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Site Safety and Health Plan
<br /> ®dor Ionization
<br /> Compound PEL"' TLV b' IIDLH'jThresho Potential'J Physical Description/Health
<br /> (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) Id ar (eV) Effects/SymptomsU
<br /> (ppm)
<br /> (elemental and 0.025 mg/m3 0.025 10 NA NA jerking limbs,dizziness,salivation,tearing,
<br /> inorganic) [vapor] mg/m3 mg/m3 nausea,vomiting,diarrhea,constipation,
<br /> [skin] [inorg] skin burns,emotional disturbances,kidney
<br /> [skin] injury,and possible teratogenic erects.
<br /> Methane NA NA NA NA NA Colorless,odorless,tasteless gas. Simple
<br /> asphyxiant,which diminishes the amount of
<br /> oxygen in the air that is breathed. Causes
<br /> rapid respiration,air hunger,diminished
<br /> mental alertness,impaired muscular
<br /> coordination,faulty judgment, depressed
<br /> sensations,emotional instability,fatigue,
<br /> nausea,vomiting,collapse,
<br /> unconsciousness,convulsions, deep coma,
<br /> and death. Dangerous fire and explosion
<br /> hazard when exposed to hear or flame.
<br /> Methylene 25 50 160-620 Colorless liquid with mild, sweet odor.
<br /> chloride Irritation skin.If you breathe in large
<br /> amounts of methylene chloride you may
<br /> feel unsteady,dizzy,and have nausea and a
<br /> tingling or numbness of your finger and
<br /> toes.A person breathing smaller amounts of
<br /> methylene chloride may become less
<br /> attentive and less accurate in tasks requiring
<br /> hand-eye coordination.
<br /> Molybdenum 5 mg/m3 5 mg/m3 1,000 NA NA Appearance and odor vary with specific
<br /> (soluble mg/m3 compound. In animals, irritates eyes,nose,
<br /> compounds as Mo) and throat,and causes anorexia,
<br /> incoordination,shortness of breath,anemia,
<br /> and kidney disorders. Mutagen and
<br /> experimental teratogen.
<br /> Naphthalene 10 10 250 NA 8.12 Colorless to brown solid with an odor of
<br /> (50 mg/m) (50 mg/m) mothballs. Irritation eyes;headache,
<br /> confusion,excitement,malaise(vague
<br /> feeling of discomfort);nausea,vomiting,
<br /> abdominal pain;irritation bladder;profuse
<br /> sweating;jaundice;hematuria(blood in the
<br /> urine),renal shutdown;dermatitis,optical
<br /> neuritis,corneal damage.
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