
New Jersey Dept of Health and Senior Services report on the toxicity of 2-butoxy ethanol COREXIT
Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet 2-Butoxy Ethanol
Hazard Rating = 3 (Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; 4=severe)
HEALTH EFFECTS: CHRONIC
Irritation with possible eye Irritation, nose and throat irritation w and wheezing Nausea, vomiting, headache, confusion and passing out
Liver Cancer in mammals.
2-Butoxy Ethanol is contained in Corexit 9527. But what IS Corexit 9527?
NALCO. COREXIT EC9527A. Product Safety Data Sheet. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chd/bay/Documents/Oilspill/Master_EC9527A_MSDS_539295.pdf
PRODUCT NAME : COREXIT(R) EC9527A
APPLICATION : OIL SPILL DISPERSANT
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION : Nalco Company
1601 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, Illinois
60563-1198
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) : (800) 424-9300 (24 Hours) CHEMTREC
Also see the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE HSDB DATABASE ON COREXIT 9527 here: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/f?.%2Ftemp%2F~jZ2hyJ%3A2
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