How can families reduce the risk of exposure to carbon tetrachloride?
If your doctor finds that you have been exposed to substantial amounts of carbon tetrachloride, ask whether your children might also have been exposed. Your doctor might need to ask your state health department to investigate. Although most consumer uses of carbon tetrachloride have been banned, children may be exposed to carbon tetrachloride in old consumer household cleaning products. Removing these old containers will reduce your family’s risk of exposure to carbon tetrachloride. Household chemicals should be stored out of the reach of children to prevent accidental poisonings and skin burns. Always store household chemicals in their original containers. Never store household chemicals in containers that children would find attractive to eat and drink from, such as old soda bottles. Keep your poison control center’s number next to your phone. Sometimes older children sniff household chemicals in an attempt to get high. Your children may be exposed to carbon tetrachloride by intentio
