?

  •  Flooring

HARDWOOD FLOOR FINISHES
A.F.M. ENTERPRISES, INC.
350 WEST ASH ST., STE. 700
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
(619) 239-0321
(800) 239-0321
Non-toxic wood sealers and finishes made in the U.S. Non-toxic wood stains are also available in a variety of colors. The products contain no formaldehyde, silicas, ethylene glycol, or other toxic materials. They offer a non-flammable, water soluble siliconate carpet guard, and carpet shampoo. They cater to the chemically sensitive.

HELPFUL HINTS FROM AEHF CERAMIC TILE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PATIENT

  •  Paints

A.F.M. 35 non toxic products including paints, stains, sealers, cleaning and carpet care products with reduced toxic emissions (out gassing) Low odor and quick drying to avoid or eliminate sick building syndrome. AFM Safecoat Products Website

BioShield Paint Company-  The BioShield collection of paints, stains, thinners and waxes is made from naturally derived materials including citrus peel oils and solvents, essential oils, seed oils, tree resins, inert mineral fillers, tree and bee waxes, lead-free dryers, and earth pigments. Oil based finishes are made with natural and/or non-aromatic, low odor solvents.

Enviro-Safe Paint by Chem-Safe Products.210-657-5321
P.O. Box 33023, San Antonio, TX 78265

Paints and Stains- A nice listing of Low and NO VOC paints and stains.  Do check MSDS sheets on your items though. NOT all NO and LOW VOC requirements are the same!

  List of  ZERO VOC paint manufacturers

Painters Guide to Clean Air

Shelter Ecology A World of Solutions for a Healthier Living & Working Environment"

 

Children-  also includes toys

Chemical Awareness in Schools

Our Children At Risk
The 5 Worst Environmental Threats To Their Health
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC)

Hand Made CLOTHING/Kids/Toys

Alternative Baby We're a mom-at-home run business. We sell baby products that are earth friendly, promote mother nurturing and most are made by mom's at home.

Earth Angels Fun and unique products for natural babies and their families! Hemp and organic cotton diapers, baby slings, natural fiber toys, soaps and salves and more!!

Earth Baby Baskets - Earth-friendly gift baskets for babies. 100% organic cotton items and all natural baby care products. Order online, shipped anywhere.

EcoExpress Gift Baskets Unique gift baskets featuring natural and organic gourmet food, bath and relaxation items and much more! Completely eco-friendly. Business/Individual/special events.

First Toys has selected the most exceptional eco-friendly products from 282 companies worldwide to provide you with beautiful, stimulating, and useful earth friendly toys.

Honeysuckledreams - The natural choice for children's toys! Great buys on handmade organic cotton dolls, stuffed animals, baby blankets, pillows, and more!

How to keep toxins away from your children a good article at Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet.

Mama Moon Natural baby supplies, organic cotton blankets, slings, toys and other essentials, hemp diaper bags, diapers, and slings, lamb-friendly lambskins & car seat covers, skin care and herbals

Natural Toys

Team Planet-   Has adorable coloring books that are printed on recycled paper, printed with soy ink and come with soy made crayons!  They also have great messages about endangered species. WOW...we loved these items.  We bought ours at Target.    Here is the address for Team Planet P.O. Box 682068  Franklin, TN 37068-1621

 

Cleaning Products

Allens Naturally

Eco Clean Creating Safe and Healthy Environments for Asthma and Allergy Sufferers and the Chemically Sensitive.

Nature Clean  All of the products are nontoxic and formulated with no petroleum distillates. This means that they biodegrade rapidly, are completely compatible with septic systems, are hypoallergenic, and are made without animal byproducts or animal testing.

Oxyboost -Oxygen bleach and other natural cleaners for household and laundry use. Environmentally friendly, non-toxic, safer to use, biodegradable

 

Candidia

Classifieds

Canary Classifieds
A classified ad site for MCS/CI.


Clothing

NATURAL COTTON CLOTHING

Maggie's Functional Organics

Mama Gaia Ecoware -Biosphere-minded ecowares from organic cotton and hemp clothes to sustainable energy systems and organic gardening supplies.

 Tomorrows World.com Products for a better future since 1991. Organic cotton & hemp fashions, bedding and more. Celebrate our earth and the human spirit!

Enchanted Tree The Enchanted tree is a homebased business that specializes in handmade clothing, vegan friendly soaps, hemp and beaded jewelry and recycled paper products.

Wildlife-works is dedicated to saving the world's wildlife. Purchase our high quality organic cotton clothing and other items and you'll be supporting our 75,000 acre preserve in Kenya.

Good Heavens Manufacturer & distributor of organic & recycled T-shirts, Fleece Jackets, promotional products that can be customized with your logo or message.

Home Earth Conscious products for you and your home: Bed & Bath, Clothing, Baby, Hemp Products, House wares, Full Spectrum Light, Paints & Stains.

Liberty Graphics A bunch of designs of the natural world printed with 100% water-based ink for your comfort and our environment. Organic t-shirts available

Dreamzonecatalog Positive Lifestyle Catalog: natural fiber clothing, unique gifts, children's toys, holistic products, Tai Chi shoes, India imports, Batiks, hemp shoes, vegetarian cookbooks

Panty Parlour - Alternative Undies... Wholesale/retail fine organic cotton, hemp and silk undergarments for men, women and babies. Also available bath, bedding and lounge wear. Free mail order catalog.

JAMS Natural Kids' Products - Your source of natural children's clothing, toys, bedding, health & beauty, footwear arts & crafts and a section just to pamper MOMS!

AESOP: The Leather Alternative - Quality non-leather footwear and accessories for vegetarians and others who choose not to wear animal skins and are interested in purchasing cruelty-free products.

 

HAND MADE CLOTHING/HOME DECOR
The Thrifty Planet Resource Guide Our growing company is devoted to finding recycled merchandise businesses in your area and online. Take us for a spin!

White Fox Trading Hand block-printed natural fiber fabrics.

Insul Wool Pure natural wool insulation, domestic & commercial.

Yummies - Natural baby products including cotton nappies (diapers), organic clothing, wooden toys, lambskins, natural fibre dolls and more...

 

HEMP CLOTHING

Ecoamerica Specializing in hemp and organic cotton clothes, shoes and accessories. We also carry hemp footwear, house wares, durable goods and body care products. Secure ordering, Free shipping!

Paka Designs - U. S. manufacturer and distributor of comfortable, eco-friendly garments for active people.

HempT-Shirt Your source for Hemp and Organic Cotton T-Shirts, clothes, shoes, body care, hats, home, accessories. Secure online ordering and Free shipping!

Nature & Nurture Cloth diapers (including hemp), slings, clothing, accessories, and parenting support

Wise Up! Reaction Wear - We retail and wholesale our own line of 100% natural cotton or hemp/cotton blend t-shirts, stickers and hemp products. Our all original Wise Up! designs range from political and pro hemp to satirical in content, and are just plain fun.

Ecolmart Products Your one stop source for environmentally supportive products! Absolutely original gifts, accessories, clothing and more.

GoodHumans Shopping We offer the lowest prices on products made from hemp, organic cotton, and other materials. We make it fun and easy to buy earth-friendly products.

Earth Speaks, Inc.Sexy, witty, timeless designs for women in hemp, hemp/silk, organic cotton. All with exotic semi-precious stone buttons. The most tailored natural clothing on the planet.

Mamasearth.com The Environmental General Store offers Earth-friendly, basic household goods and apparel for the whole family at reasonable prices.

Mendocino Hemp Company Mendocino Hemp Company, "coming from the roots with an urban edge, produces Mendo Hemp eco-smart, all-gender hemp and organic cotton street wear

Earth Baby Baskets - Earth-friendly gift baskets for babies. 100% organic cotton items and all natural baby care products. Order online, shipped anywhere.

 

Hand Made CLOTHING/Kids

Mama Moon  Natural baby supplies, organic cotton blankets, slings, toys and other essentials, hemp diaper bags, diapers, and slings, lamb-friendly lambskins & car seat covers, skin care and herbals

Earth Angels Fun and unique products for natural babies and their families! Hemp and organic cotton diapers, baby slings, natural fiber toys, soaps and salves and more!!

Alternative Baby We're a mom-at-home run business. We sell baby products that are earth friendly, promote mother nurturing and most are made by mom's at home.

EcoExpress Gift Baskets Unique gift baskets featuring natural and organic gourmet food, bath and relaxation items and much more! Completely eco-friendly. Business/Individual/special events.

First Toys has selected the most exceptional eco-friendly products from 282 companies worldwide to provide you with beautiful, stimulating, and useful earth friendly toys.

Honeysuckledreams - The natural choice for children's toys! Great buys on handmade organic cotton dolls, stuffed animals, baby blankets, pillows, and more!

 

Doctor's  

Environmental Health Center (Dallas)                 The Environmental Health Center- Dallas was founded in 1974 at its present location by Dr. William J. Rea, cardiovascular and general surgeon and a pioneer in the area of Environmental and Nutritional Medicine. With more than 40 combined years of experience treating environmentally triggered illness, physicians at this facility have seen more than 30,000 total patients.

Dr. Gilbere-  is an environmental illness consultant, natural health practitioner, research writer, advocate for toxic-free living and the chemically injured. Her first book - "I was Poisoned by my Body!" - was recently published, and she is currently working on a series of new books on different topics related to Environmental Illness and Leaky Gut Syndrome. She is also writing a weekly newspaper column called "Second Hand Reactions" in order to educate the public about the experiences, challenges, and solutions of people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome/Environmental Illness.

Dr. Sherry Rogers also click here for information on consultations.

Financial 

Learn about Community and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI):

Home Stuff

BioForce - Enviro-Rite Product Line Household Cleaning Products & a Hair & Body Wash that have been developed by and for people with Allergies, Asthma & Chemical Sensitivities. They are free of common respiratory & skin irritants and are also Environmentally Responsible

Eco Clean Creating Safe and Healthy Environments for Asthma and Allergy Sufferers and the Chemically Sensitive.

Healthy E -  Healthy Environments.  We believe that creating a healthy home and workplace doesn't have to be complicated. When we take steps to remove chemicals from our lives, we encourage health and longevity. And, each time we choose to use a less toxic product, we also help to restore the earth.

Nirvana Safe Haven

 

Humor/Rehab

Canary Rehab
An interactive site where MCS/CI can go to play games that help restore
lost cognitive skills.

The Lighter Side of MCS


Indoor Air Quality/Problems etc.

Breathing the Air Indoors

Candles and indoor air quality page also read the page that lists possible chemicals in the candle emissions

Candles can be the culprit

Fragranced Products Information Network

Indoor Air Quality Discussion Group at Yahoo Groups-   The IAQ List is an international moderated forum founded to discuss issues and concerns regarding Indoor Air Quality. A variety of compounds, elements &; conditions can pollute &; contaminate the indoor air quality of a home, office or building from molds and bioaerosols to combustion by-products like carbon monoxide, soot, PAHs &; VOCs - many can cause serious health concerns and, in some cases, extensive property damage

THE INSIDE STORY
A GUIDE TO INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Magazines

E The Environmental Magazine -  For a free issue click here.

Healthy Immunity Magazine A really nice little magazine. A web site and newsletter that grew out of the pages of the best-selling book The Immune System Cure published in 1999. Healthy Immunity provides you with the most up-to-date research in the field of immunology and nutrition.

Natural Home Magazine

 

Masks

Allergy Buyersclub.com-  Nice site with loads of information.

The I Can Breathe!® feather light, porous Honeycomb Mask holds a light weight activated carbon filter combined with two inner polyester linings which absorb and filter odors, fumes, and finer particles, reducing exposure from 50% to 95% depending on the substance. 

At Gazoontite we have sourced and developed products that provide solutions for allergy and breathing concerns and help create healthier environments in your home and workplace. And now, you can easily search for solutions by symptom, sensitivity or department!

http://www.respro.com/  A Great selection of masks that not only are made well but don't look too bad!

www.conney.com
www.3m.com/market/safety

 

Mold, Fungi and Bioremediation

Mold and flood info at (Heal) Human Ecology Action League's Website.

Flood Aftermath 

 

Music

Kim Palmer is a singer, songwriter and musician originally from Toronto, Canada. She has performed for President George Bush and appeared on many albums and commercials, as well as won several contests, both for her lyrics and her performance.  She is now terribly afflicted with chemical sensitivities and lives in a porcelain trailer in Arizona. There, she has written and recorded an album called "Songs From a Porcelain Trailer" about life with this disease, often in a humorous light with songs like "bizarre beds" and "cedar fever" 

 

Organic Foods, supplies and Supplements

Gaiam - Simple Choices, Natural connections. Gaiam offers products and services suited for people with lifestyles of health and sustainability.

NEEDS

Planet Organics

Trader Joe's

Whole Foods Supermarket

Wild Oats Market

Perfumes, personal care products and scented products  (For information on how these products are bad for your health)

Dr. Christian G. Daughton Investigates the After-life of Everyday Personal Care Products

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products 
(PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants

 Pollution from Personal Actions, Activities, and Behaviors 

The Fragranced Products Information Network

 

School info

Chemical Awareness in Schools

The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards.

PACE -- Protect All Children's Environment.  PACE exists to respond to the need for comfort and support by pesticide victims

Safe Schools

Teaching Green- Tips for teachers, parents and kids on how to live "greener" everyday lives

Tools for Schools

Your child's school

 

Shopping- Too many categories to list.  Lot's of great items at these sites.

A Happy Planet

 

 

Allergy Buyers ClubThe complete site for the allergy, sinus, or asthma sufferer. Medical information, articles by experts. Product ratings, comparisons and reviews in our Shopping Center.

Checkgallery The Check Gallery's high quality standards not only guarantee the reliability of their earth friendly checks with banks and credit unions, they are equally committed to playing a role in safeguarding the environment for future generations.

CO-OP America's Green Pages Online

Earthdream.com: Earth-friendly products online, everything from foods to fibers.

Eco Clean- This is one of my favorite places.  

Eco Directory, The - The Ultimate Directory of Natural Foods, Green Products and Eco Friendly Services with over 15,000 Business Listings.  Natural Foods • Hemp • Organic • ECO Travel • Herbs • Green Investing • Recyled • Green • Biodegradable • Aromatherapy • Environment • Vitamins 

You have to check out the Eco Directory above!!

EcoAmerica.com: A great online catalog specializing in Maggie’s and other Organic and Hemp clothiers.

Ecochoices Create the perfect bedroom! Beautiful, natural, earth friendly mattresses, bedding, pillows, and sustainable maple furniture at discounted prices. Organic cotton, hemp, natural latex, and wool.

Ecomall.com: The only place to look for a wide variety of environmental products, clothes, gifts, women-owned business guide and a lot more.

ECO Zone.co.uk

ENN (Environmental News Network) Purchasing decisions have tremendous power to create change. By shopping in our marketplace, you can show your support for companies that have demonstrated a commitment to healthy living and environmental responsibility.

Fiberethics.com: Networking source for retailers and businesses working in the eco conscious fiber industry.

Greenpages.org: Listing all environmental businesses they can.

GreenMarketplace.com: This awesome site has hundreds of truly environmentally and socially responsible products for your life, including our own Maggie's!

Healthy Clean Buildings  THE CHOICEST SELECTION OF "GREEN" CLEANING PRODUCT ALTERNATIVES ON THE INTERNET !   Cleaning Solutions For a Healthier Environment.

Healthgoods - Creating a healthier lifestyle through information and products for Fitness, Healthy Home, Allergen Control, Personal Care, Nutrition, Water Quality, Energy Conservation and more.

Home Enivironment Earth Conscious products for you and your home: Bed & Bath, Clothing, Baby, Hemp Products, Housewares, Full Spectrum Light, Paints & Stains.

LibertyGraphicsTshirts.com: Beautiful original designs of the natural world printed exclusively with water-based inks. Many of these are on our on Maggie's Organics 100% Certified Organic Cotton T-Shirts.

Naturallyintouch.com Environmentally friendly products for the home, featuring products made from hemp, cotton and wool

NaturalShoppe - Earth friendly cleaning products and natural health supplements to help you achieve the best health possible. Safe for people, pets and the planet.

Nirvana Safe Haven Creating healing, healthy environments.

OTA.com: The Organic Trade Association, listing all organic businesses.

Red Jelleyfish.com - Redjellyfish is an environmental super site!  You can use us to find thousands of environmentally friendly products, services and organizations.  Even covers MCS.

Safe Shopper's Directory-  The Safe Shopper's Directory is a resource for people who are interested in learning more about the impact their consumer decisions make on their health and environment.

Safe2useOur products defend you, your children, your home, your pets and your property from possible pest attacks just like caulk and screening. They are not "registered" pesticides, but safe and far more effective alternatives.  We call these safe and effective alternatives to dangerous "registered" pesticide POISONS  -- Pestisafe™

Sustainability Store - Shop from the most environmentally and socially responsible businesses known today. In partnership with Co-op America, a 15-year-old national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Tomorrows World.com Products for a better future since 1991. Organic cotton & hemp fashions, bedding and more. Celebrate our earth and the human spirit!

Zavanahbay  Our mission is to provide people with MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity), allergies or otherwise compromised immune systems with safe, natural body care products that contain no synthetic chemicals. People looking for hypo-allergenic products will find help here.

Sites to see

Consumer Health Alerts

Green Home.com  I LOVE this site!

Immunesupport.com  Lot's on Fibromyalgia and CFS.

MCS/CI Business Directory

Nature's Country Store A nice place to shop with a nice selection of products.

Our Little Place 

 

Soaps

Northern Lite Scentsations
3939 Lake St., #2
PO Box 3302
Homer, AK 99603 US
Email: helpdesk@abodynatural.com

Our Cold processed soaps are made with all natural ingredients.

Soapmeister Old World handmade soaps with a Gourmet Touch. From sensitive skin to sensual aromas, for the Gardener to the pet, 'The SoapMeister' has something for everyone! Visit Us Today

 

Terresentials- They hand-craft a growing line of truly natural and organic personal care products with no synthetic or petrochemical ingredients of any kind. They're made entirely of ingredients as they are found in nature without human intervention - not just "naturally derived"  http://www.terressentials.com/    You can write to them at terressentials@hotmail.com or call them at 301 371-7333.

I did well with the TERRESSENTIALS Natural Unscented Glycerine Soaps

 

Solar 

Northern Arizona Wind & Sun Solar electric power for off grid homes and solar water pumping.

Big Frog Mountain Make your own electricity using the sun, wind and water...pump water anywhere on Earth, we have composting toilets too.

EV Solar Products We specialize in the design, installation, and sale of solar, wind and water pumping systems.

EV Solar Products We specialize in the design, installation, and sale of solar, wind and water pumping systems.

 

Support Groups

MCS- Caregiver - As a care-giver and husband of an MCS sufferer, I sometimes wonder how many loved-ones are out there in similar circumstances. On so many MCS email lists I mainly hear from patients. However, I know there must be many, many care-givers out there as well. This group is dedicated to sharing between care-givers, family members, loved ones, and friends of persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), Environmental Illness (EI), Chemical Injury (CI), etc.

CHEMICAL-ILLNET is an internet community where the chemically ill, their friends, family and loved ones can come to gather information, support, and learn how they can become pro-actively involved in advocating for accommodation and acceptance of this illness.

CITY2 is a list for Chronically Ill Teens & Youth.   It is an outgrowth of the MCS group on AOL which has chatroom meetings only. And it is run in cooperation with the LEAProject for people with chronic illnesses & Life Challenges at http://members.delphi.com/LIFESTORY.

CMCS-CI at Yahoo Groups- For Christians with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities) or EI (Environmental Illness) and related illnesses (like CFS, FM, etc).   MCS is a condition that often is part of CFS, FM and other chronic illnesses. 

Clarion, The  A quarterly newsletter that provides information for people interested in CFIDS and MCS issues.

Detox at Yahoo Groups- This group is to serve chemically injured, environmentally ill, multiple chemical sensitivity, and related illness such as chronic fatigue, candidiasis, hypoglycemia, lupus, and others

Green Canary At Yahoo Groups Formerly Egroups-   This list is dedicated to a life free from toxic chemicals, and the health problems that they can cause.  

Health & Environment Discussion Forum

Indoor Air Quality Discussion Group at Yahoo Groups-   The IAQ List is an international moderated forum founded to discuss issues and concerns regarding Indoor Air Quality. A variety of compounds, elements &; conditions can pollute &; contaminate the indoor air quality of a home, office or building from molds and bioaerosols to combustion by-products like carbon monoxide, soot, PAHs &; VOCs - many can cause serious health concerns and, in some cases, extensive property damage

Immune Web Immune is for people (and their SO's, family, friends, and medical care workers) with various immune-system related ailments such as: chronic fatigue syndrome, candida, lupus, Fibromyalgia, Epstein-Barr, multiple allergies, environmental illness, chemical sensitivity, etc., and the symptoms that result from any of the above, including learning disabilities, migraines, asthma, hypoglycemia, etc.

Immune Mailing Lists                    Immune- This is the list for support and information about multiple chemical sensitivities, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, lupus, multiple sclerosis, porphyria, allergies, asthma, and other immune-related ailments. Most subscribers are people with one or more medical condition.

MCS Advice  At Yahoo Groups Formerly Egroups.                            This group is for those who are just  
beginning to deal with their Multiple   Chemical Sensitivities.   Mentorship's and advice from those who have been there and gotten better will be available

MCS-CI-exile, an un-moderated discussion forum for MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity) , TILT (Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance), EI (environmental illness), CI (chemically injured).
 
 Information is exchanged by those wanting to move forward, and is for the benefit of sufferers hoping to acquire help in learning to understand, cope and adjust to MCS, TILT, EI, CI.

MCS and Allergies-   A discussion group for those who have MCS and Allergies, and want to talk to others who know what you are going through. 

MCS-Fellowship List for information email a help message to mcs-fellowship-request@h... This list is a place for all chronically ill people to share prayer requests, devotions, and to talk about spiritual aspects of their situation. To join send email to LISTSERV@H... in the body: SUBSCRIBE MCS-FELLOWSHIP Your Name

MCS Young Adults At Yahoo Groups- This is a discussion list for young adults who suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity, environmental illness, chemical injury, and chemical allergies.   Though the target age range is twenty something's, anyone suffering from these illnesses, ages 13-30 is encouraged to sign up

Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivity  at Yahoo Groups- was created to be a forum for uncensored discussions about multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), environmental illness (EI), and related topics.

NDPMultipleChemicalSensitiveCaucus
This list is for the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Caucus. This is one many different disability caucus of the National Disability Party. This list only for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. For the entire list of Caucus go to http://www.disabilityparty.com Paul Cannaday, President of NDP

NWMCSSN
Welcome to Northwest Washington Multiple Chemical Sensitivity SUPPORT Network NWMCSSN is a SUPPORT email group on line for people with MCS in Northwest Washington State and southern British Columbia. This groups is based upon mutual respect, mutual tolerance, and trying to encourage others.

Share-FAQ at Yahoo Groups - Seeking Healthier Alternatives, Resources, Education FAQ (SHARE-FAQ) This newsletter is a way to share accumulated materials about many of the common topics on discussion lists.   The information comes from years of sharing with the mcs community, Internet research, library materials, vendors, and support groups.   The information is for sharing and not for profit by the listowner or subscribers.   Archives for members only.

WSMCSN
WSMCSN is a decentralized network of groups and individuals in Washington State who share information about the issues of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

Surveys

 Canary Surveys
A site where MCS/CI can create their own surveys to gather information
about any topic.

Traveling

The Alpine House

In the heart of the Teton Mountains just south of Yellowstone Park, century old timber beams frame this twenty-one room lodge. We are a member of The Green Hotel Association and use all natural cleaning products. Our bath amenities by PURE are sure to delight.

 

Green Hotels Association

 

Video's

Can Buildings Make You Sick? NOVA - Sick Building Syndrome. 12/95.
Includes MCS. Good tape.
To order a copy for $19.95 plus shipping and handling, call 1(800)255-9424
WGBH, P.O. Box 2284, S. Burlington, VT 05407-2284

Funny You Don't Look Sick by Susan Abod, Watertown, MA (email: Snabod@aol.com). This is an excellent documentary on one person's experience with MCS.

Your House, Your Health video, a tour of a model healthy house. Contains information about roofing, siding, filters, doors, ventilation, cabinets and more. $19.95 plus shipping/handling and tax if Indiana. Available from the Healthy House Institute http://www.hhinst.com/ email: healthy@bloomington.in.us 430 N. Sewell Road, Bloomington, IN 47408 Phone/fax 812-332-5073.

Read-a-Loud-Newspaper. A service for people who are allergic to print or who are blind. Someone reads the paper and ads over the TV. Call WCNY TV-24 in the New York area to get an unscrambler to attach to your TV set.

For a video tape of Dr. Rogers, with many patients as well, describing their recovery from environmental illness, with diagnosis and treatment, contact
Robin Kormos Productions
149 Avenue A
New York, New York 10009-8921
This tape is suitable for television, schools, doctors' offices, private individuals, businesses, etc.

TV Reporting. Jim Kenyon, Environmental Investigative Reporter. Jim did a 5-day TV series on E.I. in 1987. WSTM TV-3
1030 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315474-5515 or 474-5122

Water

Everpure- Water you can trust  "Everpure provides more than products... we provide water quality solutions"

The Pure Water Place

Water Quality Association

Zeolite

Zeolite.com  Odor Control ... 100% natural, odorless, non-toxic & environmentally safe. Removes odors and gases from your living air space.

Nirvana's Zeolite 

 

The star system was added to show my and other MCS sufferer's opinions on the products and services listed.  If a company or product is not rated- it means we have insufficient data.  These are only personal opinions.  Each person who suffers with Chemical Sensitivity reactions and sensitivity varies.  Please your own judgment carefully when selecting products.

 

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