Effects of ethyl acetate on the environment
Ethyl acetate, as a common organic compound, is widely used in industry and daily life. However, its impact on the environment should not be underestimated.

From the perspective of atmospheric environment, ethyl acetate is volatile into the air. Under sunlight, it will photochemically react with nitrogen oxides and other nitrogen oxides to generate secondary pollutants such as ozone. This will not only exacerbate the oxidation of the atmosphere, but also may lead to the formation of photochemical smog, which seriously affects air quality, causes harm to the human respiratory system, causes symptoms such as cough and asthma, and reduces atmospheric visibility, affecting traffic and people's daily lives.

In the aquatic environment, if ethyl acetate enters the water body, although it has a certain solubility, it will be decomposed by microorganisms during the self-purification process of natural water bodies. This decomposition process will consume dissolved oxygen in the water, resulting in hypoxia in the water body. When the dissolved oxygen content is too low, the survival of aquatic organisms will be threatened, such as fish may die due to hypoxia, thereby destroying the balance of aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, the intermediate products produced by the decomposition of ethyl acetate may have certain toxicity to aquatic organisms, affecting their growth, reproduction and development.

For the soil environment, if ethyl acetate enters the soil, it will change the physical and chemical properties of the soil. It may affect the air permeability and water permeability of the soil, and interfere with the transfer and exchange of nutrients in the soil. The living environment of some microorganisms will also be affected, which in turn affects the decomposition and transformation process of organic matter in the soil, and ultimately has adverse effects on the stability and function of the soil ecosystem.

In order to reduce the negative impact of ethyl acetate on the environment, industrial production should optimize the process to improve the utilization rate of ethyl acetate and reduce its emissions. For waste gas and wastewater containing ethyl acetate, effective treatment is required before discharge. Only in this way can ethyl acetate be used rationally while minimizing its damage to the environment.