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Table 3
<br />Potential Chemical Hazards
<br />Volatile Organic Compounds
<br />CHEMICAL SYNONYMS 8.
<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 />1,1-Dichloroethane
<br />Asymmetrical
<br />dichloroethane
<br />Ethylidene chloride
<br />1,1-Ethylidene dichloride
<br />Colorless, oily liquid with a chloroform-like odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 2 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 11.4%
<br />LEL: 5.4%
<br />100 3,000
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation skin; central nervous system depression; liver, kidney,
<br />lung damage
<br />Skin, liver, kidneys, lungs, central
<br />nervous system
<br />1,2-Dichloroethane
<br />Ethylene dichloride
<br />Ethylene chloride
<br />Glycol dichloride
<br />Colorless liquid with a pleasant, chloroform-like
<br />odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 56 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 16%
<br />LEL: 6.2%
<br />1 50 ing
<br />con
<br />abs
<br />inh CARCINOGEN Irritation eyes, comeal opacity; central nervous system
<br />depression; nausea, vomiting; dermatitis; liver, kidney,
<br />cardiovascular system damage
<br />Eyes, skin, kidneys, liver, central
<br />nervous system, cardiovascular
<br />system
<br />1,1-Dichloroethene
<br />1,1-DCE
<br />Vinylidene chloride
<br />1,1-Dichloroethylene
<br />Vinylidene chloride
<br />Vinylidene dichloride
<br />Colorless liquid or gas (above 89°F) with a mild,
<br />sweet, chloroform-like odor.
<br />Flashpoint = -2 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 15.5%
<br />LEL: 6.5%
<br />1 abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />inh CARCINOGEN Irritation eyes, skin, throat; dizziness, headache, nausea,
<br />dyspnea (breathing difficulty); liver, kidney disturbance;
<br />pneumonitis
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system, liver,
<br />kidneys
<br />1,2-Dichloroethene
<br />Acetylene dichloride
<br />cis-Acetylene dichloride
<br />trans-Acetylene
<br />dichloride
<br />sym-Dichloroethylene
<br />Colorless liquid (usually a mixture of the cis & trans
<br />isomers) with a slightly acrid, chloroform-like odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 36-39 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 12.8%
<br />LEL: 5.6%
<br />200 1,000
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, respiratory system central nervous system
<br />depression
<br />Eyes, respiratory system, central
<br />nervous system
<br />Ethylbenzene Ethylbenzol
<br />Phenylethane
<br />Colorless liquid with an aromatic odor
<br />UEL: 6.7%
<br />LEL: 0.8%
<br />Flashpoint = 55 degrees Fahrenheit lnitation 100 800
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />eyes, skin, mucous membrane; headache; dermatitis;
<br />narcosis, coma
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system
<br />Methylene Chloride Dichloromethane
<br />Methylene dichloride
<br />Colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. [Note: A
<br />gas above 104°F.]
<br />UEL: 23%
<br />LEL: 13%
<br />25 2,300 inh
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion),
<br />drowsiness, dizziness; numbness, tingle limbs; nausea
<br />CARCINOGEN
<br />Eyes, skin, cardiovascular system,
<br />central nervous system
<br />Methyl-tert
<br />Butyl Ether MTBE
<br />Liquid with an ether-like odor
<br />Flashpoint = -17 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />LEL: 1.6%
<br />LEL: 8.4%
<br />40 --
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />abs Central Irritation to eyes, skin, mucous membrane nervous system, skin, liver,
<br />kidneys, reproduction defects
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