ILO Home
Go to the home page
Site map | Contact us Français | Español

CISDOC database

Document ID (ISN)40479
CIS number 83-1622
ISSN - Serial title Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Gadalina I.D., Malyševa M.V.
Title Experimental data supporting the maximum acceptable concentration of furyl alcohol in workplace air
Original title Ėksperimental'nye materialy k obosnovaniju predel'no dopustimoj koncentracii furilovogo spirta v vozduhe rabočej zony [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Sep. 1981, No.9, p.52-53. 6 ref.
Abstract 17 toxicometric parameters were tabulated for furyl alcohol in experiments with rats and mice. The data support a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.5mg/m3. The alcohol should carry a warning that it penetrates the skin.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; furfuryl alcohol; USSR
Descriptors (secondary) animal experiments; skin absorption
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Occupational exposure limits
Alcohols