| Document ID (ISN) | 77350 |
| CIS number |
01-1495 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 535-1999
|
| Author(s) |
Santolaya Martínez C. |
| Title |
Environmental monitoring of isocyanate exposure |
| Original title |
Isocianatos: control ambiental de la exposición [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1999. 4p. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
After a review of the various isocyanates encountered at work (MDI, TDI and HDI) and their effects on health (asthma, sensitization, irritation of the eyes and throat, bronchitis, bronchospasms and pulmonary oedema), this information note presents five methods for monitoring isocyanates at the place of work. The preferred method is a function of the isocyanate to be measured and the process in which it is used. The exposure limits set by the INSHT are 0.036mg/m3 (0.005ppm) for TDI, 0.052mg/m3 (0.005ppm) for MDI and 0.035mg/m3 (0.005ppm) for HDI. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; determination in air; limitation of exposure; isocyanates |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; diphenylmethane diisocyanate; data sheet; tolylene diisocyanate; description of technique; hexamethylene diisocyanate |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Isocyanates
Cyano compounds
|
