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 ALCOHOLS III: METHOD 1402, Issue 2, dated 15 August 1994 - Page 4 of 4 REFERENCES: [1] [2] [3]

Documentation of the NIOSH Validation Tests, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Publ. (NIOSH) 77-185 (1977). User check, UBTL, NIOSH Sequence #3990-V (unpublished, November 4, 1983). NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 2nd ed., V. 2., U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Publ. (NIOSH) 77-157-B (1977).

METHOD REVISED BY: George Williamson, NIOSH/DPSE; methods originally validated under NIOSH Contract 99-74-45.

TABLE 1. PROPERTIES

Compound

Formula

mg/m 3 = 1 ppm @ NTP

Density (g/mL)

MW

VP @ 20 °C, kPa (mm Hg)

BP (°C)

Allyl alcohol

CH 2=CHCH 2OH; C 3H 6O

2.37

58.08

0.854 @ 20°C

Diacetone alcohol

(CH 3)2C(OH)CH 2COCH 3; C 6H 12O 2

4.75

116.16

0.931 @ 25°C

167.9

0.1 (0.8)

Cyclohexanol

C 6H 12O

4.09

100.16

0.962

161; MP = 24

0.13 (1.0)

0.813 @ 15°C

132

3.7 (28)

0.802

132

0.4 (3)

Isoamyl alcohol

(CH 3)2CHCH 2CH 2OH; C 5H 12O

3.60

88.15

Methyl isobutyl carbinol

(CH 3)2CHCH 2CH(OH)CH 3; C 6H 14O

4.18

102.18

96-97

2.3 (17)

TABLE 2. GENERAL INFORMATION

EXPOSURE LIMITS (ppm) COMPOUND

CAS#

RTECS#

OSHA 2 TWA; (skin)

NIOSH

Allyl alcohol

107-18-6

BA5075000

Diacetone alcohol

123-42-2

SA9100000

50 TWA

50 TWA

50 TWA

Cyclohexanol

108-93-0

GV7875000

50 TWA

50 TWA (skin)

50 TWA (skin)

Isoamyl alcohol

123-51-3

EL5425000

100 TWA

Methyl isobutyl carbinol

108-11-2

SA7350000

25 TWA; (skin)

2 TWA; 4 STEL (skin) (Group I Pesticide)

ACGIH 2 TWA; 4 STEL (skin)

100 TWA; 125 STEL (skin)

100 TWA; 125 STEL

25 TWA; 40 STEL (skin)

25 TWA; 40 STEL (skin)

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition, 8/15/94