| Agent Name |
Ethylene glycol dinitrate |
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| CAS Number |
628-96-6 |
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| Formula |
C2-H4-N2-O6 |
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| Major Category |
Other Uses |
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| Synonyms |
EGDN; 1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate; Ethylene dinitrate; Ethylene nitrate; Glycol dinitrate; Nitroglycol; [NIOSH] |
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| Category |
Explosives |
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| Description |
Colorless to yellow, oily, odorless liquid. [Note: An explosive ingredient (60-80%) in dynamite along with nitroglycerine (40-20%).]; [NIOSH] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used as an explosive; [ACGIH] |
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| Comments |
Has pharmacological effects similar to nitroglycerin. [ACGIH] Methemoglobinemia observed in animal studies. [HSDB] |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
Yes |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.05 ppm |
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| PEL (OSHA) | Ceiling(OSHA) = 0.2 ppm |
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| MAK |
0.05 ppm |
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| IDLH (NIOSH) |
12 ppm |
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| 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]. |
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| Vapor Pressure |
0.05 mm Hg |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Methemoglobinemia |
Methemoglobinemia, Secondary |
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| Links to Other NLM Databases |
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| Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE
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