Safety standards for occupational exposure to dichloromethane.
The toxic effects of dichloromethane (DCM) are reviewed. Human dose-response data, tolerance levels, and the effects of physical exercise and smoking on DCM toxicity are reported. Finally, occupational exposure, current NIOSH (1976) recommendations, and the consequences of ill-health as they pertain to DCM in the workplace are discussed.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000818:Animals; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000633:toxicity*; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000633:toxicity*; D009153:Mutagens; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety
D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009153:Mutagens; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin