@article{
author = "Ćupić, Vitomir N. and Bartula, Mirjana M. and Ivanović, Saša and Borozan, Sunčica and Mujezinović, Indira A. and Ćupić Miladinović, Dejana",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Nowadays, in order to maintain cleanliness in our houses, as well as to
maintain personal hygiene, numerous chemical agents are used every day. Dishwashing
detergents are used the most, followed by laundry detergents, various soaps and hair shampoos,
and not infrequently descaling agents, for cleaning ovens, unclogging drainage and
sewage pipes, neutralizing unpleasant odours, etc. Although their number is growing day
by day, most people do not realize the consequences, or at least not enough, and especially
not about their potentially toxic effects. In fact, a great deal of the population do not consider
household chemicals a particular problem, which is true, if they are used in the prescribed
manner. However, the fact that these agents can cause harmful effects in humans
and animals, and even participate in environmental pollution, is more than a sufficient
reason to pay more attention to these agents, that is, to talk about them more and obtain more
information for that matter. Particularly since there are authors who believe that some of the
mentioned agents can even cause cancer, asthma or birth defects, i.e. infertility. Household
chemicals can be divided in several ways, and one of the classifications is the one made
according to the place of use. According to this division, the products we use every day at
home can be roughly divided into those used for cleaning and maintaining hygiene in kitchens,
used for the same purposes in bathrooms (including those used for personal hygiene ),
and the products used in rooms and on terraces (flower protection).",
publisher = "Novi Sad : Matica srpska",
journal = "Matica Srpska Journal for Natural Sciences",
title = "Household chemicals as possible causes of poisoning and environmental pollution",
number = "145",
pages = "97-121",
doi = "10.2298/ZMSPN2345097C"
}
