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C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH
2-butoxyethanol
MSDS info
A primary cancer causing -
autoimmune causing chemical
exposure
A teratogen, an organic
solvent, a neurotoxin, a
pesticide, a poison
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CAS 111-76-2 |
Ethylene glycol
monobutyl ether |
2-butocyethanol |
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CAS 112-34-5 |
Diethylene glycol
monobutyl ether |
2(2-butoxyethanol) |
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C8H18O3
/ CH2(CH2)3OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OHDGME |
No EPA restrictions on how
much can be put into the air since 2003
When it breaks down it becomes CO2. I
suspect it is a more serious risk for the
rapid acceleration of Global Warming than
any other singular issue |
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Special Warnings: Prevent generation of mists!
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What else does 2-butoxyethanol do? Why
is it only a health hazard rating of 1 or 2 when so much
harm is found? CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING
ORGANS, KIDNEYS, LIVER AND LYMPHOID SYSTEM.
2-butoxyethanol
is Not Without Research
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NJ Hazardous Chemical Fact sheet
on 2-butoxyethanol
pdf
Finds it causes liver cancer in
animals ...
No exposure to a carcinogen is safe, say scientists
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No
Disclosure of any ingredients;
yet serious use of product on a
written MSDS you can get in 10
days by mail ... which however,
are not on the container MSDS
received by mail:
Clean Shower MSDS p1-3
pdf
p 4 No ingredients
considered harmful, so none
disclosed ... but look at
warnings for use p2, #8
Wouldn't it seem that there
is a chemical that should be
disclosed here? And that
these 'how to use' instructions
should be on the product or
easily available? same as those
for
2-Butoxy Ethanol |
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I
note that the paint companies, Fuller
O'Brien, in particular, are now putting
better
warnings on their paint, whereas previously
you couldn't find the harmful ingredient, or
adequate warnings for such. They are
concerned, I believe, about a suit for
Negligent
Failure to Warn after the
past 10 years of lawsuits re: lead in
paints.
Exposure is not ingestion, however, it is
getting the vapors in one's eyes. It is not
JUST kidney failure, but a host of issues
that can start up at the same time. |
They state:
"Contains Ethylene Glycol (but don't
say combined with what)
Can cause kidney damage"
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The reason research will not figure
out the fatigue of
CFIDS,
CFS, FM
is because too many things are going on wrong at the
same time
and the anemia gets covered up if all you do is look at
'the numbers'
It's like taking 50 medications at the same time and
trying to figure out what is going on
You can't
Main issue is the body becoming autoimmune in many areas
at once.
Unless and until the harm of BUTYL is found out
and disclosure is required for home cleaning products,
too
or any products, for that matter
It never will
I think researchers and doctors can only deal with one
variable at a time |
Two Cats & Ziggy's Cat 2009
A report
from Nancy on what happened
to her Persian cat:
I used this rug cleaner a
few months ago. As A owner
of a Persian cat, a day or
so after using this product
he became lethargic was
vomiting blood and bloody
stools. I called the Spot
Shot phone number on the can
and was told that no way
their product caused this
illness and it was perfectly
safe. My vet bill was over
$700.00 What should I do?
... constantly drinks lots
of water and has gotten a
nervous tick which seems to
be not under his control his
head jumps at any given
time.
Writing to inform you that
on 12-21-05 my Persian cat
had to be put to sleep.
Kidneys and liver were gone
also difficulty breathing
his poor little body filled
with fluid. Please do
not use
Spot
Shot Rug Cleaner
or any other cleaners
containing this deadly
poison. God Bless all and
have a healthy holiday.
Owner of the late Persian,
"Gizmo." My heart is
broken, he was only 8 years
old.
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I took a can of this
off the shelve at
the grocery store -
No clue
2-butoxyethanol is
there.
What do they say the
% is of
2-butoxyethanol?
Looks like up to 25%
is
2-butoxyethanol
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Recently,
my cat (not even two
years old) was diagnosed with renal
failure. After many tests (and more
$2500 of vet bills), the docs are
leaning toward a toxin as a cause... the
only problem with this diagnosis is
that my beautiful little gal is an
indoor cat, and I own no plants (or cut
flowers) at all. In fact, the only toxin
she could possibly have been exposed to
is SPOT SHOT... not by me, but by my cat
sitter who was caring for my gal just
before she became ill.
I now
know that the main ingredient is ethylene
glycol - which is known to be highly toxic
to cats (at least in antifreeze). Have you
heard of cats developing kidney failure
after exposure to SPOT SHOT. I am still
amazed that this product carries no warnings
at all for pets and, in fact, advertises
itself as great on pet stains.
Kind regards.
Karen 2-5-06
Margaret. I had to let her go on Memorial
Day. She had a rare protein leaking
nephropathy that no one can quite explain,
but was probably not due to spot shot.
With that said, I will never have Spot
Shot in my house again.
Karen, I don't think this is as rare
as is thought ... it is a precursor to
kidney failure:
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protein leaking nephropathy
A
serious complication of kidney
disease, the nephrotic syndrome
is a specific collection of
signs and symptoms caused by the
loss of large amounts of protein
from the blood into the urine.
Those with nephrotic syndrome
are at high risk for end-stage
kidney failure. Once a kidney
fails, survival is dependent
upon either dialysis or a kidney
transplant. Edema or swelling
in the legs and feet is a common
complaint.
More |
Ziggy's cat
poisoned by professional carpet cleaning
Jan/09
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It is not required to disclose this chemical
as the USA previously didn't think it was all that hazardous?
Or there was good lobbying by the chemical
companies? (Dow Chemical / Kodak, etc)
It is also important to know the percentage of
this chemical / BUTYL that is in a product -
Should not be optional in disclosure laws
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all the carpet cleaners that fully disclose the
chemical components, I have been able to find this
chemical. Since we clean rentals a lot, my husband
asked me to check what was in Bissell carpet
cleaning product. I looked, and looked, and I
could not find it. But there was a comment about
some ingredients not being disclosed as they were
proprietary. No poison should be listed as
'proprietary" |
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD
AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS, KIDNEYS, LIVER AND
LYMPHOID SYSTEM.
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2-butoxyethanol CHRONIC
EFFECTS - TARGET ORGANS,
per UK research:
SENSE ORGANS AND
SPECIAL SENSES (Other olfaction effects)
BEHAVIORAL (General
Anesthetic)
BEHAVIORAL (Altered
sleep time)
BEHAVIORAL
(Somnolence)
BEHAVIORAL
(Excitement)
BEHAVIORAL (ATAXIA)
BEHAVIORAL (Coma)
BEHAVIORAL
(ANALGESIA) LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
LUNGS, THORAX OR
RESPIRATION (Other changes)
GASTROINTESTINAL (Nasea
or vomiting)
GASTROINTESTINAL
(Other changes)
LIVER (Tumors)
KIDNEY, ureter, bladder (hematuria - blood
in urine)
KIDNEY, ureter,
bladder (other changes)
ENDOCRINE (Tumors)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES
(Hair)
MATERNAL EFFECTS
(uterus, cervix, vagina)
MATERNAL EFFECTS
(Other effects on female)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY
(Pre-implantation mortality)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY
(Post-implantation mortality)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY
(Litter size)
SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (Musculoskeletal
system)
SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (Cardiovascular
system)
NUTRITIONAL AND
GROSS METABOLIC (Weight loss
or decreased weight gain)
NUTRITIONAL AND
GROSS METABOLIC (Changes in: metabolic
acidosis)
TUMORIGENIC
(Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria)
TUMORIGENIC
(Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS
criteria) |
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How to Contact your US Senators & US
Rep |
| Be careful
what you clean with - Exposure to BUTYL can cause
serious harm to
babies, pets, you!
We need new laws
of disclosure. As it is now, companies do not have to
disclose to housewives what is in the cleaning products
they use. We should consider banning this chemical and
if not learn to avoid it!
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Be Careful
New Moms,
The worst pesticide
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/clean/considerit.htm
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/butylcauses.htm
Margaret Diann Hursh, Box 233, Valdez, AK 99686
(907) 835-5333 |
Household Data base
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/products.htm
Spot Shot
carpet cleaner is 25% 2-butoxyethanol & it is SPRAYED,
too
Jet
Travolta must have run into this type of chemical at age
2
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took
until age 16 before he died
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We are seeing similar signs such as
this chemical affecting Senator Ted Kennedy (Kidney
stones, walking with cane, seizures from fatigue)
(fatigue of red blood cells?
Lack of oxygen can cause seizures)
Help?
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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. 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." More
probably exposure is vapors in one's eyes ... but NOT
ingestion as is suspected by some MSDSs |
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