1,2-Dichloroethane is a clear colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor.Its melting point is-35 °C and the boiling point is 83 °C(lit.).It is insoluble in water. Other sources of entry include the discharge of effluents from industries that use or produce 1,2-dichloroethane, effluents from the treatment of contaminated groundwater, air emissions and leachates from waste disposal sites, and long-range atmospheric transport from other countries. It is highly flammalbe.It can be used as solvents in the pharmaceutical industry and process intermediates in the chemical industry.This product should be stored from 0°C to 6°C.
The MCLG for 1,2-dichloroethane is zero. EPA has set this level of protection based on the best available science to prevent potential health problems. EPA has set an enforceable regulation for 1,2-dichloroethane, called a maximum contaminant level (MCL), at 0.005 mg/L or 5 ppb. MCLs are set as close to the health goals as possible, considering cost, benefits and the ability of public water systems to detect and remove contaminants using suitable treatment technologies.
1,2-Dichloroethane is used in Canada primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of vinyl chloride and, in small quantities, in the manufacture of motor antiknock fluids for export. Most of the 1,2-dichloroethane released to the Canadian environment enters the air, particularly during its production and during the production of vinyl chloride monomer.
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