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Your indoor air is two to five times more polluted than what's outside, so you'll breathe easier using a cleaning service that opts for nontoxic products.

A microbiologist from the University of AZ found that the average household kitchen sink has a higher germ count than the toilet seat.

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Think the Chicago edition sweeping into your in-box is all you need for a clean start to the new year? We adore you, but if you've still got crud sticking to your socks, maybe it's time for another kind of sweep. Call the Sparkle Queen, where ladies and gents in waiting are ready to scour your home with environmentally safe cleansers such as Dr. Bronner's, Bon Ami, and Get Clean, instead of conventional products that can end up in our waterways, and irritate lungs and skin. And about that sweeping...SQ will suck up the dust using energy-saving Sebo vacuum cleaners. All you have to do is throw those socks in the washer...and read your new tips while you wait.

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Jan 29,2008

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