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Chemical Sampling Information
Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate
 Field Definitions
 Analytical Methods
 Health Guidelines
General Description

NAME: Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate

SYNONYM(s): Glycol dinitrate; Nitroglycol; Dinitroglycol; EGDN; Glycerin trinitrate

IMIS: 1910

CAS: 628-96-6

NIOSH: RTECS KW5600000; 35576

DESCRIPTION:

Colorless to yellow, oily liquids.
MW: 152
BP: 237 F Explodes
VP: 0.05 mm
MP: -9 F

INCOM: Acids

Exposure Limits

OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL: 0.2 ppm, 1 mg/m3 Ceiling (Skin); See also Nitroglycerin

OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL: 0.2 ppm, 1 mg/m3 Ceiling (Skin)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 ppm, 0.31 mg/m3 TWA (Skin)

NIOSH REL: 0.1 mg/m3 STEL (Skin)

Health Factors

SYMPTOM(s): Throbing head; dizziness; nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain; hypotension; flush; palpitations; methemoglobinemia; delirium, depressed CNS; angina; skin irritation; In animals: anemia; mild liver, kidney damage

HEALTH EFFECTS: Cumulative blood pressure lowering (Hypotension) (HE3) Headache (HE7) HISTORY E606 lab 3/82

ORGAN: CVS, blood, skin

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Tenax GC Tube (100/50 mg sections, 35/60 mesh)
ANL SOLVENT: Methanol
MAX V: 15 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min (STEL)
MIN T: 15 Minutes   MAX F: 1.0 L/min (Ceiling)
ANL 1: High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC/TEA &/or UL57.
REF: 2 (OSHA 43)
SAE: 0.11
CLASS: Fully Validated
NOTE: The sampling pump must be approved by NIOSH and/or MSHA as intrinsically safe for use in coal mines.

COND: Column: CN Mobile Phase: 90:6:4 Isooctane:Isopropanol:Methanol Detector Wavelength: 214 nm Detection Limit: 2.93 ng/inj

SECONDARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SAM2):


DEVICE: Detector Tube COMPANY: Draeger
PART #: 67 18201 RANGE: 0.25 ppm
CLASS: Mfg

BULK METHOD:

Limit the amount of bulk submitted to one gram or one mL.


Revision Date: 08/24/1992
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