Danger

A regulated term used on the labels of chemical consumer products to indicate that a few drops to one teaspoon of the product can be life-threatening if ingested

Diammonium EDTA

(See EDTA)

Diethanolamines

(also diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoethanolamine)

A synthetic family of surfactants, this group of compounds is used to neutralize acids in products to make them non-irritating. Diethanolamine is slow to biodegrade and reacts with natural nitrogen oxides and sodium nitrite pollutants in the atmosphere to form diethanolnitrosamine, a suspected carcinogen.

Found in: Conventional personal care products and some detergents.

Diethylene Dioxide

(see Dioxane)

Dioxane

(also diethylene dioxide, diethylene ether, diethylene oxide) (not to be confused with DIOXIN)

Dioxane is a solvent classified by the EPA as a probable human carcinogen, and some research suggests that it may suppress the immune system. Dioxane is listed in the 1990 Clean Air Act as a hazardous air pollutant and is on the EPA's Community Right-to-Know list.

Found in: Conventional window cleaners and is an impurity in some ethoxylated surfactants.