Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
CAS # 112-34-5
Alternative Names
diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
diethylene glycol n-butyl ether
diethylene glycol butyl ether
monobutyl diethylene glycol ether
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Solvent
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Johnson KA, Baker PC, Kan HL, Maurissen JP, Spencer PJ, Marty MS. 2005. Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DGBE): two- and thirteen-week oral toxicity studies in Fischer 344 rats. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 43(3):467-481.
Sitarek K, Gromadzinska J, Lutz P, Stetkiewicz J, Swiercz R, Wasowicz W. 2012. Fertility and developmental toxicity studies of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DGBE) in rats. Intl J Occup Med Environ Health 2012, 25(4):404-417.
*Category References
The Endocrine Disruption Exchange. 2011. Multistate Report Spreadsheet.
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.