ABSTRACT
Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane is a synthetic organic compound, chiefly used on site in the production of polysulfide polymers. If released to soil, bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane would be expected to display high to very high mobility. Biodegradation of bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane is not expected to be an important fate process. Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane is an anthropogenic compound, and is not believed to occur in nature. If released to soil, Koc values for bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane lying in the range 7-115 can be calculated, suggesting high to very high mobility for bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane. Biodegradation should not be an important fate process. If released to water, bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane would not be expected to biodegrade. If released to the atmosphere, bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane should react with photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals; the half life for this process can be estimated at 10 hours. Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane was reported as undergoing 0% biodegradation using settled domestic wastewater as an inoculum; biodegradation remained at 0% through three subcultures.
