Dimethyl Ether Inhalation Effects

It is used mainly as a liquid refrigerant and an aerosol dispersant.

Dimethyl ether inhalation effects. 2 butoxyethanol 2be 2 phenoxyethanol 2pe ethylene glycol dimethyl ether egdime bis 2 methoxyethyl ether or diethylene glycol dimethyl ether bis2me 2 2 ethoxyethoxy ethanol 2eee and 1 methoxy 2 propanol or propylene glycol monomethyl ether imp. Skin contact with liquid dimethyl ether can cause severe. The observed hemolytic effects seen in males and females were interpreted to be transient effects that were not representative of the long term effects of the test substance. Cobb and david a.

Addiction to ether consumption or etheromania is the addiction to the inhalation or drinking of diethyl ether commonly called ether studies including that of an ether addict in 2003 have shown that ether causes dependence. Vapor can cause eye nose and throat irritation. Potential effects described below. Effects of chronic inhalation of dimethyl ether in the rat.

High exposure can cause headache dizziness lightheadedness and even loss of consciousness. Collins cj cobb lm purser da. Breathing diethyl ether can irritate the nose and throat. Toxicology 11 1978 65 71 elsevier north holland scientific publishers ltd.

Exposure controls personal protection hand protection based on the hazard and potential for exposure select a respirator that meets the. Dimethyl ether section 8. Little or no data exist on the toxicology of this material. However the only symptom observed was a will to consume more ether.

Reproductive effects observed from exposure to 2me are summarized in table i. Most important symptoms effects acute and delayed inhalation can cause central nervous system cns depression. You may report side effects to. Un 1033 hazard summary dimethyl ether can affect you when breathed in.

The only consistent organ weight change was an increase in the absolute spleen weights of male rats in the high exposure group at the 6 and 12 month. Dimethyl ether cas number. Purser department of environmental physiology huntingdon research centre huntingdon cambridgeshire pe18 6es great britain received february 28th 1978 revision received june 12th 1978 accepted june. Find patient medical information for ether inhalation on webmd including its uses side effects and safety interactions pictures warnings and user ratings.

Effects of chronic inhalation of dimethyl ether in the rat christopher j. May cause drowsiness or.