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I've seen similar warnings before, though none so complete, about this incideous and underrated hazard. Great Work.
I clearly recall when doing Environmental Chemistry the prepared notes (written by an academic who now holds a very senior position) about dangerous solvents completely ignored this hazard, instead going on about relatively harmless chemicals such as benzene, toluene and pyridine. Fortuneltely the juniour academic who was delivering the course that year was aware of the real situation and pointed out the hazardous nature of DHMO. Quite apart from it's own intrinsic danger it is quite able to transport and store a whole raft of dangerous substances.
One thing the web site did miss is the potential for asphixiation caused by just the right mixture of DHMO and SD (silicon dioxide - another underrated hazard).
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