Hazardous Substance Ecological Fact Sheet and Ecotoxicity Profile Acetamide

Abstract

Acetamide (acetic acid amide) is a colorless crystalline solid which is highly,soluble in ltater. It is used as a general solvent for both inorganic and organic compounds, a solubilizer, a plasticizer, an antacid in the lacquer, explosives and cosmetics industries, a stabilizer in 'peroxides, and in the synthesis of organic chemicals such as methylamine 'and thioacetamide. It may enter the aquatic environment via effluents from chemical industries where it is manufactured or used, and spills.