Medical Management Guidelines
for
Ethylene Dibromide
(C2H4Br2)
Synonyms include 1,2-dibromoethane, glycoldibromide, and bromofume.
for
Ethylene Dibromide
(C2H4Br2)
Synonyms include 1,2-dibromoethane, glycoldibromide, and bromofume.
- Persons whose clothing or skin is contaminated with liquid ethylene dibromide (above 50ºF) can secondarily contaminate others by direct contact or through offgassing vapor.
- A liquid at room temperature, ethylene dibromide readily penetrates skin, cloth, and other protective materials such as rubber and leather. It is nonflammable.
- Ethylene dibromide is a colorless, heavy liquid with a sweet chloroform-like odor. It's odor is not detectable at a low enough concentration to be considered a warning of excessive exposure.
- Absorption can occur by the inhalation, oral, and dermal routes. It is toxic by these three routes of exposure. Toxicity is thought to be due to metabolic products of ethylene dibromide.
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