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| | Ethylene (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Ethylene (CAS# 74-85-1) is a colorless gas that is primarily used as an intermediate for chemical raw materials which in turn are used to manufacture a large variety of substances and products, including vinyl chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, ethyl chloride, tetraethyl lead, and acetaldehyde. |
 | | When ethylene was used as an anesthesic, fatal accidents have occurred during ethylene anesthesia because the gas-oxygen mixtures are explosives; its use has declined since the 1970s. |
 | | In 1998, 1,309,024,810 pounds of ethylene waste were managed; 123,871,793 pounds were recycled on-site; 0 pounds were recycled off-site; 631,048,101 pounds were used for energy recovery on-site; 12,978,078 pounds were used for energy recovery off-site; 509,119,560 pounds were treated on-site; 3,013,379 pounds were treated off-site; and 28,993,899 pounds were released on-and off-site. |
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