Chlorine-based products, if mistakenly mixed with ammonia or other common household products, could create deadly chlorine gas. Because Seventh Generation sanitizers do not contain chlorine, the risk of the accidental creation of chlorine gas is also eliminated. Impacts on the environment There are serious concerns about the breakdown byproducts of chlorine as it enters the waste stream after use and mixes with other organic materials, producing dioxins and furans. Aside from being some of the most toxic chemicals known, the real danger is in the persistence of these chemicals in the environment, and the fact that they accumulate in living tissue. These chemicals exist in the envrionment for a very long time and enter the food chain where they continue to accumulate to very harmful levels.
Quats persist in the environment and are considered to be endocrine disruptors by scientists.
Also, benzylchloride production requires toluene, and toluene manufacturing results in benzene releases. Our products will kill germs specifically where applied, then will quickly degrade into water and oxygen with no harmful byproducts. EPA-Approved The Environmental Protection Agency closely regulates antimicrobial products and requires specific lab testing to certify any claims regarding a product's antibacterial claims. Hydrogen peroxide is water with extra oxygen. Well, that was the hydrogen peroxide at work.