| When you get around to wanting an accurate diagnosis for
your Gulf War Syndrome Symptoms, exhaustion, burning eyes ... ask
your doctor to check these items in your blood
Someone I know was spraying a bottle of 409 cleaner to clean with (BAD CHOICE) on June 5, 2003 and then he painted the bathroom with a favorite paint: Fuller O'Brien Semi-Gloss Interior/Exterior Latex Enamel paint. Well his eyes started burning and watering and 4 hours later he took his eye contacts out (don't wear contacts; do use goggles & turn on the bathroom fan & open the door) He said it was not just the cleaning but the painting, too that caused his eyes to start burning. The next day he exclaimed after a full night's sleep, "Oh, I am SO TIRED!" I carefully looked at the information on the paint can and could find NO 2-butuoxyethanol. I looked on the internet and didn't find it, so asked the company for the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) which they did mail me. I looked carefully thru the ingredients and did not find 2-butoxyethanol listed. (Mind you that by this time I had been studying 2-butoxyethanol in seriousness for a full year.) We bought another 5 gallon container since then as we really like this paint. Now it comes in a red plastic container; it used to be a black metal one. Just now I took a look again at the WARNINGS on this paint, (after noticing EPA states latex paint contains 2-butoxyethanol) .... and what do I see? This paint contains ethylene glycol (That's another name for it - well actually ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) AND now that I know to look for what the Warning signs are ... they are there, too: wash eyes for 15 minutes with water; they even state kidney damage; birth defects possible. The warnings go on to suggest respirators might be helpful. 2-butoxyethanol aka EGMBE, (9CI), BUTOXYETHONOL, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol butyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, butyl glycol, buytl cellosolve is common in many products - KNOWN USES:
It really frightens me to think that builders must be getting a lot of exposure to this ingredient - and that when they say they have no energy they may have had an exposure to 2-butoxyethanol! The person who only spent an afternoon washing & painting a very small bathroom has since become pretty 'fly-off-the-handle' I'm really concerned for him. But will he go to the doctor? Afraid not. Well he doesn't want to go blind and end up with multiple cancers, does he? AVOID this chemical exposure at all costs, and since it is in so many products, that will be hard to do. WATCH OUT!
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How long after exposure to 2-butoxyethanol is neutralization helpful? info on chemical www.valdezlink.com/same.htm I really believe that this chemical - 2-butoxyethanol is the cause of gulf war syndrome and the reason the USA can't figure it out, is that it is hidden in the ingredients of products used, even in the military www.valdezlink.com/usa_hoodwinked.htm I am hoping this will be credibly studied www.valdezlink.com/study_needed.htm January 1, 2004 |
Note: Paint companies in the last decade have been sued
for concerns about Negligent failure to warn
The suits pinpoint lead - and the paint companies are 'getting off'
Now, paint companies know the hazards of 2-butoxyethanol are more serious
and they are protecting themselves NOW by putting proper WARNINGS on paint!
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"Glycol alkyl
ethers are commonly used as solvents. 2-Butoxy Ethanol is one of the
most toxic of the glycol ethers. You should use products containing
butoxyethanol with extreme care - avoid if possible. It is a poison
that can easily absorb through your skin to harm you. When working
with it, always
wear gloves and goggles
and be sure the you have enough ventilation."
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Some day, we can hope that the ethylene glycol ethers will be banned.
Or you can expect these components of your blood to be damaged
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