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Table 3
<br />Potential Chemical Hazards
<br />Volatile Organic Compounds
<br />CHEMICAL SYNONYMS &
<br />TRADE NAMES PROPERTIES
<br />EXPOSURE LIMITS (ppm) ROUTES OF EXPOSURE SYMPTOMS! HEALTH EFFECTS TARGET ORGANS TWA
<br />(8-hour workshift
<br />40-hour week)
<br />IDLH
<br />(exit immediately)
<br />Acetone
<br />Dimethyl ketone
<br />Ketone propane
<br />2-Propanone
<br />Colorless liquid with a fragrant, mint-like odor.
<br />UEL: 12.8%
<br />LEL: 2.5%
<br />500 2,500
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, nose, throat; headache, dizziness, central nervous
<br />system depression; dermatitis
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system
<br />Benzene Benzol
<br />Phenyl hydride
<br />Colorless to light-yellow liquid with a sweet aromatic
<br />odor (odor threshold 3 - 5 ppm) (a solid below 42
<br />degrees Fahrenheit)
<br />Flashpoint = 12 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 7.8%
<br />LEL: 1.2%
<br />1 500
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, nose, respiratory system; dizziness;
<br />headache, nausea, staggered gait; anorexia, lassitude
<br />(weakness, exhaustion); dermatitis; bone marrow depression
<br />CARCINOGEN
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system.
<br />blood, central nervous system.
<br />bone marrow
<br />Bromotorm Methyl tribromide
<br />Tribromomethane
<br />Colorless to yellow liquid with a chloroform-like odor
<br />[Note: A solid below 47°F.]
<br />Noncombustible Liquid
<br />UEL: NA
<br />LEL: NA
<br />0.5 850
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, respiratory system; central nervous system
<br />depression; liver, kidney damage
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system, liver,
<br />kidneys
<br />2-Butanone
<br />Ethyl methyl ketone
<br />MEK
<br />Methyl acetone
<br />Methyl ethyl ketone
<br />Colorless liquid with a moderately sharp, fragrant,
<br />mint- or acetone-like odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 16 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL(200°F): 11.4%
<br />LEL(200°F): 1.4%
<br />200 3,000
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, nose; headache; dizziness; vomiting;
<br />dermatitis
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system
<br />Carbon Disulfide Carbon 'Disulfide
<br />Colorless to faint-yellow liquid with a sweet ether-liki
<br />odor. [Note: Reagent grades are foul smelling.]
<br />Flashpoint = -22 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 50.0%
<br />LEL: 1.3%
<br />4 500 abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br /> Dizziness, headache, poor sleep, lassitude (weakness,inh Central exhaustion), anxiety, anorexia, weight loss; psychosis;
<br />polyneuropathy; Parkinson-like syndrome; ocular changes;
<br />coronary heart disease; gastritis; kidney, liver injury; eye, skin
<br />bums; dermatitis; reproductive effects
<br />nervous system, peripheral
<br />nervous system, cardiovascular
<br />system, eyes, kidneys, liver, skin,
<br />reproductive system
<br />Carbon
<br />Tetrachloride
<br />Carbon chloride, Carbon
<br />tet, Freon® 10, Halon®
<br />104,
<br />Tetrachloromethane
<br />Colorless liquid with a characteristic ether-like odor
<br />Noncombustible Liquid.
<br />UEL: NA
<br />LEL: NA
<br />2 200
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin; central nervous system depression; nausea,
<br />vomiting; liver, kidney injury; drowsiness, dizziness,
<br />incoordination
<br />CARCINOGEN
<br />Central nervous system, eyes,
<br />lungs, liver, kidneys, skin
<br />Chlorobenzene
<br />Benzene chloride
<br />Chlorobenzol
<br />MCB
<br />Monochlorobenzene
<br />Phenyl chloride
<br />Colorless liquid with an almond-like odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 82 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 9.6%
<br />LEL: 1.3%
<br />10 1,000
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, nose; drowsiness, incoordination; central
<br />nervous system depression; in animals: liver, lung, kidney injury
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system, liver
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