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| | Methyl Ethyl Ketone - NSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | Methyl ethyl ketone is soluble in water, alcohol, ether, acetone, and benzene. |
 | | Synonyms for methyl ethyl ketone are 2-butanone, ethyl methyl ketone, methyl acetone, and MEK. |
 | | In 1998, 391,983,893 pounds of methyl ethyl ketone waste were managed; 71,993,122 pounds were recycled on-site; 20,967,510 pounds were recycled off-site; 79,994,354 pounds were used for energy recovery on-site; 74,985,166 pounds were used for energy recovery off-site; 82,796,267 pounds were treated on-site; 12,520,526 pounds were treated off-site; and 48,726,948 pounds were released on-and off-site. |
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