Gulf War Syndrome - a Multi Faceted Problem

The below 2 chemicals are listed as solvents the Gulf War Troops 1990-1991 were exposed to

 

C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH 

CAS number 00111-76-2 

2-butoxyethanol 

Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether

 

       C8H18O3 / CH2(CH2)3OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH  aka DGME

     CAS number 00112-34-5 

Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol

 

CDC and the VA have NOT studied these for Gulf War Syndrome

... Just test the blood for the right things

 

Hmm... the proprietary ingredient of the military's gun cleaner just say linear hydrocarbon, 

do you think it might be one of these? 

 

If so the troops have been exposed to it many times in repetitive use in the last 30 years 

(Wear goggles and chemical retardant gloves!)

NO!  ?

 

 
 

The troops were exposed to these (What were the exposures?)  There are also  some unobvious ones.

 
All by themselves these chemicals cause all of the symptoms of gulf war syndrome
 
This is how you test for it  www.valdezlink.com/acute.htm
 
and keep in mind the WHOLE picture
 
 
 
I want to be involved in this study.
 
The blood will not lie;  the gulf war vets (and a whole lot of the USA population in the last 50 years) are harmed by these chemicals.
 
Valdez, ALASKA has a new hospital.  We could dedicate a wing to this ongoing research.  As far as that goes, vets can go to their local clinic blood lab and ask for these tests:  Retic;  comments of a lab tech of the red blood cells; and survey on these  www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm#8 and these http://www.valdezlink.com/acute-hematology-overview.htm
 
You won't believe it, but the blood was damaged from day one and underlies all the other health damage.  You can't use some simplistic version of check for hemolytic anemia ... you have to look at a broader range & be more all inclusive in your research.  Hoping something like this never happens to anyone again  www.valdezlink.com/chad_shares.htm#chad
 
We have poisoned our own people for the last 50 years and especially the troops in wartime, with too much exposure to 2-butoxyethanol in our cleaning and degreasers and pesticides
 
Margaret Hursh
PO Box 233
Valdez, AK 99686
 
907-835-5333
 
More things these chemicals do:

Eyes? Blurry vision? Sensitive to light? Please have eyesight checked by an ophthalmologist. There is concern for holes in retina and eventually being declared 'legally blind'

Same symptoms as spouse. There is such a thing as second hand solvent exposure - not contagious, but 2nd handedly exposed. Note this study www.valdezlink.com/solvent_studies.htm#story

Just last week we had our town chiropractor die of melanoma liver cancer. In 1992 he had survived melanoma eye cancer. My theory is that he had a lot of contact in 1989 with those of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup: cheek to cheek (breathing same breath) and skin to skin in doing his profession. If they tested enough in the blood, they could know for sure; but I don't know of anyone who has had the thorough blood info checked ... because docs don't know that they should be looking there. www.valdezlink.com/complete_blood_check.htm  

You should know that they did not find his cancer by conventional means.  Liver tests were turning up OK.  They had to insert a camera at the area of his naval and when they did, they found that he was FULL of cancer.

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