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Old 29th December 2010 | 13:37
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Deicerman
 
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From: Wakefield
Glycol based runway deicers are generally made from monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. Both are moderately toxic.

Aircraft de-icers - typically type II - are based on monopropylene glycol, which is not classed as toxic and is used in phamaceutical preparations.

However, all de-icers contain additives, some of which may be toxic. Methanol is a component of automotive de-icers and is certainly toxic.
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