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butoxyethanol

In the chemical family: Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs)

Used in wide range of household, craft, and industrial products. Common tap water and air pollutants. Includes neurotoxins and carcinogens.

Health Effects related to butoxyethanol: Birth or developmental effects, Cancer, Reproduction and fertility

Routes of Exposure related to butoxyethanol:

  • Personal care products

More chemicals in Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs): ethylene oxide, formic acid, propane, propylene, chlorobutanol, butyl alcohol, methyl acrylate, tame, ethyl-t-butyl ether (etbe), tert-butanol (tba), view all...