TRICLOSAN

TRICLOSAN IS MOST LIKELY IN YOU!

• 75% of people tested positive for triclosan
• Affects of triclosan on humans:
• Allergy susceptibility
• Risks for healthy fetal development in pregnant women

TRICLOSAN AFFECTS ANIMALS TOO

• The Mississippi animals are affected in two ways:
• Their thyroid system gets messed up
• And their reproductive system gets messed up

THERE ARE WAYS TO AVOID TRICLOSAN

• Buy cleaning products without triclosan
• In 2017, in MN, triclosan will be banned

IF TRICLOSAN IS AFFECTING YOU....

• You can take a dietary supplement called NDF
• NDF is a natural cure
• NDF contains Chlorella that breaks down triclosan
• Chlorella is a single celled green algae

I'm helping the river...

• I pick up my dogs  poop

Here's the 2nd way I'm helping

• I have told my parents to buy things without triclosan

You can help too!

• Don't fertilize your lawn
• Join in a river clean-up event
• Keep waste away from storm sewers
• Buy local and Organic produce
• Tell others about the Mississippi's problems

More ways you can help!

• Pick up your pets poop
• Drain and rinse your boat when you're done
• Create rain gardens 
• Tell someone in charge to do something about the river