Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
12-Dibromoethane also known as ethylene dibromide (EDB) is the organobromine compound with the chemical formula (CH2Br)2. Although trace amounts occur naturally in the ocean where it is formed probably by algae and kelp it is mainly synthetic. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor detectable at 10 ppm is a widely used and sometimes-controversial fumigant.
