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How to read a safety data sheet for a product you already own
A safety data sheet has 16 sections, written for workplaces. Here is where to find one and the four sections that matter most for a bottle under your sink.
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Joanna Pettit
Joanna writes about cleaning products: what the active ingredients are, which ones must never meet, and how to get a job done with fewer bottles under the sink.
Garage & Garden
Storing weedkiller, slug pellets and fertilizer in a shed or garage
Garden chemicals end up in the shed by default. How to plan that shelf: a locked cabinet, original packs, even temperatures and slug pellets well out of reach.
Cleaning & Laundry
Bleach and the products it must never meet
Bleach reacts with ammonia, acids and several other cleaners to give off harmful gases. What it must never meet, where those products hide, and a safer routine.