Table 1. ACGIH data set about 18 carcinogenic substances which are classified by EU in Carc. Cat. 1-2-3 (R 45 - R49 - R40) and for which the Unit Risk by US-EPA is available.
|
Substance name |
C.A.S. |
TLV- TWA |
Year |
Carc. Class |
TLV-basis Critical Effect(s) |
U.S.EPA |
|
|
1,2-dichloroethane |
107-06-2 |
10 |
40 |
1996 |
Liver necrosis |
2.6 E-05 |
|
|
1,3-butadiene |
106-99-0 |
2 |
4.4 |
1994 |
A2 |
Cancer |
2.8 E-04 |
|
Acetaldehyde |
75-07-0 |
25* |
45 |
1993 |
A3 |
Irritation |
2.2 E-06 |
|
Acrylonitrile |
107-13-1 |
2 |
4.3 |
1984 |
A2 |
Cancer |
6.8 E-05 |
|
Benzene |
71-43-2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1997 |
A1 |
Cancer |
8.3 E-06 |
|
Beryllium |
7440-41-7 |
0.002 |
1997
|
A1 |
Cancer, berylliosis |
2.4 E-03 |
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride |
56-23-5 |
5 |
31 |
1996 |
A2 |
Liver, Cancer |
1.5 E-05 |
|
Chloroform |
67-66-3 |
10 |
49 |
1996 |
A3 |
CNS,CVS,liver, kidney, reprod.ve |
2.3 E-05 |
|
Dichloromethane |
75-09-2 |
50 |
174 |
1996 |
A3 |
CNS Anoxia |
4.7 E-07 |
|
Dichloromethyl-ether |
542-88-1 |
0.001 |
1981 |
A1 |
Cancer (lung) |
6.2 E-02 |
|
|
Epichlorohydrin |
106-89-8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1997 |
A3 |
Irritation,liver, |
1.2 E-06 |
|
Formaldehyde |
50-00-0 |
0.3* |
0.37 |
1992 |
A3 |
Irritation, Cancer |
1.3 E-05 |
|
Heptachlor |
76-44-8 |
0.05 |
1994 |
A3 |
CNS, liver, blood |
1.3 E-03 |
|
|
Heptachlor epoxide |
1024-57-3 |
0.05 |
1994 |
A3 |
CNS, liver, blood |
2.6 E-03 |
|
|
Hexachlorobenzene |
118-74-1 |
0.025 |
1997 |
A3 |
Liver,metabolic disorders |
4.6 E-04 |
|
|
P,pdichlorodiphenyl- trichlorethane (DDT) |
50-29-3 |
1 |
1996 |
A3 |
Seizures, liver |
9.7 E-05 |
|
|
Propilene oxide |
75-56-9 |
20 |
48 |
1996 |
A3 |
Irritation,CNS |
3.7 E-06 |
|
Toxaphene |
8001-35-2 |
0.5 |
1996 |
A3 |
Seizures, liver |
3.2 E-04 |
|