Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)

1,3-Butadiene

CAS Number: 106-99-0

Exposure Standard:

TWA: 10 ppm 22 mg/m3
STEL: - ppm - mg/m3

Carcinogen category notice: Category 2. Probable human carcinogen for which there is sufficient evidence to provide a strong presumption that human exposure might result in the development of cancer. This evidence is generally based on appropriate long term animal studies, limited epidemiological evidence or other relevant information. See Chapter 13: Guidance Note on the Interpretation of Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment, published by Worksafe Australia.

Documentation notice. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Documentation of Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 5th Edition, ACGIH, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1986

No standard should be applied without reference to Guidance on the interpretation of Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants.

Footnotes:
Documentation notice  

Documentation for the majority of substances can be found in the American Conference of GovernmentalIndustrial Hygienists' (ACGIH) documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices - users should refer to the ACGIH documentation cited.