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glycol

Thick, colourless, odourless, sweetish liquid. It is used in antifreeze solutions, in the preparation of ethers and esters (used for explosives), as a solvent, and as a substitute for glycerol.


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Inhalation of vapors from butyl cellosolve, used as a solvent to dissolve grease, may irritate the respiratory tract and cause nausea, headaches, dizziness and unconsciousness.
There are no harmful ingredients in the cleaner such as bleach, ammonia, chlorine and butyl cellosolve, which can cause breathing problems, coughing, skin and eye irritation, allergic reactions or worse.
But, he says, "There is a carcinogenic substance named butyl cellosolve that is highly biodegradable and very toxic.
 
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