I just saw where someone posted this article on Patriot Files ... and this is my reply:

           Why is the focus on sarin gas, shots, depleted uranium?

One chemical troops were exposed to ... that also causes neurological harm ... is 2-butoxyethanol. We are poisoning our own troops, all, by not recognizing this and taking precautions when using cleaning and degreaser products ... Many of which contain this chemical.

What does 2-butoxyethanol cause valdezlink.com/hb/2-B_causes.htm

Now, be careful of 2-2-butoxyethanol, too!  

And here are some every day products it is in

These are the Target Organs:
Eyes
skin
respiratory tract
central nervous system
liver, and kidneys

But also, since it is not only a solvent, it is a poison and a pesticide ... and all of the endocrine system is at risk; diabetes and over weight and blood pressure problems can also be affected by 2-butoxyethanol and mutliple cancers of which they tell you not.

AND it is a teratogen ...it harms the developing fetus; it targets the testes. I think it is this in jet fuel that is causing a decline in the sperm of our nation's men. Then 1996 multiple news articles on this topic state that today's man is only half the man that his grandfather was.

Actually, this is a very abbreviated list of the harm of 2-butoxyethanol (they left out BLOOD damage, for one thing):

AND - What are some symptoms a person might notice?  *  * 9-3-07

I came across what this chemical does when I started studying it in June, 2002 in earnest ...

This is how my study started:

Here are some of the similarities between exposures for those at end of the first Gulf War, 1990-1991... and those of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers
http://www.valdezlink.com/wondering.htm

http://www.valdezlink.com/1989photos.htm

Here is info on Chad stirring the out house stuff with jet fuel that was burning
www.valdezlink.com/gw_jetfuel.htm - photo below

Some jet fuels, 2-6 are labeled as pesticides, too www.valdezlink.com/jp4.htm
In Viet Nam war, they mixed the dioxin with jet fuel so it would adhere to the foliage

I also compared this 2-butoxyethanol to the list of harm ... as to that of the organophosphates. 2-butoxyethanol is a better match

I also have information on how 2nd hand exposure of this chemical harms spouses and children of those exposed.

It is the vapors in the eyes of someone ... that is the worst exposure. From breath of someone expelling the chemical to the child or spouse, or person sitting next to you in the airplane, or, or, or .... Dentists, chiropractors, and doctors, beware.
valdezlink.com/solvent_studies.htm#story

valdezlink.com/hb/allergic_eyes.htm

valdezlink.com/gwv/2nd-hand.htm

The BIG picture
valdezlink.com/gwv/symptoms.htm

Housewives are equally at risk for this chemical's harm. Mechanics, too

I wonder what the research forum meeting in Washington DC this Mon and Tues will conclude? This time, they know to consider 2-butoxyethanol, if they look at the info shared by an ordinary person such as me, anyway

This is what I'm working on to submit to the panel meeting this coming Monday in Wash DC on 'gulf war syndrome' 2-butoxyethanol and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether should be considered among the chemicals of harm for Gulf War Vets of 1990-1991 AND for Troops from other time periods, too I would call ‘gulf war syndrome’ in the general population as Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. www.valdezlink.com/cfid_share.htm I suspect that it is 2-butoyethanol that is the primary cause of both of these groups, and the fatigue that it causes is acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia that does not show up in the regular blood work as doctors expect it to. Early on there will be blood in urine and the red blood cells will become mostly immature. If doctors check for this even when they don’t expect it to be there, they will find the fatigue. I began studying 2-butoxyethanol in earnest in June, 2002 until now, spending 5-6 hours a day on it. This is a chemical that has been harming our population, unnoticed, for over half a century. It was the stated chemical of harm during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup in Inipol EAP 22 and Corexit. The Dept of Defense has purchased Corexit, and I do not know what they think it is good for. At 38% 2-butoxyethanol and some ethylene oxide, it should be disposed of as a hazardous waste. (Causes pulmonary edema; troops would look like they had ‘pneumonia’) Other products such as Simple Green, 409 Cleaner, Lysol Tub ‘n Tile and Lysol Kitchen Disinfectant are also NOT SAFE Another cause of ‘flu-like’ symptoms, by the way, is exposure to 2-butoxyethanol. IF troops are checked for their reticulocyte count at that time, it would be very elevated when it is this chemical’s poisoning. Over time it drops and drops, but STILL the blood work that doctors expect to show anemia DOES NOT. www.valdezlink.com/why_fatigue.htm Compare the red blood cell counts to their own prior counts; the same for ferritin which may be dropping, too. This chemical’s harm needs to be added to the list of approved disabilities for the military from WWII to this present day. Its harm has been well known among those in the chemical industry. Many studies have been done, of which I summarize some here www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm#research - www.valdezlink.com/acute.htm and when you are wanting to know what causes Central Nervous System damage besides sarin gas, depleted uranium, etc … count this chemical in. It is also a teratogen, causing harm to the developing child. It targets the testes, and can cause some men, with too much exposure to become sterile. When there are too many immature red blood cells, other tests such as WBC and liver can be off. They do not ‘read’ right. Chad Pagel of Indiana is now 160% disabled. He was a Marine in the first gulf war & was exposed to 2-butoxyethanol in the gun cleaner he used … causing his defatted skin on his upper thighs… also in the jet fuel that he burned the outhouse stuff with. He is having CNS damage & he committed himself to a VA Psychiatric institution this last Christmas Eve day. He has been told since then that he is having bone marrow and liver problems. www.valdezlink.com/chad.htm Here is a photo of Chad of Indiana, and his 2 boys  *