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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 ...
The Environmental Protection Agency has called 1,4-dioxane a probable human carcinogen. The chemical is used as an industrial solvent and stabilizer. North Carolina has set a target level of 0.35 ...
By doing that, Sanford and Seminole County lowered 1,4-dioxane levels in drinking water to about half of the state and federal advisory level – 0.35 parts of the chemical in 1 billion parts of ...
[14] [15] A 1:1 mixture of toluene and 1,4 dioxane has δD, δP and δH values of 17.8, 1.6 and 5.5, comparable to those of chloroform at 17.8, 3.1 and 5.7 respectively. Because of the health hazards associated with toluene itself, other mixtures of solvents may be found using a full HSP dataset.
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 ...
In the United Kingdom, the environmental regulator permits only chemical additives which are classed as non hazardous to groundwater for fracturing fluids. [3] [4] [5] Operators are required to disclose the content of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the relevant environment agency [6] while the composition must be disclosed if the regulator demands it. [7]
Pittsboro says residents with health conditions should drink bottled water, asks for limited water use so it can limit intake from the Haw River. Pittsboro warns residents that 1,4-dioxane could ...