EPA has an article talking about a specific type of ethoxylate (NPE) in the context of impacts to aquatic life which has some interesting info in it [1].
Does some one know if alcohol ethoxylates are a type of nonylphenol ethoxylates? Some brief searching implies these may be separate things.
From the article:
> Q2. How are NP/NPEs used?
> NPs/NPEs, which are produced in large volumes, are used for industrial processes and in consumer laundry detergents, personal hygiene, automotive, latex paints, and lawn care products.
> Q6. What are the potential risks to people?
> NP has been detected in human breast milk, blood, and urine and is associated with reproductive and developmental effects in rodents.
> Q7. Is there an easy way for consumers to avoid using products with NP/NPEs?
> Consumers can avoid products with NP/NPEs by looking for products with EPA’s Safer Choice Label on the shelves of major retailers. …
Does some one know if alcohol ethoxylates are a type of nonylphenol ethoxylates? Some brief searching implies these may be separate things.
From the article:
> Q2. How are NP/NPEs used?
> NPs/NPEs, which are produced in large volumes, are used for industrial processes and in consumer laundry detergents, personal hygiene, automotive, latex paints, and lawn care products.
> Q6. What are the potential risks to people?
> NP has been detected in human breast milk, blood, and urine and is associated with reproductive and developmental effects in rodents.
> Q7. Is there an easy way for consumers to avoid using products with NP/NPEs?
> Consumers can avoid products with NP/NPEs by looking for products with EPA’s Safer Choice Label on the shelves of major retailers. …
1: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-t...