Aquatic Toxicity of Decontaminating Solutions DS-2/DS-2P

Abstract

The U.S. Army is working on reducing the possibility of human health effects from exposure to the decontaminating solution DS-2. One of the components of the DS-2 mixture, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME), has been determined to cause birth defects, fetotoxicity, and bone marrow problems in laboratory animals. The proposed formulation (DS-2P) replaces EGME with propylene glycol monomethyl ether. This report provides initial environmental screening results using Daphnia magna, fathead minnow, Photobacterium phosphoreum, and earthworm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285920

Entities

People

  • C. T. Phillips
  • C. W. Kurnas
  • M. V. Haley
  • N. A. Chester

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Animals
  • Artificial Soils
  • Bone Marrow
  • Databases
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Factor Analysis
  • Fish
  • Glycols
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Toxicity
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology