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Diapers and the Environment

Rathje WL, Murphy C. Five major myths about garbage, and why they’re wrong. Smithsonian. 1992 Jul; 5.

Rathje WL. Rubbish!. The Atlantic. 1989 December; 1-10.

Rathje WL, Murphy C. Rubbish! The archaeology of garbage. Harper-Collins Publishers. 1992.

Poore P. Disposable Diapers are OK. Garbage. 1992 Oct/Nov; 27-31.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [Internet]. Washington DC. Municipal solid waste generation, recycling, and disposal in the United States: facts and figures for 2010. EPA-530-F-11. 2011 November. Available at: here

Environment Agency, Department for Environment, Rio House, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom. An updated lifecycle assessment study for disposable and reusable nappies, Product code SCHO0505BJCW-E-PDF. 2005 May.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division. Washington DC. Decision maker’s guide to solid waste management, Volume II. 5306. 1995

Gladwell M. Smaller, the disposable diaper and the meaning of progress. The New Yorker. 2001 November 26; 74-79.

EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products, Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Committee. Brussels Belgium. Sustainability report 2007 – 2008. Available at: http://www.edana.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sustainability-report-2007-2008-absorbent-hygiene-products.pdf?sfvrsn=2

EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products, Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Committee. Brussels Belgium. Sustainability report 2005. Available at: http://www.edana.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sustainability-report-baby-diapers-and-incontinence-products.pdf?sfvrsn=4

Fava JA, Curran MA, Boustead I. Peer review panel’s comments on Franklin Associates report: Energy and environmental profile analysis of children’s disposable and cloth diapers. 1991.

Franklin Associates. Prairie Village, Kansas. Energy and environmental profile analysis of children’s single use and cloth diapers, American Paper Institute Diaper Manufacturers Group. 1992.

Light KL, Chirmuley DG, Ham RK. A laboratory study of the compaction characteristics of disposable diapers in a landfill. Resources, conservation and recycling, 1995;13: 89-96.

Wong DL, Brantly D, Clutter LB, De Simone D, Lammert D, Nix K, Perry KA, Phillips Smith D, Hunger White K, Diaper choices: a critical review of the issues. Pediatric nursing. 1992 January – February; 18(1).

Skin Health

Berg RW. Etiology and pathophysiology of diaper dermatitis. Adv Dermatol 1988; 3:75–98.

Ralf AR. Skin care of the diaper area. Pediatric dermatology. 2008; 25(4): 427–433

Zimmerer R, et al. The effects of wearing diapers on skin. Pediatric dermatology. 1986; 3:95-101.

EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products. Brussels Belgium. The skin health and hygiene benefits of absorbent hygiene products and wipes. 2008 July Available at: http://www.edana.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sustainability-report-2007-2008-absorbent-hygiene-products.pdf?sfvrsn=2

EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products. Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Committee. Brussels Belgium. Sustainability report 2007 – 2008. Available at: http://www.edana.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sustainability-report-2007-2008-absorbent-hygiene-products.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Diaper Safety

Kosemund K, Schlatter H, Ochsenhirt JL, Krause EL, Marsman DS, Erasala GN. Safety evaluation of superabsorbent baby diapers. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology. 2009 Mar; 53(2):81-9.

How Diapers Are Made

Dyer D. Winthrop Group Inc. New York , NY on behalf of EDANA. Seven decades of disposable diapers, a record of a continuous innovation and continuing benefit.

EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products, Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Committee. Brussels Belgium. Disposable diaper timeline. Available at: http://www.edana.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/seven-decades-of-disposable-diapers.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Gladwell M. Smaller, The disposable diaper and the meaning of progress. The New Yorker. 2001 November 26; 74-79.

Parts of a Diaper

Kosemund K, Schlatter H, Ochsenhirt JL, Krause EL, Marsman DS, Erasala GN. Safety evaluation of superabsorbent baby diapers. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology. 2009 Mar; 53(2):81-9.