title: Odor detection and respirator cartridge replacement.
abstract: If the odor threshold of a compound is greater than its TLV, overexposure of a respirator user is possible since breakthrough may not be detected. Odor threshold data are assembled for a number of different materials and compared to their TLV's. Use practices are recommended for chemical cartidge respirators for various grouping of compounds, based on their odor threshold to TLV ratio.
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols; D000577:Amides; D004987:Ethers; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D009812:Odorants; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000577:Amides; D004987:Ethers; D006838:Hydrocarbons