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To: UCANSEE2

Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste, and is used in antifreeze coolant (with appropriate warnings not to leave this out for animals will drink it. The LD50 (that is the 1/2 of lethal dose of ethylene glycol is: Oral rat 4700 mg/kg body weight; Skin of rabbit LD50: 9530 mg/kg body weight.
Irritation - skin rabbit: 555 mg(open), mild; eye rabbit: 500mg/24H, mild.

Note: the rat test subject is most valid, especially as applies to direct mammalian comparison to trial lawyers/sarc


141 posted on 06/18/2010 5:07:43 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: John S Mosby
Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste

Your telling me. I drank some once.

143 posted on 06/18/2010 5:10:56 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: John S Mosby; OldDeckHand

It seems interest in the thread has waned, and it is getting late.

I wanted to Thank You both for the back and forth conversations we had. I enjoyed it very much.


148 posted on 06/18/2010 7:30:51 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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