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Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)

Tetrachloroethylene

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NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.

International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.

Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.

  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (No. 1003) PDF Icon PDF only 113 kb (7 pages)
  • Perchloroethylene (port GC) in exhaled breath and air (No. 3704) PDF Icon PDF only 47 kb (5 pages)

NIOSH Worker Notification Program
NIOSH conducts research to prevent illnesses and injuries in the workplace. The NIOSH worker Notification Program notifies workers and other stakeholders about the findings of these research studies.

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Drycleaning
Provides a collection of resources focused upon identifying and controlling the exposure of workers to tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), as well as other hazards.

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-185 (1976)  
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to tetrachloroethylene over a working lifetime.

Current Intelligence Bulletin No. 20: Tetrachloroethylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-111 (1978)  
This Bulletin is to advise you of the findings of the NCI study, other pertinent data, their implications for occupational health, and precautions for handling tetrachloroethylene.

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Tetrachloroethylene
this document in PDF PDF only 261 KB (6 pages)

Related Resources

ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg18.html

Agency for Toxic Effects Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts18.html

ATSDR (Case Studies in Environmental Medicine): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/pce/pcestandards_regulations.html

Toxicological Profile for Tetrachloroethylene (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp18.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_270620.html
Provides information about the physical properties, health factors, exposure limits, and monitoring methods used by OSHA for tetrachloroethylene.

OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_270620.html

OSHA (Hazard Recognition): Dry Cleaning
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/drycleaning/recognition.html

OSHA: Reducing Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Dry Cleaning
PDF Icon PDF only 104KB (28 pages)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/perc.pdf

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Tetrachloroethylene
PDF Icon PDF only 38KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1810.pdf

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/tetrachloroethylene/

Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/tetrachloroethylene_c_V1.shtml

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results38.htm

EPA (Air Toxics): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/tet-ethy.html

EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/dw_contamfs/tetrachl.html

EPA (OPPT Chemical Fact Sheet): Perchloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/f_perchl.txt

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Tetrachloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0106.htm

Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD 68): Tetrachloroethylene
PDF Icon PDF only 1.2 MB (123 pages)
External Link: http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/cicad68.pdf

NTP (Substance Profiles): Tetrachloroethylene
PDF Icon PDF only 217KB (2 pages)
External Link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s169tetr.pdf

IARC Monograph (Vol. 63): Tetrachloroethylene
PDF Icon PDF only 103KB (39 pages)
External Link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol63/volume63.pdf

Toxnet
A search engine accessing several databases provided by the National Library of Medicine.
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov



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