2-Butoxyethanol

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.

• 2-Butoxyethanol CAS No. 111-76-2

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.

• 2-Butoxyethanol, Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether

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.

• 2-Butoxyethanol

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.

• Alcohols IV (No. 1403)  PDF only 109KB (5 pages)

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether and Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-118 (September 1990)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to 2-butoxyethanol over a working lifetime.

The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB): Methanol

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for 2-butoxyethanol
PDF only 212KB (4 pages)

Related Resources

ATSDR's ToxFAQs for 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts118.html

Toxicological Profile for 2-Butoxyethanol (ATSDR)
External link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp118.html

OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_222400.html

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/butoxyet/cie32.htm

EPA (Air Toxics): 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/glycolet.html

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0500.htm

Household Products Database: 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=45

PAN Pesticides Database: 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=45

IARC Monographs (Vol. 88): 2-Butoxyethanol
External link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol88/index.php

ESIS (European Commission) (Joint Research Center): 2-Butoxyethanol
PDF only 596KB (6 pages)
External link: http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esis/

WHO (Concise International Chemical Assessment Document 10): 2-Butoxyethanol
PDF only 164KB (33 pages)
External link: http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/cicad_10_revised.pdf

OECD SIDS (UNEP Chemical): 2-Butoxyethanol
PDF only 641KB (150 pages)
External link: http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/sids/OECDSIDS/111762.pdf

NICNAS (Australia) (Priority Existing Chemical No. 6): 2-Butoxyethanol
PDF only 943KB (175 pages)
External link: http://www.nicnas.gov.au/Publications/CAR/PEC/PEC6/PEC_6_Full_Report_PDF.pdf