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OSHA reopened -
for 46,000 auto workers
At least 3 people in your forum
have suggested that I share my information on 2-butoxyethanol
suspected harm ... here in the political thread.
OSHA did reopen this issue for the benefit of 46,000 auto workers. I have wondered what brought this to their attention and what they found out? (I suspect it is from the painting of cars, the mechanical work, and the cleaning products used) A year ago I met a very nice couple from down south whose son-in-law died of cancer. That left their daughter a widow & left their 2 half grown granddaughters - fatherless. They shared that in the past he had worked for about 4 years in painting the racing stripes on cars. He was VERY good, and did it free-hand. The harm of this chemical is known; many studies on animals; however, the USA doesn't know, they say, whether it causes cancer or birth defects for people. (It is a teratogen ... harms the developing fetus; it does damage the testes) It is a chemical of harm to the gulf war syndrome vets ... but it has not been studied. They say that no 2 gulf war vets 'look the same' and doctors are very frustated ... some don't even believe there is such a thing as 'gulf war illness' Well, I say to you, that the fatigue will all look the same; if there is enough in the medical records, even if dead ... the harm of this chemical can be pinpointed: there will be blood in urine early on & for many years later ... and there will be a drop in the red blood cell counts over time: the red blood cells will also be immature red blood cells. Those harmed will be found to have acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Doctors don't check for it, because the hemoglobin and the hematocrit don't drop; they don't expect it to be there; and therefore they don't check for it. Yes, studies do need to be done. See what the World Health Organization knows *
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Most especially check all military since the late 1930's who have the 'gulf war syndrome' CFS or CFIDS symptoms and we can lobby Congress to ban 2-butoxyethanol & diethylene glycol monobutyl ether chemicals Now, I am not a medical person; and there is a theory that an ordinary person can't discover something like this. Well, spend 5-6 hours a day every day since June, 2002 studying this chemical ... and talking to everyone you can who's had experience with it ... be that focused, and maybe you will find some valuable information for others to work with. This is the 'package' of 2-butoxyethanol's harm: (thankfully not everyone gets everything) You may know people harmed by 2-butoxyethanol - ask these questions: http://www.valdezlink.com/health_survey_for_doctor.htm For anyone who worked on the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup! For any with CFIDS & for 'gulf war syndrome' vets Any of these symptoms of hemolytic anemia Chills Fatigue Pale color Shortness of breath Rapid heart rate Yellow skin color (jaundice) Dark urine (indicative of blood in urine - never dismiss this! Stop exposure immediately!) Enlarged spleen Unrefreshed sleep
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Someone has to be the advocate for those less fortunate. THE FATIGUE! Overview & Who am I? New Book coming out on the Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Point of the
matter
... yes, there are lots of things
that can cause cancers; there are lots of chemicals that can harm a
person ... it's all in the dose, they say;
However, this chemical 'takes the cake' and it doesn't seem to take that much exposure. AND it is an unnecessary risk. Hope is, that if you have some awareness on this topic, you can prevent 'too much exposure' for you. You can stop short of getting a cancer ... You can educate your sweetheart and children to 'take care,' too! Many, many times people can go back to the very day they had an acute exposure ... the 'flu-like' symptoms, the dark urine, 'eyes burning,' the FAIGUE. That can highlight for the rest of us what to be careful of. You should also have some idea what the symptoms are of too much of any kind of chemical might be: cough that won't quit; sniffling like you have a cold, but you don't, etc. etc. Sorry, but right now, all I can focus on is getting an accurate diagnosis. The rest ... what to do, etc. is for the medical profession to get ahold of. What is a cure for this type of chemical exposure? For sure, giving medications to stop the symptoms is near pointless ... maybe even harmful. You can take a stand, if this proves to be a harm to your group, & keep our youth & hard working American people from falling victim to it. PS This chemical is NO RESPECTER of persons. It doesn't matter whether you 'take care of yourself' or you don't. But beyond that, you may be able to avoid costly and painful tests, if you check the harm caused by this chemical first, instead of NEVER. Once you do decide to go to the doctor.
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For those who aren't interested,
just ignore this.
However, it is sad to see what happened to so many affected, and that we have learned nothing about it. If this is the cause of 'gulf war syndrome' then we are still poisoning our own troops with a common cleaning and degreaser chemical. Did you know we only lost 148 soldiers of the coalition forces out of 700,000 from the first gulf war; however, now those harmed by 'the syndrome' is approaching 30%
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