Chemical Found in Air Fresheners Linked with Lung Damage


	Chemical Found in Air Fresheners Linked with Lung Damage

knslyr

7-28-2006 11:43 AM

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medicine, health, lung damage, air fresheners, chemicals

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7-28-2006 2:39 PM

TexasPrincess

I have these all over my house!

7-28-2006 10:38 PM

rmowery

Yeah and these stupid kids are using mothballs and such to get high:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/27/mothballs.high.reut/index.html

Don't figure. Society is just nuts.

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