Ethylene dibromide (EDB)
CAS: 106-93-4 | Type: monomer
Severe Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Severe
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2A | California Prop 65 listed | EPA IRIS: Likely to be carcinogenic to humans
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC2H4Br2
Molecular Weight187.86
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- where to look IARC Monographs Volume 71: Ethylene Dibromide — Group 2A; Multiple Organ Tumors in Rodents at Low Doses; Agricultural and Grain Fumigation Exposure; Reproductive Toxicity IARC_MONOGRAPH · 1999
- US EPA Emergency Suspension of EDB Registrations — 1983/1984; Florida Groundwater Contamination; MCL 0.05 µg/L; Highest Carcinogenic Potency Basis; FIFRA Emergency Action REGULATORY · 1984
- where to look ATSDR Toxicological Profile: Ethylene Dibromide — Carcinogenicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Groundwater Persistence, Agricultural Legacy Contamination REGULATORY · 1992
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- § 141.62 Maximum contaminant levels for inorganic contaminants. REGULATORY
- § 141.61 Maximum contaminant levels for organic contaminants. REGULATORY
- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations | US EPA REGULATORY
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- 1,2-Dibromoethane | CASRN 106-93-4 | DTXSID3020415 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 REGULATORY
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 7839) PUBCHEM
- Industry Code of Practice on Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (DOSH Malaysia) REGULATORY
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Ethylene dibromide REGULATORY
- Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 (Cat. H128-1/11-638E-PDF, September 2010) ASSESSMENT
- Consolidated TEXT: 32004L0037 — EN — 08.04.2024 REGULATORY
- EPA ToxRefDB 3.0 point-of-departure release (pod.csv) DATABASE
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7839; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7839; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID3020415 (Ethylene dibromide (EDB)) REFERENCE
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 7839 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Annex VI, Part 3, Table 3.1 (Official Journal L 353, 31.12.2008) REGULATORY · 2008
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