2-butanone

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Hazard Name:

2-butanone

HAZARD:

2-butanone

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CH₃COCH₂CH₃

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

150 PPM (TWA)

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colorless Liquid

SYNONYMS:

Mek, Methyl Ethyl Ketone

RELATIVE DENSITY:

2.5

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation

IP(eV):

9.51

C.F:

1.1

LEL%:

1.4

USES/SOURCES:

SOLVENT

TOXICOLOGY:

MEK IS AN IRRITANT OF THE EYES , MUCOUS MEMBRANES, AND SKINAND AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES NARCOSIS

MONITORING METHOD:

Monitoring Tubes:

226-81A

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-81A	Anasorb 747	6x70	2	70/140	GS	A	FWW	20

226-121

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-121	Anasorb CMS	6x70	2	75/150	GS	A	FWW	20

Monitoring Instruments:

ToxiRAE Plus PID