000228 NAPA ANTIFREEZE COOLANT ETHYLENE GLYCOL Show MSDS 01/01/2001

 		 000529 NAPA BRAKE FLUID DOT 3 GLYCOL ETHERS Show MSDS 01/01/2001
It is hard to tell from Material Safety Data Sheet that antifreeze has ethylene glycol in it  *

EPA has tested these glycol ethers for endocrine disruption (glycol ethers are pesticides)  *

EPA has studied Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether * 

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Among the 101 EPA tested pesticides - for endocrine disruption, these:

CAS

 Chemical Name
112-34-5 Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
111-76-2    Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether

What were the results?
  References
1.  "Glycol Ethers Fact Sheet". California Hazard Evaluation and Information Service. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/HESIS/glycols.htm
2.  "Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl". Environmental Health Perspectives. 1997-05-02. http://www.ehponline.org/members/1997/Suppl-1/cas762.html.  ss
3.  Jane Kay  <jkay@sfchronicle.com> (2007-07-24). "Hazard warning on home cleaners: Study says many use chemicals linked to fertility problems". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/24/HAZARDS.TMP&tsp=1. www.womenandenvironment.org

"EPA erred when it removed the chemical from the hazardous air pollutants list."

"...people who have the most exposure to the chemicals are janitors and maids"

No hazard warnings in home cleaning products - pdf

4. Alexandra Gorman. "Potential Hazards of Home Cleaning Products". Women's Voices for the Earth. http://www.womenandenvironment.org/campaignsandprograms/SafeCleaning/HazardsReport.pdf. 
5. "California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 339. The Hazardous Substances List". State of California Department of Labor Relations. http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/339.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-21
6, "List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Petition Process, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List; Petition To Delist of Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2004-11-29. http://www.epa.gov/EPA-AIR/2004/November/Day-29/a26071.htm. 

7. "Current Use Patterns in Canada, Toxicology Profiles of Alternatives, and the Feasibility of Performing an Exposure Assessment Survey". Environment Canada. http://www.ec.gc.ca/toxics/docs/2be-2me/EN/profiles.cfm. 
8. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ToxFAQs
 
 
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