National Pollutant Inventory

Substances

Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate: Environmental effects

Description

TDI has slight acute (short term) toxicity to aquatic life and high acute toxicity to birds. There is not sufficient data to predict or evaluate the long term effects of TDI and plants and animals.

Entering the environment

Since it quickly reacts with water it will not accumulate in the environment.

Where it ends up

TDI reacts quickly with water other photochemically produced materials and therefore most of it will be out of the atmosphere in under two days.

Environmental guidelines

No national guidelines.

Key

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