Materials, products and services - the Green Guide Online provides details of the life cycle environmental impacts of construction materials and components, and the Green Book is a free online database of products and services.
Spermicides are used globally for birth control, with or without condoms. As the only means of birth control, spermicides are rarely effective. However, in conjunction with condoms, spermicides are somewhat effective in birth control.
Pesticides are chemicals used to kill insects, rodents, and weeds that might harm our crops and our health. But pesticides also poison and kill other living things, including helpful plants, animals, and people. Pesticides can drift for miles from where they are applied and pollute the soil, the water, and the air.