NEG and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Propylene Glycol Ethers and Their Acetates

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• Alternative Title:
  Propylene glycol ethers and their acetates
• Personal Author:
  Johansson, Gunnar
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Arbetsmiljöinstitutet (Sweden) ; Nordic Expert Group for Documentation of Occupational Exposure Limits
• Description:
  "The propylene glycol ethers and their acetates were reviewed as background for discussion of occupational exposure limits. The most commonly used propylene glycols in industry were 1-methoxy-2- propanol (107982), 2-methoxy-1-propanol (1320678), 1-methoxy-2- propyl-acetate (108656), 2-methoxy-1-propyl-acetate (70657704) and dipropylene-glycol-monomethyl-ether (34590948). The report included information concerning ambient air levels at the workplace, analytical methods for air monitoring, toxicokinetics (uptake, probably routes of human exposure, distribution, biotransformation, elimination, and biological exposure indicators), general toxicology (toxic mechanisms and in-vitro studies, factors influencing toxicity, and general effects), organ effects (skin and mucous membranes, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, circulatory system, hematological system, central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system), immunotoxicity and allergy, mutagenicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, dose effect and dose response relationships (short term exposure, and long term exposure), and research needs." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  This document was prepared by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the National Institute of Occupational Health, Solna, Sweden.
  
  "The contents of this document originally appeared in Arbete Och Halsa 1990:32, which was published in Sweden"--p. [2].
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure/standards Propylene Glycols/adverse Effects Propylene Glycols/toxicity
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  Sweden ; United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00199715
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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