Handbook of Solvents - George Wypych - ChemTech - Ventech!

3.3 Solvent properties 79
Property
minimum
Value
maximum median
threshold limiting value - 8h average, ppm 0.5 1000 100
maximum concentration (15 min exp), ppm 20 1250 250
maximum concentration any time, ppm 5 500 400
LD50 oral, mg/kg 214 13000 1210
LD50 dermal, mg/kg 500 20000 8750
route of entry absorption, contact. ingestion, inhalation
target organs
carcinogenicity
central nervous system, eye, gastrointestinal tract,
heart, kidney, liver, lung, respiratory system, skin
benzotrichloride, carbon tetrachloride,chloroform,
1,2-dibromomethane, 1,4-dichlorobenzene,
1,2-dichloroethane, Dowper,
1,1,2,2-tetrachlroethylene
benzotrichloride, carbon tetrachloride, chloro-
mutagenic properties
form, chloromethane, chlorodifluoromethane,
dichloromethane, 1,2-dibromomethane, Freon
MS-117 TE, Freon MS-178 TES,
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
1,1,2-trichloroethylene, trifluoromethane
theoretical oxygen demand, g/g 0 0.19 0.09
biodegradation probability weeks
octanol/water partition coefficient 0.64 4.02
ozone depletion potential 0.00 1.1 0.8
global warming potential 0.25 11700 4600
urban ozone formation 0.00 0.09 0.01
3.3.3 NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS (NITRATES, NITRILES)
Property
minimum
Value
maximum median
boiling temperature, o C 77 234 134
freezing temperature, o C -112 6 -50
flash point, o C 2 101 36
autoignition temperature, o C 414 550 481
refractive index 1.34 1.55 1.39
specific gravity, g/cm 3
0.78 1.21 0.87
vapor density (air=1) 1.4 4.2 3.1