Are ammonia and bleach dangerous?

Are ammonia and bleach dangerous?

Gary Ginsberg (Toxicologist) gives expert video advice on: What are the most hazardous products we typically bring into our own homes?; How can I minimize my exposure to dangerous household products?; Is there a half-life for the chemicals in my home? and more...

Many people have used chlorine bleach for a long time. They've inherited the usage of it from their parent's generation. Because its been around for a long time to whiten clothing, using it in the wash, and so people feel comfortable, they know what they're doing with it. Yet that's probably one of the major reasons, these kinds of products, that people end up in the emergency rooms, calling in to a poison control centers from overexposure of themselves or their children to these very reactive dangerous toxic products in the bathroom. Again, its bleach, and ammonia, and drain cleaner and some of the other strong acids that can be used to get rust and lime deposits out of the bathroom.