# DHMO - will Obama's EPA finally regulate it?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606 "2009-04-01T18:45:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/1 "2009-04-01T18:45:41Z")
It’s time our Government did something to regulate the use of DHMO in the environment.
See here for more information: [http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html](http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html)
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> What are some of the dangers associated with DHMO?
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> Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
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> - Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities.
> - Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage.
> - DHMO is a major component of acid rain.
> - Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.
> - Primary cause of soil erosion in North America
> - Causes corrosion and oxidation of many metals.
> - Found in biopsies of ALL Cancerous tumors and lesions.
> - Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks.
> - Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.
Please help get the word out! And let your Congressional representatives know that you are concerned about this issue!
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### Author:  [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/2 "2009-04-01T18:53:51Z")
[The EPA already regulates it.](http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html)
Hopefully, Obama won’t _not_ regulate it. 😛
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### Author:  [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/3 "2009-04-01T19:12:51Z")
Man, I don’t get it!
What is today, Joke Day or something?
😕
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### Author:  [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/4 "2009-04-01T19:20:16Z")
Write down the chemical formula and you’ll get it…
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### Author:  [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/5 "2009-04-01T21:42:43Z")
You’re getting away w/ this only because it’s April 1st.
Any other day, I’d excoriate you for belittling (by implication) legitimate chemical regulation.
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### Author:  [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/6 "2009-04-01T21:56:35Z")
> [@DrCube](#):
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> Man, I don’t get it!
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> What is today, Joke Day or something?
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> 😕
> [@Laudenum](#):
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> Write down the chemical formula and you’ll get it…
Well, that’d be one of you.
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### Author:  [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/7 "2009-04-01T23:29:26Z")
I’ll give you another hint DMHO could theoretically be refined into nuclear reactor fuel.
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/8 "2009-04-02T01:53:41Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> Any other day, I’d excoriate you for belittling (by implication) legitimate chemical regulation.
And for underestimating the intelligence of Dopers. Hmmph.
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/9 "2009-04-02T03:38:27Z")
> [@ivylass](#):
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> And for underestimating the intelligence of Dopers. Hmmph.
Actually, I considered that. But then, thought I, this would also be a great test case to find out if the Google indexing had truly brought in a phalanx of morons as so many feared. And if it so happened that the aforementioned phalanx lost a nght’s sleep over it, who am I to question the wisdom of the Fates?
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> The Tao’s Revenge: I’ll give you another hint DMHO could theoretically be refined into nuclear reactor fuel.
Only if it has already been “weighted”. But it makes a great coolant!
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### Author:  [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/10 "2009-04-02T03:52:01Z")
They use DHMO in nuclear reactors! Oh no!
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### Author:  [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/11 "2009-04-02T04:50:08Z")
I’ve been storing it at my house for years. It’s use is not heavily regulated in my area like it is in some states. I’m embarrassed to admit that I just dump it in the sewer when I’m done with it.
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### Author:  [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/12 "2009-04-02T04:55:10Z")
> [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](#):
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> I’ll give you another hint DMHO could theoretically be refined into nuclear reactor fuel.
It was the number one cause of radiation dispersal at Chernobyl. I remember pulling up satellite images of it during the event. It’s highly explosive at certain temperatures.
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### Author:  [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/13 "2009-04-02T19:36:36Z")
Yeah according to the CDC 3,582 deaths due to DHMO poisoning occurred. Apparently it’s lethal when inhaled. 1 out of 4 of those were children under 14.
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### Author:  [@DagNation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DagNation)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/14 "2009-04-02T20:50:18Z")
> [@TruCelt](#):
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> It’s time our Government did something to regulate the use of DHMO in the environment.
I think these arguments are all wet…
(a day late and a dollar short…I know)
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/15 "2009-04-02T20:59:42Z")
It’s also the primary component of acid rain, you know. And high levels of it have been found in biopsied cancer tumors.
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### Author:  [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dhmo-will-obamas-epa-finally-regulate-it/491606/16 "2009-04-02T23:11:38Z")
Oh, come on. Is this thread still limping along? This was a really funny joke back in 1993.