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These documents include quotes from scientific research articles pertaining to fragrance in consumer products.

  (updated 3/24/23)

Cigarette Vs Fragrance Venn 20Apr2024.jpg

​Rodgman, A. & Perfetti, Thomas. (2013). The Chemical Components of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke, Second Edition.

These preliminary figures were compared by the volunteers at the Fragrance Free Coalition.

Secondhand Scent

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

​Killing Us Softly: Why False Fragrance Is “The New Secondhand Smoke”

-by Yasmin Alquaddoomi
Medium

Fragrance: The New Second Hand Smoke

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​by Jamie McConnell, Women's Voices for the Earth

​Fragrance Is The New Secondhand Smoke | Eliminate Synthetic Fragrance To Improve Your Health

-by Marilee Nelson, Branch Basics

​Environmental

Health Impacts of Pollution

Air Pollution and Your Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Research on Health Effects from Air Pollution

EPA

The Dangers of Air Pollution for Heart Health

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​Harvard T.H. han School of Public Health

Health Impact of Pollution

American Lung Association

​Fragrant Consumer Products a Key Source of Ozone-forming Pollution in New York City

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

McDonald 2018

Dryer Vents: An Overlooked Source of Pollution?

Rebecca Kessler 2011

Fragranced laundry products and emissions from dryer vents: implications for air quality and health

Goodman 2020

"Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, where the concentrations of some pollutants are often 2 to 5 times higher than typical outdoor concentrations." EPA

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