What happens to hydrazines when they enter the environment?
• Hydrazines can be released into the environment during their production or use, or from accidental spills. • Hydrazines easily evaporate to the air, where they are broken down by reactions within minutes or hours. • Hydrazines can also dissolve in water, where they usually break down into less toxic compounds within a few weeks. • Hydrazines may build up in some fish living in contaminated water, but are not expected to remain at high levels over long periods of time. • In soil, hydrazines may stick to particles and be changed within a few days to less harmful compounds.
