Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)

Acetonitrile

SUBSTANCE NAME:Acetonitrile

CAS Number:75-05-8

Exposure Standard:

TWA: 40 ppm 67 mg/m 3

STEL: 60 ppm 101 mg/m 3

Skin absorption notice: Absorption through the skin may be a significant source ofexposure.

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Documentation notice American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 6th edition, ACGIH, Cincinatti, Ohio, 1991..

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 Governmental Indistrial Hygienists' (ACGIH) documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices - users should refer to the ACGIH documentation cited.