2-methoxyethanol
Last updated: 16/03/2023
(Also known as: ethylene glycol monomethyl ; EGME; methyl cellosolve; glycolmethyl ether )
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
Chemical without pesticidal activity that is sometimes used as an anionic surfactant or solvent
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C₃H₈O₂
COCCO
No data
XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
Yes
Other substance
Solvent
Unclassified substance
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Synthetic
Inert
109-86-4
203-713-7
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042202
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76.09
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2-methoxyethanol
2-methoxyethanol
Potential groundwater pollutant
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Colourless liquid
1000000
High
Miscible
Acetone
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Miscible
dimethylformamide
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Miscible
ether
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Miscible
Methanol
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-85
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125
P3 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
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37
P3 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
(closed cup)
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1.70 X 10-01
Calculated
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-0.77
Low
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0.965
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14.8
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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3
Low potential
Not available
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
2370
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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> 10000
Lepomis macrochirus
Low
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> 10000
Daphnia magna
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
Low (class I)
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2370
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
1280
Rabbit
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Harmful by inhalation and ingestion Liver toxicant Possible teratogen
Corrosive Flammable IMDG Transport Code is usually 3
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None - not a ppp
1188
Packaging Group III (minor danger)
2-methoxyethanol
ether monomethylique de l'ethylene-glycol
2-Methoxy-aethanol
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2-metossietanolo
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metoksyetylowy alkohol
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Record last updated:
16/03/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242