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LYSOL IC Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner


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CATEGORY

Disinfectant

BRAND

LYSOL

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 10, 2012

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

Health Concerns

  • MODERATE
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • No Data
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • No Data
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Cancer
  • SOME
    Environment

Ingredient scores

Ingredient Disclosure: good

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

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ALKYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDES (C12-16)
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CONCERNS Moderate Concern: general systemic/organ effects, respiratory effects; Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, immune system effects, nervous system effects
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FRAGRANCE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation;
Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient
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D
ACID ORANGE 7 (UNCERTIFIED D&C ORANGE NO. 4)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, general systemic/organ effects

Concerns from [ARSENIC]: Some Concern: cancer, skin irritation/allergies/damage, circulatory system effects, immune system effects, kidney and urinary effects, general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, nervous system effects, damage to vision

Concerns from [2-NAPHTHOL]: Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage

Concerns from [LEAD]: Some Concern: developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, chronic aquatic toxicity, cancer, nervous system effects, blood-related effects, general systemic/organ effects

Concerns from [MERCURY]: Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, kidney and urinary effects, nervous system effects
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C
DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects, immune system effects, damage to vision, nervous system effects
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C
EDTA
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CONCERNS Some Concern: damage to vision, biodegradation
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C
D&C ORANGE NO. 4 (CI 15510)
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CONCERNS Some Concern: general systemic/organ effects, developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
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B
OCTYL DIMETHYL AMINE OXIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, damage to vision
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A
WATER
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CONCERNS
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A
ETHANOL
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CONCERNS
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A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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A
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
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CONCERNS Some Concern: respiratory effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage
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BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDES
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CONCERNS This non-specific ingredient was better disclosed elsewhere by the company
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No label information available

This product is not certified as a green cleaner.

EPA registered pesticide product

Pesticide products registered for use in the United States

Web: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/label/labelque.htm

Unknown:

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.



Understanding scores

EWG provides information on cleaning product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard score, from A to F, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Score legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.



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