2-Chloroethyl Vinyl Ether
2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether is used in the manufacturing of cellulose ethers, anesthetics, and sedatives. Safe Home offers a few kits that provide drinking water testing for 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether in city and well water supplies.
Parameter Type: Drinking Water Testing for Volatiles
Parameter Name: 2-Chloroethyl Vinyl Ether
What it is and Where it Comes From:
2-Chloroethyl Vinyl Ether is a colorless liquid. 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether is insoluble and sinks in water, very toxic, and highly flammable. It is used in the manufacturing of cellulose ethers, anesthetics, and sedatives. 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether is a synthetic organic chemical, designated as a priority pollutant by EPA, and is no longer produced in the United States. 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether’s former production and use as a monomer for vinyl polymer synthesis, and as a copolymer may have resulted in its release to the environment through various waste streams. If released to soil, 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether is expected to have moderate mobility based upon an estimated Koc of 460. Volatilization from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process based upon an estimated Henry’s Law constant of 8.8X10-3 atm-cu m/mole. 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether may volatilize from dry soil surfaces based upon its vapor pressure. If released into water, 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment based upon the estimated Koc. The theoretical biological oxygen demand for 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether was 76% and 52% (initial concn 5 and 10 mg/l, respectively) in seven days using settled domestic wastewater as a microbial inoculum. Drinking water testing gives you several benefits like peace of mind, identifying contaminants in your water, and insight into health concerns. Safe Home offers Laboratory drinking water testing kits for 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether, allowing you to collect your water sample and ship it directly to our EPA-Certified Laboratory. This platform of drinking water testing for 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether will give you an accurate level based on the lowest level of a parameter our instruments can detect (Method Detection Level). Safe Home drinking water testing for volatiles can be used for city and well water supplies. Drinking water testing should be done any time you notice a significant change in your water quality.
Health Effects:
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether can cause headache, nausea, and vomiting. The carcinogenicity of this compound is not documented. However, drawing a similarity with other low aliphatic halo ethers, this compound at high dosage may exhibit carcinogenicity to animals.
Solutions to Contaminant Levels:
After drinking water testing, what is the next step? You can reduce 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether from drinking water with Reverse Osmosis (RO) and activated carbon. 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether can be removed by Granular Activated Carbon filter. A filter with granular activated carbon (GAC) is a proven option to remove certain chemicals, particularly organic chemicals, from water. GAC filters can be used to remove chemicals that give objectionable odors or tastes to water such as hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs odor) or chlorine. Reverse osmosis is a process that removes foreign contaminants, solid substances, large molecules, and minerals from water by using pressure to push it through specialized membranes. Here’s how reverse osmosis works. Unlike osmosis, which is a passive process, reverse osmosis requires external force (pressure) to work. Pressure is applied to a highly concentrated solute solution, such as salt water, to pass through a membrane to a lower concentrate solution. The membrane allows water to flow through but blocks out larger molecules, like contaminants. The reverse osmosis process leaves higher concentrations of solute on one side and only the solvent, or freshwater, on the other. Who do I need to contact to find out more information about water quality in my area? Every community water supplier must provide an annual report to its customers, known as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The report provides information on your local drinking water quality, including the water’s source, contaminants found in the water, and how consumers can get involved in protecting drinking water. How often does the local public water system preform drinking water testing? Frequency of drinking water testing depends on the number of people served, the type of water source, and types of contaminants. Certain contaminants are tested more frequently than others, as established by the Safe Drinking Water Act. You can find out about levels of regulated contaminants in your treated water for the previous calendar year in your annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
