I saw an article on the RSS feed website: E-cig News: The electronic cigarette news & inf..., about fountain that had [FONT="]propylene glycol [/FONT]spilled into it. The article was interesting because it wasnt aimed at e-smokers which made it very non biased about the chemical.
[INDENT] [FONT="]But Councilman Jeffrey Lahullier, the boroughs liaison for buildings and grounds, assures that the substance in the fountain isnt ethylene glycolthe substance used to cool carsbut its cousin propylene glycol, which is safe if consumed by adults or animals.[/FONT]
[/INDENT] They defended that it was non toxic and completely safe for humans. People were scared it was in the water and they said there was nothing to worry about.
I dont think I would have thought twice, but after drinking a lot of water the other day and still having pee very deep colored such as in the picture one has to wonder.
So just some more info for you all to check out. Would love to hear if you have had this experience or if I was just dehydrated.
Read the original article here: Councilman adds propylene glycol to city fountain to keep water from freezing. Water turns green !
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Taken from my article on esmoking101.com
[INDENT] [FONT="]But Councilman Jeffrey Lahullier, the boroughs liaison for buildings and grounds, assures that the substance in the fountain isnt ethylene glycolthe substance used to cool carsbut its cousin propylene glycol, which is safe if consumed by adults or animals.[/FONT]
[/INDENT] They defended that it was non toxic and completely safe for humans. People were scared it was in the water and they said there was nothing to worry about.
[FONT="]According to the Web site of the federal Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR), the compound is safe to ingest by humans and animals. In contrast to ethylene glycol, a potent cause of acute toxicity in humans, propylene glycol is a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) additive for foods and medications, ATSDR documents say.[/FONT]
[/INDENT] [INDENT] [FONT="]In addition to being used to prevent water pump systems from freezing in cold weather, propylene glycol is used as an additive in foods, tobacco, medicines and cosmetics. It is more expensive than ethylene glycol, but far safer. Only excessively large intravenous injections of medicines infused with the substance have been known to cause any toxic reactions.[/FONT]
However here is the thing that got me, the color of the water was greenish yellow. Now I dunno if it is just me being weird but for those of you who are e-smokers, I wanna ask you to take a good look at the color of your urine. If I wouldnt have seen the picture of the colored water here:[/INDENT] [INDENT] [FONT="]In addition to being used to prevent water pump systems from freezing in cold weather, propylene glycol is used as an additive in foods, tobacco, medicines and cosmetics. It is more expensive than ethylene glycol, but far safer. Only excessively large intravenous injections of medicines infused with the substance have been known to cause any toxic reactions.[/FONT]
I dont think I would have thought twice, but after drinking a lot of water the other day and still having pee very deep colored such as in the picture one has to wonder.
So just some more info for you all to check out. Would love to hear if you have had this experience or if I was just dehydrated.
Read the original article here: Councilman adds propylene glycol to city fountain to keep water from freezing. Water turns green !
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Taken from my article on esmoking101.com