Methylene chloride

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Hazard Name:

Methylene chloride

HAZARD:

Methylene chloride

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CH₂Cl₂

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

50 PPM TWA

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colourless Liquid

SYNONYMS:

Dichlormethane

RELATIVE DENSITY:

2.9

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation; Skin Absorption

IP(eV):

11.32

C.F:

0.89

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

Multipurpose solvent; paint remover; in the manufacture of photographic film; in aerosol propellants; in urethane foam

TOXICOLOGY:

Methylene chloride is a mild CN S depressant and an eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritant; it is carcinogenic in experimental animals and is considered a suspected human carcinogen

MONITORING METHOD:

Monitoring Tubes:

226-01

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-01	Anasorb® CSC, Coconut Charcoal	6x70	2	50/100	GS	A	FFW	50

Monitoring Instruments:

ToxiRAE Plus PID

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