KING COUNTY, WA - Public Health - Seattle & King County's new television program, "Spotlight on Environmental Health: Household Hazardous Chemicals," will address common questions and issues regarding household hazardous chemicals. The show will air on King County's TV station (CTV) and other local government channels starting on May 23rd.
"Household chemicals can be hazardous to the health of people and pets," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County. "Since there can be serious acute and long-term effects from toxic chemicals, people should find ways to reduce or eliminate the use of these chemicals in their homes."
Hazardous household chemicals include cleaning products, yard and garden products, and chemicals to kill bugs and rodents.
The 30-minute program includes:
- a short quiz so a resident may assess whether toxic chemicals are present in a home and whether they have immediate and acute reactions to the chemicals
- an explanation of how to read and understand the legally-required warning labels on household chemicals
- a description of how to find safer and less toxic cleaning agents and how to make and use alternative recipes
- a list of resources. For example, viewers who want to speak with someone about how to dispose of chemicals can call the Household Hazards Line managed by Public Health at 206-296-4692 or 1-888-TOXICED for more information.
This program can be seen on CTV (Channel 22 on AT&T Broadband) on Wednesday (May 23rd) at 5:00 p.m., Thursday (May 24th) at 5:00 a.m., and Friday (May 25th) at 9:00 a.m., and on other civic television stations at various times.
For other times on CTV during the next weeks, please visit http://www.metrokc.gov/ctv. Additionally, viewers may call 206-296-0300 to request "Spotlight on Environmental Health: Household Hazardous Chemicals" during any CTV viewer request time.
Public Health's Environmental Health Division has produced "Spotlight on Environmental Health: Household Hazardous Chemicals" as part of its Environmental Focus Series. Public Health's Environmental Health Division aims to identify and sustain healthy environmental conditions that protect
