Your deodorant is a source of air pollution. Really.

The state on June 26 will hold a public hearing on amendments to rules governing such sources of so-called "consumer" pollution.

The hearing at 9 a.m. at the Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I St., Sacramento, will cover everything from personal fragrance to carpet cleaners. Before you charge up there for the hearing, you should realize it will be very technical and probably pointed mostly at manufacturers, importers and distributors of these products.

You will still be able to paint your toenails without having to worry about controlling your nail polish emissions.

But it's probably not a bad idea for the public to be aware that many products create volatile organic compounds or VOCs, which combine with oxides of nitrogen from vehicles to make ozone.

Here's a few examples of how many tons per day -- yes, per day -- you are contributing in the San Joaquin Valley: Hair spray, 2.16; underarm antiperspirants, 0.69; charcoal lighter fluid, 0.44; crawling bug insecticide, 0.42, and laundry pre-wash, 0.13.

According to the California Air Resources Board, such sources put out 23.59 tons of VOCs per day.