Petroleum In Your Home

Choose one room in your home and conduct an analysis of the petroleum based products you find there. Use the items listed to help you in your search. Can you find anything that is not on the list? Can you find any products that have petroleum based packaging? Compare your lists to the lists of others in your class. Make a class list of all the petroleum-based items you found that are not listed here.

Kitchen Personal Items Living Room & Den Car
 
Bedroom & Closets Building Bathroom Furnace & Laundry

  • Detergents

    Fabric softners

    Heating oil or natural gas heat

    Laundry baskets

    Natural gas for hot water tanks and clothes dryers

  • Ammonia/window cleaner

    Appliances

    Candles

    Cleansers

    Countertops

    Dishwashing liquid

    Flashlights

    Gas stove

    Ice cube trays

    Lunch boxes

    Mops and brooms

    Plastic containers

    Plastic wrap

    Pop bottles

    Sandwich bags

    Shopping bags

  • Cameras

    Clocks

    Cosmetic cases

    Hangers

    Luggage

    Pillows

    Polar fleece

    Rain coats

    Shoe polish

    Shoes

    Ski jackets

    Synthetic fibres in

    clothing & bedding

    Umbrellas

    Zippers

  • Ballpoint pen barrels

    Board games

    CDs, CD player

    Computers, Laptops

    Glues & parts in furniture

    Pet toys

    Piano keys

    Rugs stereos

    Telephones

    Televisions

    Upholstery

    Venetian blinds

    Videotapes

  • Antihistamines

    Aspirin

    Bandages

    Bathtub

    Combs & brushes

    Deodorant

    Eye shadow, Lipstick

    Flashlights

    Hair dyes

    Mascara

    Nail polish

    Perfumes

    Vaseline

    Rubbing alcohol

    Shampoo

    Shaving cream

    Shower curtains

    Shower stall

    Soap

    Toilet seats

    Toothbrushes, Toothpaste

  • Cell Phones

    Contact lenses

    Credit cards

    Dentures

    Eyeglasses

    Hearing aids

    iPod

    Sunglasses

  • Awnings

    Baseboards

    Caulking

    Ceiling tiles

    Doors

    Electrical cable coverings

    Glues in plywood & panel boards

    Moulded window frames

    Paints

    Plastic pipes & fittings

    Plumbing fixtures

  • Antifreeze

    Car body

    Carpets

    Children’s car seats

    Dashboard

    Fan belt

    Oil Filter

    Seat covers

    Tires