How does the calculator work?
The calculator will walk you through three different categories of products: Household Cleaners, Laundry Supplies, and Health and Beauty. You input the volume of each type of product you own, and we do the math!
Once you finish your test, we’ll give you a report on your personal EDC footprint and the products that contribute most heavily to your impact. You can use your newfound knowledge to take small actions to work towards big change. Checking the ingredients in the products you buy and making environmentally-friendly swaps will help you lessen your personal footprint and improve our waterways.
What will I need?
Approximately ten minutes of your time, a calculator to help with addition (optional) and the following products:
- Household cleaners: Surface cleaner, floor cleaner, glass cleaner, tub and tile cleaner, air freshener, carpet cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, polish/wax, dishwasher detergent and liquid
- Laundry cleaners: Laundry bleach, laundry detergent, and dryer sheets
- Health and beauty products: Hand soap, hand sanitizer, bar soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, body lotion, face lotion, facial cleanser, toothpaste, deodorant, hair product, lipstick, mascara, foundation, nail polish, sunscreen, and perfume/fragrance.
Calculate my EDC footprint Online
Click here for the online EDC footprint calculator.
Calculate my EDC footprint on Excel
Click here for the first Excel version of the EDC footprint calculator, developed by Gluberman et al. (2016).
My parents own a home down the water from the US Coast Guard yard in Baltimore/AACo Maryland. I have been looking for fun science things I can do with my four year old nephew. He even told me so the other day! He told me “I’m knowing more things thank you thinked”!
I was wondering if maybe a water sample, straight from the pair?