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Chemical Sampling Information |
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General Description
Synonyms: Acrylic aldehyde; Acrylaldehyde; Propenal; Allylaldehyde; Propenaldehyde; Diesel Exhaust Component
OSHA IMIS Code Number: 0110
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 107-02-8
NIOSH, Registry of Toxic Effects (RTECS) Identification Number: AS1050000
Department of Transportation Regulation Number (49 CFR 172.101): 1092 131P (inhibited)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Acrolein: chemical description, physical properties, potentially hazardous incompatibilities, and more
Exposure Limits
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.1000 Z-1 Table -- 0.1 ppm, 0.25 mg/m3 TWA
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for Construction Industry: 29 CFR 1926.55 Appendix A -- 0.1 ppm, 0.25 mg/m3 TWA
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for Maritime: 29 CFR 1915.1000 Table Z-Shipyards -- 0.1 ppm, 0.25 mg/m3 TWA
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 0.1 ppm, 0.23 mg/m3 Ceiling; Skin; Appendix A4 - Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limit (REL): 0.1 ppm, 0.25 mg/m3 TWA; 0.3 ppm, 0.8 mg/m3 STEL; Appendix C - Supplementary Exposure Limits (Aldehydes)
Health Factors
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) carcinogenic classification: Group 3 - not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Vol. 63).
NIOSH Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentration (IDLH): 2 ppm
Potential symptoms: Eye, skin, mucous membrane irritation; tightness in the chest, cough, difficulty breathing, acute pulmonary edema, chronic respiratory disease, asthma; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, high blood pressure, unconsciousness.
Health Effects: Irritation - Eye, Nose, Throat, Lung, Skin---Marked (HE14); Mutagen (HE2); Sensitizer for asthma (HE9) and dermatitis; corneal and eyelid damage; LD50 (oral, rabbit) 7 mg/kg; LD50 (oral, rat) 46 mg/kg
Affected organs: Heart, eyes, skin, respiratory system.
Notes: 1) Implicated as a major cause of fatalities due to smoke inhalation at fires.2) Metabolite of the drugs, cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide.
Date Last Revised: 11/09/2001
Literature Basis:
- (tightness in the chest, cough, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, corneal damage…; sensitizer; drug metabolite)
Morandi, M.T., Maberti, S.: Aldehydes and acetals (Chapter 73). In: Patty's Toxicology, 5th Ed., Vol. 5, Bingham, E., Cohrssen, B., and Powell, C.H., eds. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 1005-1018, 2001.
- (toxic component of smoke inhalation)
Hung, O.L. and Shih, R.D.: Firefighters (Chapter 15). In: Occupational, Industrial, and Environmental Toxicology. M.I. Greenberg, R.J. Hamilton and S.D. Phillips, eds. St. Louis: Mosby, p. 115, 1997.
Monitoring Methods used by OSHA
Laboratory Sampling/Analytical Method:
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sampling media: Coated XAD-2 Tube (150/75 mg sections) Coating is 10% (w/w) 2-(Hydroxymethyl)piperidine.
analytical solvent: Toluene
maximum volume: 48 Liters maximum flow rate: 0.1 L/min TWA
maximum volume: 3 Liters maximum flow rate: 0.2 L/min STEL
current analytical method: Gas Chromatography; GC/NPD
method reference: OSHA Analytical Method (OSHA 52)
method classification: Fully Validated
On-Site Sampling Techniques/Methods:
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device: Detector Tube
manufacturer: Matheson-Kitagawa
model/type: 8014-136
sampling information: follow manufacturer's instructions
upper measurement limit: 1.8%
detection limit: approximately 0.005%
overall uncertainty: unknown
method reference: on-site air secondary (manufacturer)
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device: Detector Tube
manufacturer: Gastec
model/type: 93
sampling information: 2 to 4 strokes
upper measurement limit: 800 ppm
detection limit: 2 ppm
overall uncertainty: 16.4% for 10 to 200 ppm, 8.2% for 200 to 800 ppm
method reference: on-site air secondary (manufacturer)
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