1. 1 EPA warns that number one environmental health problem: Indoor Air Quality Cleaning products are responsible for approximately 8% of total non-vehicular emissions of VOCs, which can trigger respiratory problems Source: Government Procurement / October 2004 by

2. 2 EPA estimates an 18% annual production loss to American business due to poor Indoor Air Quality 20% of all employees have a major illness related to Indoor Air Pollution (such as allergies, asthma etc…) Asthma cases have increased by more than 100% since 1976 by

3. 3 State / Cities / Counties are turning “Green” State: Executive orders: California / Illinois / Indiana / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / New York State / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Vermont / Washington County: Alameda County / Santa Barbara / Sarasota City: Chicago / Kansas City / Los Angeles New York City / Palo Alto / Phoenix Santa Monica / San Francisco / Portland / Seattle

4. 4 VOCs limitation: Ozone Transport Commission * The California Air Resource board (ARB) and several northeastern states are members of the Ozone Transport Commission are now regulating the VOC levels of many consumer products with the goal of improving air quality. * California has been doing that for several years. In the northeastern VOCs regulations went into effect in 2005 (NY,PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, ME, CT, NH, RI, VA) by

5. 5 Air Ressource Board: Section 94509 of California Code of Regulations: application Jan. 1, 2001 /enforced in 2005: made illegal all cleaning products with solvents “No person shall sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in California any consumer product, which at the time of sale or manufacture, contains volatile organic compounds in excess of the limits specified in the following Table of Standards.” The fine for violating air pollution regulation could be up to $50,000 per day. Source: Air Resource Board., A department of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by

6. 6 Limits in VOCs determined par Air Resource Board (California Code of Regulations) Glass Cleaner :< 3% VOCs General Cleaner: <1% VOCs (applications: concrete, tiles, walls) Carpet Cleaner: <0.1% VOCs by