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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Maryland Elementary School: Alcohol Hand Sanitizer linked to dangerous air quality level in portable classroom

An independent study of the air quality inside six portable classrooms at Kemptown Elementary School in Monrovia
In April, Laura Olsen, industrial hygienist for Frederick County Public Schools, tested the indoor air quality of the portables and found carbon dioxide sources of hydrocarbons directly related to hand sanitizer products in one portable.

Yikes.

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