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What is the active ingredient for household ammonia?

Ammonium hydroxide (NH3OH) is the active ingredient for household ammonia.


What are the 5 basic garbage solutions you have been involved in to clean up your act?

recycling,composting,incinerating,household hazardous, waste operation


What is the ingredients in household cleaners?

Too hard to really say, all you would need to do is look on the back of the bottle of a cleaner and by law, companies are required to list every ingredient used in that particular cleaner. ~Drewcifer.


What are the elements in liquid bleach?

Sodium Hypochlorite, the main ingredient, is a compound of sodium, chlorine, and oxygen.


What is the main ingredient in window cleaner?

It depends on the brand. Some brands use a certain chemical because they believe it is better. Other brands use certain chemicals because it is cheaper to manufacture.Ammonia is a common ingredient in cheap household window cleaners. Ammonia is also a fertiliser and is irritable to the eyes.Ethanol is the active ingredient in natural window cleaners, regarded as the safest to be used around children, but should still be kept out of their reach as it is still harmful if ingested. It also costs a bit more.Isopropyl Alcohol is the active ingredient in most household window cleaners which are priced a fair bit more than the ammonia-based ones, but usually not as much as ethanol-based. This chemical is favoured because it evaporates, leaving behind no residue on the glass.Methanol is also another ingredient for some. Methanol is poisonous so it is not suitable to be used around children. Methanol-based window cleaner is primarily used for heavy duty cleaning, such as in vehicle windscreen washing fluid.

Related questions

What is the active ingredient for household ammonia?

Ammonium hydroxide (NH3OH) is the active ingredient for household ammonia.


What does HHPS stand for?

Hazardous Household Product Symbols.


What are some household hazardous waste products?

oven cleaner


What are the raw materials in Hazardous household waste?

fruits..... because they have acid in them?


What is the difference between whmis and hhps?

WHMIS = Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Safety HHPS = Household Hazardous Product Safety


The average home in the US generates how many pounds of hazardous waste annually?

The average household generates no Hazardous waste at all . . .


What is the active ingredient in Clorox?

Sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient in Clorox. Household bleach is typically contains 5% sodium hypochlorite.


How do I dispose of batteries properly?

Nickel cadmium batteries are considered as hazardous waste and can not be disposed off in normal waste. Those should be deposited in Household hazardous waste collection sites and these can not be recycled. Lithium/Lithium ion and Nickel Metal hydride are not considered as hazardous and can be disposed off as normal household waste.


What has the author Emy Chan Meiorin written?

Emy Chan Meiorin has written: 'Toxics away' -- subject(s): Hazardous wastes, Hazardous substances 'Guidelines for planning household hazardous waste collection programs' -- subject(s): Hazardous wastes


What are common household ingredients for making makeup?

A common household ingredient for making makeup such as mascara and lip-gloss or lip balm is Vaseline.


What are three forms of solid waste?

The three forms of solid waste are household, industrial and biomedical. All three kinds can be hazardous, but the latter two are considered especially hazardous.


What is the active ingredient in la's totally awesome cleaner?

what household item contains sodium hydroxide