Adhesive, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Adhesive, electronics | Consumer electronic equipment of all types, including phones, computers, cameras etc. and related electronic componenets (motherboards, software, chargers) |
Agricultural | Relating to agricultural, including the raising and farming of animals and growing of crops |
Antiadhesive | Used to prevent adhesion |
Antifreezing | Antifreezing agents, or de-icing products |
Antisetoff | Spray powder used to make air gap between printed sheets of paper |
Apparel | General term which includes clothes, shoes, backpacks/purses/luggage, jewelry, pet apparel, etc.; more specific terms (e.g. clothing, footwear, handwear) included as modifiers when known |
Apparel_care | Products used to care for apparel (e.g., she polish, products to repair footwear or leather, wterproofing sprays, etc.) |
Apparel_care, footwear | Shoes, shoe care products, etc. |
Apparel_care, footwear, detected | Chemicals detected in substances or products (note that these chemicals may be absent from an “ingredient list” for the product and thus unexpected, but have been detected in product testing studies) |
Automotive_care | Relatived to the maintenance and repair of automobiles, products for cleaning and caring for automobiles (auto shampoo, polish/wax, undercarriage treatment, brake grease) |
Automotive_care, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Automotive_component | Components of automobiles (e.g. gaskets, cavity seals, bearings, gears), accessories such as batteries or safety accessories, etc |
Automotive_component, tires, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Binding, paint | Various types of paint for various uses, modifiers included when more information is known |
Building_construction | Related to the building or construction process for buildings or boats (includes activities such as plumbing and electrical work, bricklaying, etc) |
Building_construction, insulation | Insulating materials to protect from noise, cold, etc (such as used in homes or buildings), insulating materials related to electricity |
Building_material | Materials used in the building process, such as flooring, insulation, caulk, tile, wood, glass, etc. |
Building_material, filler | Fillers for paints, textiles, plastics, etc |
Building_material, insulation | Insulating materials to protect from noise, cold, etc (such as used in homes or buildings), insulating materials related to electricity |
Casting_agent | Casting agents or molding compounds for plastics, sand, or metals |
Catalyst | Catalyst, more information not known |
Chemical, laboratory | Modifier used for chemical, when chemical is used in a laboratory |
Chemical_reagent | Reagents |
Cleaning_washing | Related to all forms of cleaning/washing, including cleaning products used in the home, laundry detergents, soaps, de-greasers, spot removers, etc; modifiers included when specific information is known, such as drycleaning, laundry, soap, window/floor, etc |
Colorant | Term used for colorants, dyes, or pigments; includes colorants for drugs, textiles, personal care products (cosmetics, tatoo inks, hair dye), food colorants, and inks for printing; modifiers included when application is known |
Construction | General construction (as opposed to those things labeled building_construction); i.e. when source only indicates “construction,” construction of roads, or engineering |
Consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Decor, lighting, lawn_garden | Products used outside the home (includes outdoor toys such as sandboxes, canopies and shelters, garden statues, outdoor lighting and seating, outdoor power equipment, etc |
Drug | Drug product, or related to the manufacturing of drugs; modified by veterinary, animal, or pet if indicated by source |
Drug, inactive_ingredient | Pharmaceutical related |
Extermination, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Facility, apparel_care | Products used to care for apparel (e.g., she polish, products to repair footwear or leather, wterproofing sprays, etc.) |
Facility, electronics, computer | Related to computers or the manufacturing of computers |
Feed, animal | Related to animals (but non-veterinary) e.g., animal husbandry, farming of animals/animal production, raising of animals for food or fur, animal feed, products for household pets |
Filler | Fillers for paints, textiles, plastics, etc |
Fluid_property_modulator | Includes antifoaming agents, coagulating agents, dispersion agents, emulsifiers, flotation agents, foaming agents, viscosity adjustors, etc |
Food, cooking_oils | Shortening, cooking oils, vegetable and animal oils and fats |
Food, fats | Margarine, animal fats, grease fat, etc. |
Food_additive | Includes spices, extracts, colorings, flavors, etc added to food for human consumption |
Food_additive, flavor | General flavoring agents used in foods, including condiments and seasonings |
Food_contact | Includes food packaging, paper plates, cutlery, small appliances such as roasters, etc.; does not include facilities that manufacture food |
Fragrance | Fragrances or odor agents, can be used in home products (cleaners, laundry products, air fresheners) or similar industrial products; usage indicated when known; more specific modifiers included when known |
Fuel | General fuels, fuel additives, motor/automotive fuels |
Fuel, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Fuel, gas | Related to fracking, natural gas, industrial gases |
Hardener | Additive for products to promote hardening, used in paints and varnishes, plastics, etc. |
Impregnation | Impregnation materials and impregnation agents for various prodcts (wood, oils, grease, paper) |
Impregnation, leather | Leather products, and products/chemicals used in the process of tanning and dressing leather |
Impregnation, paper | Related to the manufcturing of pulp or paper products, or paper products in general |
Impregnation, textile | Textiles used for clothing or furniture upholstery, processes related to textiles (e.g. softeners, antiwrinkle agents), or the processing/manufacturing of textiles |
Impregnation, wood | Wood used as a building material, wood preservatives |
Industrial | Term applied when source specifically indicates product is for industrial use, or use in the industrial sector |
Industrial, adhesive | General adhesives and binding agents for a variety of uses |
Industrial, cleaning_washing | Related to all forms of cleaning/washing, including cleaning products used in the home, laundry detergents, soaps, de-greasers, spot removers, etc; modifiers included when specific information is known, such as drycleaning, laundry, soap, window/floor, etc |
Industrial_fluid | Industrial fluids such as hydraulic fluids, lubricating agents, functional fluids, etc |
Industrial_manufacturing | NULL |
Inert | NULL |
Ink, colorant | Term used for colorants, dyes, or pigments; includes colorants for drugs, textiles, personal care products (cosmetics, tatoo inks, hair dye), food colorants, and inks for printing; modifiers included when application is known |
Lubricant | Generic lubricants, lubricants for engines, brake fluids, oils, etc (does not include personal care lubricants) |
Lubricant, automotive_care | Relatived to the maintenance and repair of automobiles, products for cleaning and caring for automobiles (auto shampoo, polish/wax, undercarriage treatment, brake grease) |
Manufacturing | If applied entry is related to the manufacturing process for the product, widely applied, modifiers often included (if not included, no additional information is known) |
Manufacturing, adhesive | General adhesives and binding agents for a variety of uses |
Manufacturing, automotive | Generally related to automobiles or their manufacture, used when automotive_care or automotive_component are not applicable (e.g. auto fuel, GPS units), or detailed information is not known |
Manufacturing, building_material, wood | Wood used as a building material, wood preservatives |
Manufacturing, chemical | General term used only when the only information known from the source is “chemical,” typically related to manufacturing of chemicals, or laboratory chemicals |
Manufacturing, drug | Drug product, or related to the manufacturing of drugs; modified by veterinary, animal, or pet if indicated by source |
Manufacturing, drug, solvent | Paint removers, graffiti removers, or general solvents |
Manufacturing, electrical | Related to electrical work (such as wiring of a building), electric current insulation materials, or other electrical components |
Manufacturing, electronics | Consumer electronic equipment of all types, including phones, computers, cameras etc. and related electronic componenets (motherboards, software, chargers) |
Manufacturing, electronics, computer | Related to computers or the manufacturing of computers |
Manufacturing, export | Related to manufacturing for export (additional information unknown) |
Manufacturing, furniture | Furniture, or the manufacturing of furniture (can include chairs and tables, and more general furniture such as mattresses, patio furniture, etc.) |
Manufacturing, leather, apparel, bags | Sub-category of apparel, including backpacks, purses, and luggage |
Manufacturing, leather, impregnation | Impregnation materials and impregnation agents for various prodcts (wood, oils, grease, paper) |
Manufacturing, machines | Manufacturing of or related to machinery, for production of cement or food, air/spacescraft machinery, electrical machinery, etc |
Manufacturing, machines, medical | General medical instruments or medical facilities, spectacle lenses and optical instruments |
Manufacturing, metals | Related to metals – manufacturing of metals, casting of metals, production of metals, surface treatment of metals, etc |
Manufacturing, minerals | Non-metallic mineral products and their manufacture |
Manufacturing, oil | Crude oil, crude petroleum, refined oil products, fuel oils, drilling oils |
Manufacturing, paint | Various types of paint for various uses, modifiers included when more information is known |
Manufacturing, paper | Related to the manufcturing of pulp or paper products, or paper products in general |
Manufacturing, plastics | Plastic products, industry for plastics, manufacturing of plastics, plastic additives (modifiers included when known) |
Manufacturing, raw_material | Raw materials used in a variety of products and industries (e.g. in cosmetics, chemical manufacturing, production of metals, etc); modifiers included when known to indicate what the raw materials are used for |
Manufacturing, rubber | Rubber products (e.g. tires) and their manufacture |
Manufacturing, textile | Textiles used for clothing or furniture upholstery, processes related to textiles (e.g. softeners, antiwrinkle agents), or the processing/manufacturing of textiles |
Mining | Related to the mining industry, mining for coal, metals, etc |
Paint | Various types of paint for various uses, modifiers included when more information is known |
Paint, automotive_care | Relatived to the maintenance and repair of automobiles, products for cleaning and caring for automobiles (auto shampoo, polish/wax, undercarriage treatment, brake grease) |
Paint, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Paint, pesticide, impregnation | Impregnation materials and impregnation agents for various prodcts (wood, oils, grease, paper) |
Paint, volatile_organic | Volatile and semivolative organic compounds |
Personal_care, cosmetics, fragrance | Fragrances or odor agents, can be used in home products (cleaners, laundry products, air fresheners) or similar industrial products; usage indicated when known; more specific modifiers included when known |
Personal_care, cosmetics, nails | Subcategory of personal care and cosmetics, related to nail products (nail polish, artificial nails) |
Pesticide, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Pesticide, inert_ingredient | Inert ingredients in a pesticide |
Pesticide, preservatives | Includes preservatives used in cosmetics, film, wood preserving agents, foods, etc (note food preservatives are also indicated as food_additive) |
Photographic | Related to photography, film, photographic equipment, photographic laboraties, photochemicals, and developing of photographs |
Plastics | Plastic products, industry for plastics, manufacturing of plastics, plastic additives (modifiers included when known) |
Polish | Car wax/polish, floor wax, general polishing agents, polish for metals, plastics, rubber, lacquers, leather, furniture, etc |
Printing | Related to the process of printing (newspapers, books media, etc), printing inks, toners, etc |
Printing, ink | Inks used for printing or writing; modifier included when application is known |
Process_regulator | Accelerators, activators, oxidation agents, reducing agents, etc |
Propellant, spray | Modifier included when source indicates the product is in spray form |
Resource_extraction, gas | Related to fracking, natural gas, industrial gases |
Rubber_processing | Vulcanizing agents and rubberizing materials |
Solvent | Paint removers, graffiti removers, or general solvents |
Solvent, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Sports_equipment | Sporting equipment (e.g. soccer balls, basketball rims, fishing rods, tents, boating accessories, fitness equipment, boats/boating equipment, etc) |
Surface_treatment | Surface treatments for metals, hardening agents, corrosion inhibitors, polishing agents, rust inhibitors, water repellants, etc (surfaces to be applied to often not indicated in source description) |
Surface_treatment, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Tools, consumer_use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning_washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer_use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labeled with “c |
Tools, food_contact | Includes food packaging, paper plates, cutlery, small appliances such as roasters, etc.; does not include facilities that manufacture food |
Toys, fragrance, child_use, detected | Chemicals detected in substances or products (note that these chemicals may be absent from an “ingredient list” for the product and thus unexpected, but have been detected in product testing studies) |
Toys, lawn_garden | Products used outside the home (includes outdoor toys such as sandboxes, canopies and shelters, garden statues, outdoor lighting and seating, outdoor power equipment, etc |