How dishwashers pollute
the indoor air
Gallon for gallon, automatic dishwashers
put more toxic chemicals into indoor air than any other home source
of waterborne pollutants.
References:
Howard-Reed, C., and R.L. Corsi. 1999. Mass transfer of volatile
organic compounds from drinking water to indoor air: The role of residential
dishwashers. Environmental Science & Technology 33(July
1):2266.
Further Readings:
Raloff, J. 1996. Commuting: A breath of traffic's air. Science
News 149(March 23):188.
______. 1996. Tap water's toxic touch and vapors. Science News
149(Feb. 10):84.
______. 1992. VOCs: Smog's indoor legacy. Science News 142(Dec.
19&26):420.
______. 1992. Modeling a shower's toxic threat. Science News
142(July 18):46.
______. 1986. Toxic showers and baths. Science News 130(Sept.
20):190.
Sources:
Richard L. Corsi
University of Texas, Austin
Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
Room ECJ 8.6
Campus Mail Code C1786
Austin, TX 78712
Cynthia Howard-Reed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
12201 Sunrise Valley Road
555 National Center
Reston, VA 20192
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 2, July 10, 1999, p. 22.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
