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ID (ISN) del documento42482
Número CIS 84-1405
Año 1983
Número de serie DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.83-109
Título Alternatives to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate ("DOP") in respirator quantitative fit testing
Información bibliográfica U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIOSH, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, Mar. 1983. 31p. 80 ref.
Resumen Because di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a potential carcinogen and has undesirable toxic properties, a replacement for this substance is needed as the aerosol used in quantitative fit testing (QNFT) of respirators. The aerosol characteristics and toxic properties of refined corn oil, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate (DEHS) and dimethicone (DM) were evaluated, and these substances were also used as aerosols in QNFT field tests. Little toxicity data exists for DEHS or DM but the metabolic fate of DEHS is thought to be similar to that of DEHP. A refined corn oil aerosol is now recommended as a replacement for DEHP in QNFT.
Descriptores (primarios) ftalato de bis(etilhexilo); aceite de maíz; pruebas del material; respiradores; aerosoles
Descriptores (secundarios) aceite de silicona-metilo; pruebas en el puesto de trabajo; sebacato de bis(etil-2 hexilo)
Tipo de documento E - Libros, informes, actas
Tema(s) Protección individual
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Respiratory protection
Phthalates
Esters and salts