We are seeing increased public awareness regarding the dangers of chemicals and environmentalists are having some meager successes in their opposition of chemical companies, and their practices and the careless use of chemicals by other industries. However, for the immediate foreseeable future, chemicals will continue to permeate the modern lifestyle, our air, food, and water. So what can you do? We don’t want to be alarmist or live in fear, but then burying your head in the sand isn’t ideal either.