Editing Ammonia solution (section)

=== Cleaning products ===
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[[File:Ammonia smoke.JPG|thumb|Household ammonia]]
Ammonia solutions are used as a cleaning products for many surfaces and applications. Ammonia in water is sold as a cleaning agent by itself, usually labeled as simply "ammonia", as well as in cleaning products combined with other ingredients. It may be sold plain, lemon-scented (and typically colored yellow), or pine-scented (green). Commonly available ammonia with soap added is known as "cloudy ammonia".

Household ammonia ranges in concentration by weight from 5% to 10% ammonia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/ammonia_tech.htm |title=The Facts About Ammonia |website=www.health.ny.gov |language=en-us |access-date=2018-04-06}}</ref> Because aqueous ammonia is a gas dissolved in water, as the water evaporates from a surface, the gas evaporates also, leaving the surface streak-free. Its most common uses are to clean [[glass]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author1=Christian Nitsch |author2=Hans-Joachim Heitland |author3=Horst Marsen |author4=Hans-Joachim Schlüussler |encyclopedia=Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |year=2005 |publisher=Wiley-VCH |place=Weinheim |doi=10.1002/14356007.a07_137 |isbn=978-3527306732 |chapter=Cleansing Agents}}</ref> [[porcelain]], and [[stainless steel]]. It is good at removing grease and is found in products for cleaning ovens and for soaking items to loosen baked-on grime. Experts also warn not to use ammonia-based cleaners on car [[touchscreen]]s, due to the risk of damage to the screen's [[Anti-glare screen|anti-glare]] and anti-fingerprint coatings.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.consumerreports.org/tires-car-care/how-to-clean-your-car-interior/|title = How To Clean Your Car's Interior|website=Consumer Reports|author = Barry, Keith|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

More concentrated solutions (higher than 10%) are used for in professional and industrial cleaning products.

US manufacturers of cleaning products are required to provide the product's [[material safety data sheet]] that lists the concentration used.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3514.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3514.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=OSHA Hazard Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets|website=OSHA}}</ref> Solutions of ammonia can be dangerous. These solutions are irritating to the eyes and [[mucous membrane]]s (respiratory and digestive tracts), and to a lesser extent the skin. Experts advise that caution be used to ensure the chemical is not mixed into any liquid containing [[bleach]], due to the danger of forming toxic chloramine gas. Mixing with [[chlorine]]-containing products or strong oxidants, such as household bleach, can generate toxic [[chloramine]] fumes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rizk-Ouaini|first=Rosette |author2=Ferriol, Michel |author3=Gazet, Josette |author4=Saugier-Cohen Adad |author5=Marie Therese |title = Oxidation reaction of ammonia with sodium hypochlorite. Production and degradation reactions of chloramines|journal = Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France|volume =4|page =512| year = 2006}}</ref>