Health issue
Level of Concern
Source
Component: ETHANOL
European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life
Only in: Household Cleaners
low
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
Component: ETHANOL
EPA testing shows this substance has low acute toxicity to aquatic life
low
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA Fathead Minnow Acute Toxicity Database
Component: ETHANOL
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration
Only in: Household Cleaners
low
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)
The California Environmental Protection Agency reports inhalation of this substance does not cause cancer.
low
California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. 1999. Potential Health Risks of Ethanol in Gasoline.
Component: ETHANOL
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is readily biodegradable.
low
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
Component: ETHANOL
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is anaerobically degradable.
low
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
Component: ETHANOL
The California Environmental Protection Agency reports inhalation of this substance does not cause cancer.
low
California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. 1999. Potential Health Risks of Ethanol in Gasoline.