ethylene glycol
noun
: a thick liquid diol C2H6O2 used especially as an antifreeze and in making polyester fibers
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According to a letter released by the Environmental Protection Agency, vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether were released during the incident and have been detected in samples from several creeks near the derailment site.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023
The chemicals included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and isobutylene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
The chemicals included butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, isobutylene and vinyl chloride, which is a chemical used to make PVC pipe and is considered a carcinogen.
—Max Filby, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
There are safer antifreeze options on the market that use ingredients other than ethylene glycol.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Four cars filled with liquid asphalt and two railcars filled with ethylene glycol spilled some of those chemicals in the derailment.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
In the days that followed, investigators for the state and federal EPA estimated that hundreds of thousands of pounds of other toxic chemicals — including butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol — had escaped into the soil and the local waterways.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
The 38 cars that derailed roughly two weeks ago were carrying substances including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene — all toxic to humans and the environment.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2023
Among the substances were ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were also in the rail cars that were derailed, the list shows.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023
The chemicals included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and isobutylene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
The chemicals included butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, isobutylene and vinyl chloride, which is a chemical used to make PVC pipe and is considered a carcinogen.
—Max Filby, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
There are safer antifreeze options on the market that use ingredients other than ethylene glycol.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Four cars filled with liquid asphalt and two railcars filled with ethylene glycol spilled some of those chemicals in the derailment.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
In the days that followed, investigators for the state and federal EPA estimated that hundreds of thousands of pounds of other toxic chemicals — including butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol — had escaped into the soil and the local waterways.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
The 38 cars that derailed roughly two weeks ago were carrying substances including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene — all toxic to humans and the environment.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2023
Among the substances were ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were also in the rail cars that were derailed, the list shows.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
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“Ethylene glycol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethylene%20glycol. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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