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The chemical that spilled in the semi accident in Champaign,Diethanolamine, or DEA, is used as a wetting agent in shampoos,lotions, creams and other cosmetics.
DEA by itself is not harmful, but while sitting on store shelves orin your cabinet at home it can react with other ingredients to forman extremely potent carcinogen called NDEA.
NDEA is readily absorbed through the skin and has been linked withstomach, esophagus, liver and bladder cancers.