American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 1 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A3 - Confirmed Animal Carcinogen with Unknown Relevance to Humans
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limit (REL): 0.5 mg/m3 TWA; Appendix A - NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens
Health Effects: Chronic/Cumulative toxicity-(CNS) (HE7) and (HE3); Mutagen (HE2)
Affected organs: CNS, kidneys, liver, skin, PNS
Literature Basis:
No Author: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) CAS No. 50-29-3. Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program, 2005. [180 KB, PDF]
No authors listed: DDT and associated compounds. IARC Monogr. Eval. Carcinog. Risks Hum. Vol. 53: 179-249, 1999. [120 KB, PDF]
sampling media: Glass Fiber Filter (37 mm)
maximum volume: 90 Liters maximum flow rate: 1.5 L/min
current analytical method: Gas Chromatography; GC/ECD
method reference: NIOSH Analytical Method (NIOSH S-274) [291 KB, PDF]
method classification: Fully Validated
note: Transfer filter to glass screw cap bottle within one hour after sampling.
Wipe Sampling Method:
sampling media: Whatman 41
analytical solvent: isooctane
current analytical method: Gas Chromatography; GC/ECD
Bulk method: Limit the amount of bulk submitted to one gram or one mL.
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