ALC OH OLS CO MB INED : MET HO D 140 5, Issue 1, dated 15 M arch 200 3 - Page 5 o f 6 TABLE 2. GENERAL INFORMATION Expo sure Lim its Compound
CAS #
RETECS #
OSHA (ppm)
NIOSH (ppm)
ACGIH (ppm)
n-Butyl alcohol
71-36-3
EO1400000
100 TWA
C 50 (skin)
C 50 (skin)
sec-Butyl alcohol
78-92-2
EO1750000
150 TWA
100 TWA; 150 STEL
100 TWA
Isobutyl alcohol
78-83-1
NP9625000
100 TWA
50 TWA
50 TWA
n-Propyl alcohol
71-23-8
UH8225000
200 TWA
200 TWA; 250 STEL(skin)
200 TWA; 250 STEL (skin)
Allyl alcohol
107-18-6
BA5075000
2 TWA; (skin)
2 TWA; 4 STEL (skin) (Group 1 Pesticide)
2 TWA; 4 STEL (skin)
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
100 TWA; 125 STEL(skin)
100 TWA; 125 STEL
Methyl isobutyl carbinol
108-11-2
SA7350000
25 TWA; (skin)
25 TWA; 40 STEL (skin)
25 TWA; 40 STEL (skin)
T AB LE 3. SY NO NY M S Compound
S ynonym s
(1) n-butyl alcohol
1-butan ol; n-buta nol; propyl carbinol.
(2) sec-Butyl alcohol
2-butanol; methyl ethyl carbinol; 2-hydroxybutane.
(3) isobutyl alcohol
2-methyl-1-propanol; isopropyl carbinol; IBA.
(4) n-propyl alcohol
1-propanol; ethyl carbinol.
(5) allyl alcohol
2-propen-1-ol; 2-propenol; vinyl carbinol.
(6) diacetone alcohol
4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone; 2-methyl-2-pentanol-4-one.
(7) cyclohexanol
hexalin; hydralin; hydroxycyclohenane; anol.
(8) isoamyl alcohol
3-m eth yl-1-buta nol; isobutylca rbinol; isopentyl alcohol.
(9) methyl isobutyl carbinol
MIBC ; 4-m eth yl-2-pentan ol; m eth yl am yl alcohol.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition
