Acetylene

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

26.04

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1UU1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

20 pph

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - headache Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,67,1969

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

50 pph/5M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

TABIA2 Tabulae Biologicae. (The Hague, Netherlands) V.1-22, 1925-63. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,231,1933

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - species unspecified

DOSE/DURATION :

50 pph/5M

REFERENCE :

AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 138,65,1928 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Simple asphyxiant, NO TWA DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD:ASPHYXIANTS/GASES DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,8,1973 OSHA PEL (Construc):simple asphyxiant - inert gas and vapor CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):Simple asphyxiant - inert gas and vapor CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):Simple asphyxiant - inert gas and vapor CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 1 ppm (14 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:Asphyxiant JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:Asphyxiant JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:Asphyxiant JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:Asphyxiant JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (1080 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:Asphyxiant JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO ACETYLENE-air:CL 2500 ppm/15M REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 03298 No. of Facilities: 85909 (estimated) No. of Industries: 341 No. of Occupations: 111 No. of Employees: 704679 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 03298 No. of Facilities: 2514 (estimated) No. of Industries: 41 No. of Occupations: 52 No. of Employees: 48962 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 3072 (estimated)