Lab Assignment: Environmental Science Activities Activity Sheet
Home Chemicals
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Product Category
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Product Name
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What Product Does
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Warning (yes/no)
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What the Warning Says
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Auto Products
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Pesticides
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Personal Care
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Arts & Crafts
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Inside the Home
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Landscape & Yard
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Home Maintenance
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Pet Care
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1. Was this inventory difficult to complete? Why or why not?
2. Are you surprised by the results of the inventory? If so, in what way?
Potentially Hazardous Products
MSDS
3. What does the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) describe?
4. Who develops or prepares the MSDS?
5. Does the MSDS provide any health effects or first aid information?
6. Who is the primary audience for the MSDS?
7. Are MSDS relevant to consumers?
8. What is the health rating for your product? (Note: Your product may not have a health rating. If it does not, choose another product that does. The health rating can be found under "Health Effects."
9. What does that rating mean?
10. What is the flammability rating for your product?
11. What does that rating mean?
12. What is the reactivity rating for your product?
13. What does that rating mean?
14. What does the website say about any acute health effects from the product?
15. What does the website say about any chronic health effects from the product?
16. What is the difference between an acute and chronic health effect?
17. Based on your research/analysis, how hazardous is the product?
18. Rank order your 3 products based on your assessment of how hazardous they are and list below from most to least hazardous.
Hazardous Ranking
19. Explain you answer. Why did you choose the ranking that you did?
20. How comprehensive do you feel the information provided by the website is regarding the hazardous nature of household products?