ABSTRACT
Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether may be released to the environment via a wide variety of effluents at sites where it is produced or used as a solvent. Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether is not expected to undergo hydrolysis or direct photolysis in the environment. The complete miscibility of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether in water suggests that volatilization, adsorption and bioconcentration are not important fate processes. This is supported by the estimated Henry's Law constant which indicates that volatilization of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether from natural waters and moist soil should be extremely slow. A low estimated log BCF suggests diethylene glycol monoethyl ether should not bioconcentrate among aquatic organisms. A low Koc indicates diethylene glycol monoethyl ether should not partition from the water column to organic matter contained in sediments and suspended solids, and it should be highly mobile in soil.
