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1,2-Dibromoethane

CAS Number

106-93-4

Synonym

EDB; Ethylene dibromide; Ethylene bromide

Occurrence/Use

Pesticide for felled logs and beehives; chemical intermediate for dyes, resins, waxes, and gums. Former pesticide and ingredient of soil and grain fumigant formulations until these uses were banned in the US in 1984. Use as a lead scavenger in antiknock gasoline mixtures ended with the phase-out of leaded gasoline in the US by 1996. Trace amounts occur naturally in the ocean.

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1,2-Dibromoethane

California Public Health Goals Data

Health Risk Category: 
Carcinogenicity
Public Health Goal (mg/L): 
0.00001
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Cancer Risk at PHG: 
0.000001
MCL value (mg/L): 
0.00005
Cancer Risk at MCL: 
0.000005
Last PHG Revision : 
2003
California PHG Comments: 
Update Date: 
09/26/2003