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1,4-Dioxane (/ d aɪ ˈ ɒ k s eɪ n /) is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether . The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers ( 1,2- and 1,3- ) are rarely encountered.
Prior to the release, 1,4-dioxane was measured at 2.4 parts per billion in the Haw, below the Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory goal of 35 ppb. After the release, The N&O ...
People wonder about the health risks they face – from driving on Interstate 4, to sun exposure, to consuming alcohol, to eating bacon and more – but drinking tap water usually isn’t one of them.
Burlington reported a different 1,4-dioxane release last Sept. 14. Cary had its water tested at the intake four times in the following month, according to records that are available online ...
1,4-Dioxane contamination [ edit ] Products containing SLES can be contaminated with up to 300 ppm of 1,4-dioxane , a by-product of SLES production. 1,4-Dioxane is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Group 2B carcinogen : possibly carcinogenic to humans .
DEG is a precursor to morpholine and 1,4-dioxane. It is a solvent for nitrocellulose, resins, dyes, oils, and other organic compounds. It is a humectant for tobacco, cork, printing ink, and glue. [7] It is also a component of brake fluid, lubricants, wallpaper strippers, artificial fog and haze solutions, and heating/cooking fuel. [3]
Sanford is calling on two state agencies to say what they know regarding the 1,4-dioxane contamination first discovered a decade ago in the city’s wells, including at what concentration and over ...
Flow-through laboratory tests in a terminal pool of AES with mollusks found the NOEC of a snail, Goniobasis and the Asian clam, Corbicula to be greater than 730 ug/L. Corbicula growth was measured to be affected at a concentration of 75 ug/L. [22] [non-primary source needed] The mayfly, genus Tricorythodes has a normalized density NOEC value of ...