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To: Chairman Mary Nichols 
California Air Resources Board 
1001 "I" Street 
P.O. Box 2815  
Sacramento, CA 95812 
 
Re: Reduce VOCs on September 24th  
 
Dear Chairman Nichols: 
 
I applaud the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) efforts to
reduce the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from
consumer products. 
 
I strongly encourage you to lead the way in reducing harmful
toxics found in consumer and industrial products, specifically
multipurpose solvents and paint thinners. By regulating and
limiting these chemicals from our products, the state of California
would again set a precedent in protecting our environment and the
health of families and workers.  
 
VOCs endanger the health of those who come in contact with them.
We are all vulnerable to the harmful effects of these chemicals,
which are often emitted by products used where we live and work, as
well as where our children study and play.   
 
Many children in our communities suffer from asthma, and the
chemicals emitted by consumer and industrial products, only
increase the chances of more frequent attacks or develop asthma in
the future. Workers, and others on the front lines of exposure, may
experience an increased risk of cancer or liver and kidney damage
from daily use of these toxic substances. 
 
As a consumer and concerned citizen, I urge CARB to adopt tough
regulations on consumer and industrial multipurpose solvents and
paint thinners.  
 
Please take this opportunity to protect the health of our families
by significantly reducing these air pollutants that emanate from
multipurpose solvents and paint thinners.