2-butoxyethanol  *  *  *

Interestingly enough, ingestion is not an exposure, although sometimes thought to be so. Now you see more comments on protecting the eyes

Thank you all for your comments. I found the comments on EGBE caused hemolysis of interest on an MSDS shared on trackpads.com. Generally you need to look at multiple MSDS info to get an overview of this chemical's effects.

Ask these questions on the 'checklist'. Most are not the kind of person to complain, and since those with CFIDS or CFS are concerned that their fatigue is not being found ... you may have the exposure & resultant effects without it showing up in the medical tests. At least get some quality air-tight goggles to wear when around this ... and insist on these for workers, too.

This chemical also causes pal lops, cysts, and tumors either benign or cancerous. What we need are medical tests that show when our immune system is attacking us. Then the pains in the area of the kidneys or stomach or the headaches ... that are hormonal etc, could be found out.

I just took this info (by web pages) to the man in our town who does auto-body repair. He only wears a paper suit and no eye protection. He would HAVE to have the ills of this chemical, which are miriad. They never said so, however, his wife was VERY interested in what I stumbled across.

I also wonder about new moms & what they are giving them during child birth...I suspect this chemical is being given to new moms, and is the cause of depression and hormonal irregularities, etc ... I wonder about Valerie Plume's post par tem blues or DEPRESSION ... I wonder about Marie Osmond & her collapsing. There was something in the news about her health issues that caught my attention in the past, and Monday she 'fainted' after 'shortness of breath'


In short ... this chemical, per UK research, affects:

CHRONIC EFFECTS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
BLOOD
KIDNEYS
LIVER
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
TESTES
OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER(S).


WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.

TARGET ORGAN DATA

SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (OTHER OLFACTION EFFECTS)
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (OTHER EYE 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 (NAUSEA OR VOMITING)
GASTROINTESTINAL (OTHER CHANGES)
LIVER (TUMORS)
KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (HEMATURIA)
KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER (OTHER CHANGES)
ENDOCRINE (TUMORS)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (HAIR)
MATERNAL EFFECTS (UTERUS, CERVIX, ******)
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)

The CFIDS fatigue MUST BE AIHA or IMHA
valdezlink.com/pages/jaundiceandfatigue.htm

http://politicalplace.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=136126#136126

"Mother Margaret, what animals were used for that research? Notice it states it may affect litter size". Arknavy, Supervisor Politicalplace.com

I think they use mice or rats

I think the babies are small sized ...

In humans I would expect to see premature births and the babies with low birth weight & developmental disabilities. Hopefully the little ones will 'catch up'

I think if either a father or mother is affected by this chemical, there can be miscarriages or infertility ... like zero sperm which is an autoimmune action on the sperm
(spontaneous infertility)

On the other hand you could have a large-sized baby. Lou Gehrig was a 14 lb baby ... and his siblings did not live very long. It is an indication to me that there may be abnormalities in blood sugar for one or the other parent, in other words the teratogen effects of this chemical. Of course there is a comment in his documentary about having 'the flu' and then, as you know, ALS.  There is an autoimmune aspect to ALS

Compare the list of harm of this chemical and what the Vietnam vets put forth.... a pretty good match

10/24/07

Susan Butcher of Alaska died of leukemia

Aug 5, 2006 and had other odd health symptoms

 

Diabetes

 

"Is there proof?"

Proof of HARM       2-BE does ... 

 

You can recognize the pattern of this chemical's harm, too *