107-31-3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H4-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

60.06

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

VHO1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

1622 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery. (Northbrook, IL) V.18-42, 1949-73. For publisher information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 368 mg/m3 (150 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 246 mg/m3 (100 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,517,1959 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,165,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (375 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 100 ppm (246 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (369 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (375 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm (500 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (250 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO METHYL FORMATE-air:10H TWA 100 ppm;STEL 150 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 33850 No. of Facilities: 80 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 22 No. of Employees: 7738 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1402 (estimated)