Ethylene glycol dinitrate
Agent Name
Ethylene glycol dinitrate
CAS Number
628-96-6
Formula
C2-H4-N2-O6
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
EGDN; 1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate; Ethylene dinitrate; Ethylene nitrate; Glycol dinitrate; Nitroglycol; [NIOSH]
Category
Explosives
Description
Colorless to yellow, oily, odorless liquid. [Note: An explosive ingredient (60-80%) in dynamite along with nitroglycerine (40-20%).]; [NIOSH]
Sources/Uses
Used as an explosive; [ACGIH]
Comments
Has pharmacological effects similar to nitroglycerin. [ACGIH] Methemoglobinemia observed in animal studies. [HSDB]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Skin Designation (ACGIH)
Yes
TLV (ACGIH)
TLV-Surface Limit = 0.02 mg/100 cm2
STEL (ACGIH)
0.01 ppm
PEL (OSHA)
Ceiling(OSHA) = 0.2 ppm
MAK
0.01 ppm (applies for the sum of the concentrations of ethylene glycol dinitrate and nitroglycerin in air)
IDLH (NIOSH)
12 ppm
Excerpts from Documentation for IDLHs
Human data: Headaches have developed in workers exposed to 0.4 to 0.67 mg/m3 for 25 minutes; all workers had decreases in blood pressure [Trainor and Jones 1966]. Ethylene glycol dinitrate and nitroglycerine are vasodilators and initial exposures result in headache, dizziness, nausea, or decreases in blood pressure; however, workers became tolerant of the vasodilatory activity after 2 to 4 days of exposure [NIOSH 1978].
Vapor Pressure
0.072 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
VP from HSDB;
Adverse Effects
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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