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Site Safety and Health Plan
<br /> Table C -1 Health Hazard Qualities of Chemical Hazards
<br /> Odor Ionization
<br /> Compound PEL TLVb' IDLH"Thresho Potential`" Physical Description/Health
<br /> (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) id d} (ev) Effects/SymptomsU
<br /> (ppm)
<br /> Acetone 1,000 1,000 2,500 NA 9.69 Colorless liquid with a fragrant,mint-like
<br /> (2,400 mg/m3) (2,400 [10% odor. Irritation eyes,nose,throat;headache,
<br /> mg/m3) LEL] dizziness,central nervous system
<br /> depression;dermatitis.
<br /> Aldrin 0.25 mg/m 0.25 0.25 0.017 NA White crystalline solid with a mild chemical
<br /> mg/m3 mg/m3 odor.Binds to soil and can become airborne
<br /> with soil disturbance. Irritation eyes,nose,
<br /> throat;headache,dizziness,nausea and
<br /> vomiting,loss of coordination, coma,
<br /> respiratory depression.
<br /> Ammonia 50 25 300 NA 10.18 Colorless gas with a pungent,suffocating
<br /> (35 mg/m3) (18 mg/m3) odor. Irritation eyes,nose,throat;dyspnea
<br /> (breathing difficulty),wheezing,chest pain;
<br /> pulmonary edema;pink frothy sputum;skin
<br /> burns,vesiculation;liquid: frostbite.
<br /> Antimony 0.5 mg1m3 0.5 mg/ms 50 Noncombustible solid in bulk form,but a
<br /> Mg/M3 moderate explosion hazard in the form of
<br /> dust when exposed to flame. Causes
<br /> irritation eyes,skin,nose,throat,mouth;
<br /> cough;dizziness;headache;nausea,
<br /> vomiting,diarrhea;stomach cramps;
<br /> insomnia;anorexia;unable to smell
<br /> properly,
<br /> Arsenic 0.01 mg/m 0.01 5 NA NA Silver-gray or tin-white,brittle,odorless
<br /> (Inorganic,as As) [29CFR mg& mg/m3 solid. Causes ulceration of the nasal
<br /> 1910.1018]1 septum,dermatitis,gastrointestinal
<br /> [8 CCR 5214] disturbances,nervous system degeneration,
<br /> respiratory irritation,skin spots,and lung
<br /> and lymphatic cancer. Mutagen,
<br /> experimental teratogen,and carcinogen.
<br /> Barium 0.5 mg/m' 0.5 mg/m3 50 NA NA White,odorless solid,although appearance
<br /> (soluble mg/m3 and properties vary with specific
<br /> compounds as Ba) compounds. Irritates eyes,skin,and upper
<br /> respiratory tract. Causes skin bums,
<br /> gastroenteritis,muscle spasms,potassium
<br /> decrease,slow pulse,and momentary
<br /> arrhythmia.
<br /> Benzene 1 0.5 500 4.7 9.24 Colorless to light-yellow liquid(solid<42°F)
<br /> [29 CFR [skin] with an aromatic odor.Eye,nose,skin,and
<br /> 1910.1028] respiratory system irritant. Causes
<br /> [8 CCR 5218] giddiness,headaches,nausea,staggered
<br /> gait,fatigue,anorexia,exhaustion,
<br /> dermatitis,bone marrow depression,and
<br /> leukemia. Mutagen,experimental
<br /> teratogen,and carcinogen.
<br /> Beryllium 0.002 mg/m3 0.002 4 NA NA Hard,brittle,gray-white,metallic solid.
<br /> Mg/M3 mg/m3 Irritates lungs,skin,eyes,and mucous
<br /> membranes. Causes berylliosis,anorexia,
<br /> low-weight,weakness,chest pain,
<br /> cou in g,blue skin,clubbed fingers,
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