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Chlorinated diphenyl oxide
May 1994
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
CAS number: 31242–93–0
NIOSH REL: 0.5 mg/m3 TWA
Current OSHA PEL: 0.5 mg/m3 TWA
1989 OSHA PEL: Same as current PEL
1993-1994 ACGIH TLV: 0.5 mg/m3 TWA
Description of Substance: Light-yellow, very viscous, waxy liquid.
LEL: . . Unknown
Original (SCP) IDLH*: Unknown [*Note: “Effective” IDLH = 5 mg/m3 — see discussion below.]
Basis for original (SCP) IDLH: No quantitative data are available concerning the toxic effects produced by the inhalation of chlorinated diphenyl oxide. Therefore, for this draft technical standard, using an analogy with the chloronaphthalenes, the respirators have been selected on the basis of the assigned protection factor afforded by each device up to 10 × the OSHA PEL of 0.5 mg/m3 (i.e., 5 mg/m3); only the “most protective” respirators are permitted for use in concentrations exceeding 5 mg/m3.
Short-term exposure guidelines: None developed
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
Lethal dose data:
Human data: None relevant for use in determining the revised IDLH.
| Revised IDLH: 5 mg/m3Basis for revised IDLH: No inhalation toxicity data are available on which to base an IDLH for chlorinated diphenyl oxide. Based on acute oral toxicity data in animals [Clayton and Clayton 1981], a value of about 35 mg/m3 would have been appropriate for chlorinated diphenyl oxide. However, the revised IDLH for chlorinated diphenyl oxide is 5 mg/m3 based on being 10 times the NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL of 0.5 mg/m3 (10 is an assigned protection factor for respirators and was used during the Standards Completion Program for deciding when the “most protective” respirators should be used for chlorinated diphenyl oxide). |
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