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 User check, UBTL, NIOSH Sequence #3990-V (unpublished, November 4, 1983).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
