No one today can avoid synthetic chemicals, but there
are steps that people can take – in their homes and
their communities – to lessen their exposures to the
most hazardous compounds. The first step is knowledge.
"Right-to-Know" laws have made it possible for citizens
to identify specific companies that release the most
toxic chemicals identified by the EPA, although efforts
to discover what products may contain these chemicals
have been largely thwarted.
