What happens to ethylbenzene when it enters the environment?
• Ethylbenzene moves easily into the air from water and soil. • It takes about 3 days for ethylbenzene to be broken down in air into other chemicals. • In surface water, ethylbenzene breaks down by reacting with other chemicals found naturally in water. • Ethylbenzene can move through soil into groundwater • In soil, it is broken down by bacteria.
