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CHAPTER 8
1956 Guide
Table 3. Maximum Allowable Concentration of Gases and Vapobs ASA Stand- Threshold Limit Values A.C.Q.I.H.* 1954
Acetaldehyde............................. Acetic add....................... ' Acetic anhydride....................... Acetone....................................... Acrolein....................................... Acrylonitrile...............................
Ammonia.................................................... Amyl acetate............ ................................ Amyl alcohol (iso)................................... . Aniline............................................................... Arsine......................................................... Benzene (benzol).....................................
Bromine.................................................... 1,3-Butadiene......................... .............. n-Butanol.............. ................................ 2-Butanone............................................... n-Butyl acetate..................................... Butyl "cellosolve" (2 butoxyethanol).
Carbon dioxide............ .......................... Carbon disulfide..................................... Carbon monoxide ................................. Carbon tetrachloride............................ "Cellosolve" (2-ethoxyethanol)........... "Cellosolve" acetate.............................
Chlorine............................. Chlorobenzene................ 2- Chlorobutadiene........... Chloroform..................... 1-Chloro-l-nitropropane. Cresol...........................
Cyclohexane.......................................... Cyclohexanol......................................... Cyclohexanone..................................... Cyclohexene.. ..................................... Cyclopropane (propane)..................... 1-2 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide).
o-Dichlorobenxene............................... Dichlorodifluoromethane.................. 1.1-Dichloroethane............................ 1.2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichlonde) 1.2-Dichloroethylene......................... Dichloroethyl ether...........................
Di chloromethane................................... Dichloromonofluormethane................ 1.1-Dichloro-l-Nitroethane.......... . 1.2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichlo-
ride)...................................................... Dichlorotetrafluoroethane.................... Diethyl amine........................................
Dimethylaniline.......... Dimethylsulfate........... Dioxane......................... Ethyl acetate............. . Ethyl alcohol............... Ethyl amine.................
Ethyl benzene............. Ethyl bromide............ Ethyl chloride. ....... Ethylene chlorhydrin. Ethylene oxide............ Ethyl ether..................
Ethyl formate.................. Ethyl silicate.................... Fluorine .......................... Fluorotrichloromethane. Formaldehyde................. Gasoline............................ Heptane...........................
20 100
ppm
200 10 5
1000 0.5 20
100 200 100
5 0.05
35
1 1000
100 250 200 200
5000 20 100 25 200 100
1 75 25 100 20
5
400 100 100 400 400 25
50 1000 100
IOO 200
15
500 1000
10
75 1000
25
5 1 100 400 1000 25
200 200 1000
5 100 400
100 100 0.1 1000
5 500 500
Gm/cu m or 0s/1000 ca ftb
Os/1000 cu ft
0.36 0.02554 0.02085 .2.4130 0.1145 0.04336
0.069 1.064 0.36 0.019
0.11393
0.00653 2.210 0.3030 0.735 0.948 0.966
.0.43 0.02 0.02 2.42 0.013 0.05
1.16 0.41 0.02
0.12
0.03 3.3 0.36 0.88 1.04 1.02
0.0622
0.157 0.736 0.54
0.05
0.095 0.76 0.53
0.3465 0.0905 0.488 0.101 0.022
1.375 0.409 0.401 1.34 0.6875
0.3 0.09 0.31 0.08 0.02
1.69 0.42 0.41 1.58 0.91
0.3005 4.94 0.405 0.4051 0.794 0.0878
1.74 4.20 0.0589
' 0.3265 6.98 0.045
0.02475 0.00515 0.36 1.44 1.881
0.24 3.18 0.33
0.31 0.59 0.08
1.25 2.83 0.4
0.29 4.36
0.07
0.02
0.003
0.33 1.52 2.2
0.868 0.892 2.64 0.01645 0.18 1.212
0.303 0.651
5.62 0.006135 2.045 2.05
0.96 0.59 2.75 0.015 0.09 1.67
0.315 0.87
3.7
2.89 2.87
Air Contaminants
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Table 3. Maximum Allowable Concentration of Gases and Vapobs
(Concluded)
Substance
ASA Stand
ards
M.A.C.
ppm by volume
Threshold Limit Values A.C.G.l.H* 1954
ppm
Gm/cu m or Os/1000 cu ftb
Os/1000 cu ft
Hydrogen chloride................ Hydrogen cyanide................. Hydrogen fluoride..................
Hydrogen selenide................. Hydrogen sulfide....................
Iodine.......
Isophorone Isopropyl alcohol....... Isopropyl ether...........................................
Mesityl oxide...............................................
Methyl acetate...........................................
Methyl alcohol........................................... Methylal...........................! Methyl bromide.........................................
Methyl butyl ketone (hexanone)............
Methyl*`cellosolve " (2-methoxyethanol) Methyl "cellosolve" acetate.....................
Methyl chloride......... . .777--,................
Methyl chloroform (1-1-1 trichlaroethane) Methylcyclohexane....................... Methylcydohexanol............................. Methylcyclohexanone.......................... Methyl formate...................................
Methyl iso-butyl ketone...............
Monochlorobenzene....................... Monofluorotrichloromff-th*.np Naphtha (coaltar)....... ......... . Naphtha (petroleum)......... Nickel carbonyl.......................
Nitrobenzene.............. Nitroethane...................... Nitrogen dioxide.....................
itrogen oxides (other than nitrous c ide).............................................................. mtroglycerine.......................... .............. Nitromethane......................... '!!!""
2-Nitropropane..................
Nitrotoluene. Octane......... ................................
Ozone....... .......................................
Pentane
......................... ..
Pentanone (methyl propanone)..
.............
rnoogene.............
...............
Phosphine......... ...........................
^hoephorus trichloride................
A/PPy! acetate...
otibine.........
....................
Stoddard solvent, otyrene monomer Su fur chloride
1 1 ,ur dioxide.................... 'Tpt ^fetrachloroethane
etrachloroethylene ((ppeerrcclhloroethylene)
Toluene........... ^.oluidine
x7eLehl0ride`:;
200
200 200
500 5 10 3 0.05
20
1 25 400 500 50 200
200 1000
20 100 25 25
100 500 500 100 100 100
100 75 1000 200 500 0.001
100 5
25 0.5 100
50 5 500 0.1 1000 200
5 1 0.05 0.5 200 0.1
500 200
1
5 200
200 5
200 100 500 200
1.76 0.00746 0.01104 0.00245
0.01039 0.141 1.022 2.085 0.2005 0.606
0.2618 3.11 0.0778 0.352 0.7775 0.1208
0.2086
2.005 0.466 0.458 0.2554
0.409 0.3465 5.61 0.638 1.945 0.000007
0.00503 0.307
0.00464 0.2495
0.182 0.028 2.33
2.94 0.704
0.00281 0.834
2.845 0.85 0.00552
0.343 1.358
0.752 0.0219 1.072 0.556 1.28 0.868
b*. G'l'H American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. ^*quid ounces (at 20 C) of chemical in 1000 cu ft. From 1953 list.
2.54 0.004 0.015 0.003
0.0002 0.15 1.22 2.75 0.22 0.62
0.32 3.5 0.04 0.41 0.078 0.11
0.22
2.44 0.49 0.48 0.25
0.49 0.3 3.59 0.71 2.6 0.000006
0.004 0.275
0.003 0.21
0.17 0.23 3.17
4.5 0.82
0.0018 0.885
3.4 0.89 0.003
0.02 0.810
0.83 0.02 0.70 0.58 1.33 0.96