[Greenbuilding] Green Cleaners

[Keith Winston]

Dagnabbit.

I said I wasn't going to write one more word on Simple Green, but when I 
looked at the article Georgette referred to below, I felt like I had to 
reproduce several paragraphs to the list. Sorry about that.

EPA says EB is a “toxicological concern”
The EPA in Federal Register vol. 67, #46/ Friday, March 8, 2002,
lists 2-butoxyethanol, also known as “ethylene glycol monobutyl ether,”
“Butyl Cellosolve,” or “EB” for short, among a group of substances
“determined to be animal carcinogens.”
The EPA notice covers disinfectants and pesticides, but EB is also
one of the main ingredients found in many floor and “hard surface”
cleaners. A team of EPA health scientists has determined that EB is a
chemical “for which there is suggestive evidence that raises concern for
carcinogenic effects.”
A review of MSDS sheets obtained directly from the manufacturers
in April 2002 found industrial maintenance cleaners containing large
doses of EB include:
- Simple Green® – 6 percent 2-butoxyethanol (EB)
- Crystal Simple Green® – 6 percent 2-butoxyethanol (EB)
- Formula 409® – 5 percent 2-butoxyethanol (EB)
- Castrol Super Clean® – 6.5 percent 2-butoxyethanol (EB)

The article goes on to say that manufacturers are disputing EPA's 
finding. Shock and surprise. Now I'm done.

Keith



Georgette deFriesse wrote:
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> On Dec 5, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Keith Winston wrote:
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>> I almost died. I am not being melodramatic.
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> www.masterchemical.com/db-docs/cleansheet/clnsht06.pdf
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> Around page 2, I think you will find some interesting reading.
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> This seems to back up their claims:
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> http://www.valdezlink.com/inipol/pages/solvents.htm
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