Could someone please tell me about the impact of using water-ethylene glycol on the environment?
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Could someone please tell me about the impact of using water-ethylene glycol on the environment?
Ethylene glycol is a hazardous chemical and is flammable if exposed to open flames or high heat if leaked. Can react with oxidizing agents. If exposed to high heat, the internal pressure of the container will increase and there is a risk of cracking and explosion. Hazardous combustion products: Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide. Therefore, it has a certain impact on the environment!
I asked whether water-ethylene glycol flame retardant liquid has any impact on the environment?
Water-glycol flame retardant liquid is made by mixing ethylene glycol and water
Yes, thank you teacher. Is it harmful to the environment and groundwater?
Waste ethylene glycol is a hazardous waste and can be listed as HW42. It is moderately toxic and can cause water pollution and affect human health. Therefore, the waste ethylene glycol aqueous solution must be properly disposed of, recycled and utilized or burned at high temperature to eliminate the hazard.
There should be an impact, organic matter will cause pollution.
Ethylene glycol is an organic matter, and discharging it into water will definitely cause harm or pollution to the environment. Generally, organic matter in water is measured by COD or permanganate index. When organic matter is discharged into water, the presence of microorganisms will consume the oxygen in the water, causing hypoxia in the water, turning the water black, producing odor, etc. Fish, etc. will also die due to lack of oxygen.
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