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The social chemistry of household cleaning on how chemical exposure and social norms interact in low-income urban neighborhoods

Household cleaning practices are widely promoted as essential for hygiene and disease prevention, yet they also represent a major source of indoor chemical exposure. In low income urban settings, these exposures intersect with structural housing constraints and socially constructed norms of cleanliness, raising concerns about environmental health inequality. This study examines how social expectations surrounding cleanliness shape household cleaning practices and how these practices, mediated by housing conditions and ventilation, contribute to unequal chemical exposure in low income urban nei…