Document ID (ISN) | 53496 |
CIS number |
90-420 |
Year |
1988 |
Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.89-104
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Title |
Chloromethyl methyl ether, potential human carcinogen |
Bibliographic information |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati OH 45226, USA, 1988. 6p. Bibl. |
Abstract |
Chemical safety information sheet taken from the newly revised edition of the NIOSH publication "Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards". Toxicity: irritation and chemical burns (skin, eyes, mucous membranes); pulmonary oedema; pneumonia; lung cancer (ACGIH: A2 carcinogen). |
Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; chloromethyl methyl ether; USA; carcinogens |
Descriptors (secondary) |
irritants; pneumonia; lung cancer; elimination of spills; waste disposal; chemical burns; pulmonary oedema; personal protective equipment; respirators; health hazards; determination in air; medical supervision; data sheet; first aid |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Ethers Occupational exposure limits
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