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ETHYLENE GLYCOL, WHAT IS ETHYENE GLYCOL, PHYSICAL PROPORTIES, USES, EFFECT…
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
Ethylene glycol is a chemical commonly used in many commercial and industrial applications including antifreeze and coolant.
Ethylene glycol is sometimes used in ink, where it helps to increase its viscosity and lower its volatility. This makes the ink thicker and less likely to evaporate.
It is a colourless, viscous, and hygroscopic liquid, with sweet taste.
It is highly soluble in water, soluble in polar solvent but insoluble in non-polar solvent.
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Ethylene glycol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant that produces acute effects similar to those of ethanol. These CNS effects predominate during the first hours after exposure.
Ethylene glycol can also slowly enter your bloodstream through your skin if you come in direct contact with it and do not wash it off. Once in your body, most of the ethylene glycol is broken down (into other more toxic chemicals)
Breathing ethylene glycol vapors may irritate eyes and lungs but is unlikely to cause systemic toxicity. Ethylene glycol does not absorb well through the skin so systemic toxicity is unlikely.
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Ethylene glycol can also enter the environment through the disposal of products that contain it. Air: Ethylene glycol in air will break down in about 10 days. Water and soil: Ethylene glycol in water and in soil will breakdown within several days to a few weeks.
solubility in water and lack of adsorption and partitioning to soils, propylene glycol will have high mobility in soil and potential to leach into groundwater.
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