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TABLE 16.2 Occupational Exposure Limits for Selected Solvents and Related Materials<br />

Compound CAS No.<br />

1999<br />

ACGIH<br />

TLV a<br />

(ppm)<br />

1999<br />

ACGIH<br />

STEL b<br />

(ppm)<br />

1999<br />

ACGIH<br />

Carcinogen<br />

Class<br />

1999<br />

OSHA-<br />

PEL<br />

(ppm)<br />

1999<br />

OSHA-<br />

STEL<br />

(ppm)<br />

1999<br />

USEPA<br />

Carcinogen<br />

Class d<br />

Acetaldehyde 75-07-0 NE 25 A3 200 NE B2<br />

Acetone 67-64-1 500 750 A4 1,000 NE D<br />

Acrolein 107-02-8 0.1 0.23 A4 0.1 NE C<br />

Aniline 62-53-3 2 NE A3 5 NE B2<br />

Benzene 71-43-2 0.5 2.5 A1 1 5 A<br />

Benzidine 92-87-5 NE NE A1 NE NE A<br />

Carbon disulfide 75-15-0 10 NE NE 20 30 ND<br />

Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 5 10 A2 10 25 B2<br />

Chloroform 67-66-3 10 NE A3 NE 50 B2<br />

Dimethylaniline 121-69-7 5 10 A4 5 NE ND<br />

1,4-Dioxane 123-91-1 20 NE A3 100 NE B2<br />

Ethanol 64-17-5 1,000 NE A4 1,000 NE ND<br />

Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 400 NE NE 400 NE ND<br />

Ethyl ether 60-29-7 400 500 NE 400 NE ND<br />

Ethylene glycol, aerosol 107-21-1 NE 100 A4 NE NE ND<br />

Formaldehyde 50-00-0 NE 0.3 A2 0.75 2 B1<br />

n-Hexane 110-54-3 50 NE NE 500 NE ND<br />

Hexane isomers (other) ND 500 1,000 NE NE NE ND<br />

Hydrazine 302-01-2 0.01 NE A3 1 NE B2<br />

Isopropanol 67-63-0 400 c<br />

500 A4 400 NE ND<br />

Isopropyl ether 108-20-3 250 310 NE 500 NE ND<br />

Methanol 67-56-1 200 250 NE 200 NE ND<br />

Methyl bromide 74-83-9 1 NE NE NE 20 D<br />

Methyl chloride 74-87-3 50 100 A4 100 200 ND<br />

Methylene chloride 75-09-2 50 NE A3 25 125 B2<br />

Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 200 300 NE 200 NE D<br />

Naphthalene 91-20-3 10 15 A4 10 NE C<br />

Nitrobenzene 98-95-3 1 NE A3 1 NE D<br />

Nitromethane 75-52-5 20 NE NE c<br />

100 NE ND<br />

Phenol 108-95-2 5 NE A4 5 NE D<br />

Pyridine 110-86-1 5 NE NE 5 NE ND<br />

Styrene 100-42-5 20 40 A4 100 200 ND<br />

Tetrahydrofuran 109-99-9 200 250 NE 200 NE ND<br />

Toluene 108-88-3 50 NE A4 200 300 D<br />

Trichloroethene 79-01-6 50 100 A5 100 200 ND<br />

Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 1 NE A1 1 5 A<br />

NE Not Established<br />

ND No Data, or not classified with regard to carcinogen status by U.S. EPA.<br />

a<br />

ACGIH Time-Weighted Average Threshold Limit Value (TWA-TLV).<br />

b<br />

ACGIH Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) or Ceiling Value.<br />

c<br />

Changes are pending.<br />

d<br />

U.S. EPA Carcinogen Classification system presently undergoing reveiw.<br />

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