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Those badges can detect butyl acrylate in air at levels as low as 9 parts per billion.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
The resulting fire sent a towering plume of black smoke over the town three days after the derailment spilled several other hazardous chemicals, including butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene.
—CBS News, 27 July 2023
Low levels of butyl acrylate were detected in samples of the Ohio River, though the areas where the chemical has been identified are currently far upstream of Cincinnati, according to the memo.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023
One of the chemicals was butyl acrylate – a hazardous compound recently identified in the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio – which could pose problems for residents’ health in the long term, scientists say.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
Chemicals of concern feared to have spilled into the Delaware include butyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, both used for making resins, plastics and adhesives, city officials said.
—Julianne McShane, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
Antioxidants like tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) can extend the shelf life of instant noodles by preventing the oxidation of fats and oils; this happens by donating electrons to neutralize free radicals, which stabilize the radical’s instability [1].
—Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2017
Still, the floral, fruity odor of the chemical butyl acrylate still wafts up from the streams.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
Trace amounts of butyl acrylate were found in the water but will not affect drinking water from the river, Tim Barker, treatment operation supervisor for the Parkersburg Utility Board, told the outlet.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
The resulting fire sent a towering plume of black smoke over the town three days after the derailment spilled several other hazardous chemicals, including butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene.
—CBS News, 27 July 2023
Low levels of butyl acrylate were detected in samples of the Ohio River, though the areas where the chemical has been identified are currently far upstream of Cincinnati, according to the memo.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023
One of the chemicals was butyl acrylate – a hazardous compound recently identified in the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio – which could pose problems for residents’ health in the long term, scientists say.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
Chemicals of concern feared to have spilled into the Delaware include butyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, both used for making resins, plastics and adhesives, city officials said.
—Julianne McShane, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
Antioxidants like tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) can extend the shelf life of instant noodles by preventing the oxidation of fats and oils; this happens by donating electrons to neutralize free radicals, which stabilize the radical’s instability [1].
—Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2017
Still, the floral, fruity odor of the chemical butyl acrylate still wafts up from the streams.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
Trace amounts of butyl acrylate were found in the water but will not affect drinking water from the river, Tim Barker, treatment operation supervisor for the Parkersburg Utility Board, told the outlet.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Butyl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyl. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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butyl
noun
bu·tyl
ˈbyüt-ᵊl 
: any of four isomeric monovalent radicals C4H9 derived from butanes
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