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Caption: SWE - Proceedings of the First International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists
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aerosol products exceeded one billion production units. The most diversified products, such as hair lacquers, insecticides and pesticides, deodorants, air fresheners, and so on, are available in a handy form within the reach of everybody. It is therefore no wonder that any possible injurious effects on health are a matter of constant Interest. Certain newspapers have published alarming news items on the alleged detrimental effects to the health resulting from the use of hair sprays. It was even stated that in a couple of cases death ensued as a consequence of continuous breathing of hair lacquers. However, the majority of investigators and experts are of the opinion that such reports are misleading and over-hasty, and that we can without hesitation use hair lacquers and other aerosol products, provided the directions prescribed are observed. CONCLUSIONS » During recent years, the standard of living has risen at breathtaking speed, thanks to the development in every field of endeavor, and especially that of the chemical industry. Nevertheless, this triumphal march of development has proceeded at a cost to our environment. We should therefore not close our eyes to the hazardous effects of contaminants in our environment. On the contrary, we should realize the importance of questions concerned with preservation of the essential conditions of our living, the water, the air and the soil, in a serviceable condition and as little contaminated as possible. References: 1. Reports from the Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland 2. Reports of "Water protection commission", Helsinki, Finland 3. Reports of the Radiochemical Laboratory of the University of Helsinki, Finland 4. Reports of the Finnish Agricultural Research Centre 111-56
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