Past studies on the toxicological effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers as well as the recent data on these chemicals in Japan are reviewed. Only a few researchers have participated in the study of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers in Japan. The effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers on testis and embryotoxic effects of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGM) have been studied, as has the teratoge...

The increasing demand of the low boiling aromatics for chemicals has provided the primary incentive for the tremendous expenditure by the petroleum industry to improve processing methods. Also, refineries are becoming more aware of applying conventional oil refinery processing methods to the production of petrochemicals. Considerable experience has been gained in the operation of certain types ...

of AF performance. that contain EG has been reponed to result in irreversible damage to renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems, and is a cause of death in household pets and other animals.2-4 It is not known why some animals ingest EGcontaining products. Although there are reports suggesting that the "sweet" taste of EG, and of products containing it, may lead to ingestion ...

A duplex DNA containing a single thymine glycol (5,6-dihydroxy-5,6-dihydrothymidine) has been studied by NMR and other methods. Oxidative stress, ionizing radiation, and other causes can induce the oxidation of thymine to thymine glycol. The presence of thymine glycol is known to have significant biological consequences, and there are repair enzymes for thymine glycol in a wide range of organis...

Human glycol ether poisonings are sparsely reported in the medical literature. We describe a healthy 22-month-old boy who accidentally drank up to 330 mL of brake fluid containing a 75% bleed of various glycol ethers (5%-50% polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 15%-40% triethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 1%-30% triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1%-25% triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 1%-...

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