Editing Ethylene glycol (section)

==Environmental effects==

Ethylene glycol is a [[High production volume chemicals|high-production-volume chemical]]. It breaks down in air in about 10 days and in water or soil in a few weeks. It enters the environment through the dispersal of ethylene glycol-containing products, especially at airports, where it is used in [[de-icing]] agents for runways and airplanes.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/ToxFAQs/ToxFAQsDetails.aspx?faqid=85&toxid=21 |publisher = CDC|work = ToxFAQs|title = Ethylene Glycol|date = 12 March 2015}}</ref> While prolonged low doses of ethylene glycol show no toxicity, at near lethal doses (≥ 1000&nbsp;mg/kg per day) ethylene glycol acts as a [[teratogen]]. "Based on a rather extensive database, it induces skeletal variations and malformations in rats and mice by all routes of exposure."<ref name=HC>{{cite web|title=Statement of the Science Report for Ethylene Glycol|url=http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/contaminants/psl2-lsp2/ethylene_glycol/index-eng.php#a2436 |website=3.3.2.2 Non-neoplastic effects|publisher=Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca|access-date=27 August 2014|date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>