Interactive effect of combined exposure to
ethylene glycol ethers and ethanol on hematological parameters in rats
Top of the list are measures to minimise the exposure of workers to «potentially hazardous chemicals», and efforts to speed up the banning of
ethylene glycol ethers from chip manufacture.
Data on the reported use of chemicals showed «a strong association» with
ethylene glycol ethers, says the SIA.
The most likely cause of the added risk is exposure to
ethylene glycol ethers, solvents used in etching circuit patterns on silicon wafers.
Not exact matches
Kathy Rosica of the Chemical Manufacturers Association in Washington DC, says semiconductor makers mainly use
ethylene glycol monomethyl
ether and
ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether.
In Britain,
ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether is used in small amounts at Fujitsu's factory at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
Because consumers have become aware of the potential problems with parabens, a newer preservative, under the name «phenoxyethanol» (or
ethylene glycol monophenyl
ether), has emerged into conventional and even «certified organic» skin care as a safer alternative.