Health Hazard Alert: 2-Nitropropane (2-NP)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Health hazards of 2-nitropropane (79469) are reviewed. Production and exposure to the chemicals are discussed, along with its characteristics. Results from carcinogenic studies are presented. Recommendations for employees, employers and physicians to reduce the hazards of 2-nitropropane are given. The authors conclude that 2-nitropropane is carcinogenic in laboratory rats and is a potential carcinogen in humans. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Hazardous Substances Laboratories Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Cancer Health-hazards Industrial-chemicals Laboratory-animals Safety-measures
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB80142
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00109101
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-168411
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 80-142, 1980 Oct; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Nitropropane (CAS RN 79-46-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:13989323efc697f89ce9de4a952a23e36d148a10479f37fc6f516be987cc66c9275e9b02d02bbcb8c6735e7119093091d5cc86d50e1ea9b209299b87f565d8fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209406/cdc_209406_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.39 MB ]