Comment Log Display

I encourage you to strongly reduce the harmful toxics and
smog-forming emissions found in consumer products such as
multipurpose solvents and paint thinners. By regulating and
reducing these chemicals from consumer products, the State of
California will set another precedent in protecting the health of
families and workers. 

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) harm our families’ health and
contaminate our air.  Everyone is vulnerable to the harmful effects
of these chemicals, which are emitted by products often used where
we work and live and where our children study and play.  

Many children in our communities suffer from asthma, and the
chemicals emitted by multi-purpose solvents and paint thinners only
increase the chances that they endure more frequent attacks or
develop asthma in the future.  Furthermore, workers may experience
an increased risk of liver and kidney damage and cancer from the
daily use of these products. 

As a consumer and concerned citizen, I urge the California Air
Resources Board to adopt tough regulations on these products. 

Please take this opportunity to protect the health of our families
by significantly reducing the harmful toxics and smog-forming
emissions that emanate from Multi-purpose Solvents and Paint
Thinners. 


Thank you.