Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about jumping on the 'eco-friendly band w agon.

' It's actually very important to care for our Earth so that is it well pre served for future generations, but many people do not realize that some of their common routines and practices are extremely damaging to the environment. A comm on misconception about the health of our Earth is that chemical odor eliminator products cause little harm to the environment. In fact, these odor eliminators c an be harmful and should be avoided at all costs if they contain typical hazardo us chemicals. ONA odor eliminator products are certainly the best option, for th e following reasons. 1. Chemical Odor Eliminators Contain Harmful Ingredients Formaldehyde, benzene, chloroform, and triclosan, are just a few of the chemical ingredients that have been shown to potentially cause cancer. When one uses odo r eliminator products containing these ingredients, one is releasing an abundanc e of carcinogenic elements into the air, posing an enormous health risk to all. Air fresheners also contain phthalates which interfere with hormonal systems, di srupt testosterone production and cause malformation of sex organs. 2. Chemical Odor Eliminator Products Can Damage Food Chains Carcinogenic chemicals that are released into the air can additionally be breath ed by animals that humans eat. For instance, cows can readily breathe chlorinate d hydrocarbons in the air or ingest it, and it's cancer-causing properties often times show up in the cow's milk. This causes a threat to both the cows who brea the the chemicals and the humans who eat them. Chemicals like glycol ethers can cause harm to the soil, killing innumerable plant species. 3. Chemical Odor Eliminator Products Can Suffocate Underwater Environments Many chemical odor eliminator products contain phosphates that help to soften wa ter. These phosphates greatly promote the growth of algae, causing an enormous a lgae boom once the chemicals reach underwater ecosystems. This unnatural abundan ce of algae can suffocate underwater organisms. 4. Home Made Odor Eliminator Remedies are Not Effective Natural odor eliminators can be created from some pantry ingredients. For exampl e, the use of baking soda and vinegar is suggested on some do it yourself' websit es. However, the problem with these homemade remedies is that they only work mar ginally at best, if at all. This often leaves the user frustrated since the prob lem is not solved after much effort. Furthermore, if you have a serious chemical odor pollution problem e.g. from mothball (naphthalene) or formaldehyde vapors, homemade remedies won't make any difference leaving you exposed and vulnerable to these very toxic chemicals.