Toxicology
• Glycol Ether is a chemical used mainly in nail polish removers, products to treat leather, anti-icing agents and as an industrial solvent
• Ethylene glycol is metabolised by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase to glycoaldehyde, glycolic acid and glyoxylic acid, which are responsible for most toxic effects (Sharma N and Jain S, 2002)
. • They are rapidly metabolised as their elimination half life is three hours(Sharma N and Jain S, 2002)
. • Ingestions of more than 10 mL of ethylene glycol may be toxic and the patient should be observed and managed accordingly (Toxinz,2015)
. • Glycol ethers can cause poisoning through . . .
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