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Toxico Trio Video (Brave New Foundation)

Watch this video to hear from nail salon workers and owners and learn about the toxic trio. Produced by Brave New Foundation.

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Ventilation to Reduce Chemical Exposure in Nail Salons (King County, Washington)

Overview of practices that minimize exposure to chemicals from nail care products and to bacteria from nail care tools for employees and customers alike. By the Healthy Nail Salon Project in King County, Washington.

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Material Safety Data Sheet for Methyl Methacrylate (ScienceLab.com)

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for methyl methacrylate created by ScienceLab.com in 2005. Updated in 2012.

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Material Safety Data Sheet for Ethyl Methacrylate (Anachemia)

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for ethyl methacrylate created by Anachemia in 2010.

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Material Safety Data Sheet for Butyl Acetate (ScienceLab.com)

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for butyl acetate created by ScienceLab.com in 2005. Updated in 2012.

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