ABSTRACT
Dibutyl ether may be released to the environment as a result of the manufacture and use of various consumer products which have been shown to contain the compound, such as latex paint. It may be released as a result of its manufacture and use as a solvent and extraction agent. If dibutyl ether is released to soil, it will be subject to volatilization based upon its Henry's Law constant and vapor pressure. It will be expected to exhibit low mobility in soil and, therefore, leaching to ground water is unlikely based upon a Koc of 1130 estimated from its octanol/water partition coefficient. If dibutyl ether is released to water, it will not be expected to significantly adsorb to sediment or suspended particulate matter, bioconcentrate in aquatic organisms, hydrolyze, directly photolyze, or photooxidize via reaction with photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals in water, based upon estimated physical-chemical properties or analogies to other structurally related aliphatic ethers.
