NAME: Quinone
SYNONYM(s):
p-Benzoquinone; para-Quinone
IMIS: 2222
CAS: 106-51-4
NIOSH: RTECS DK2625000; 18554
DOT: 2587
DESCRIPTION:
Pale yellow solid with an acrid odor.
MW:
108
BP:
Sublimes
VP:
0.1 mm
MP:
235 F
INCOM:
Strong oxidizers
Exposure Limits
OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY PEL:
0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3
OSHA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PEL:
0.1 ppm, 0.4 mg/m3 TWA
ACGIH TLV:
0.1 ppm, 0.44 mg/m3 TWA
NIOSH REL: 0.1 ppm TWA
Health Factors
IARC:
Group 3, not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans
(para-Quinone)
SYMPTOM(s):
Eye irritation, conjunctivitis; keratitis; skin irritation
HEALTH EFFECTS:
Acute eye (Corneal) damage (HE4)
Cumulative eye (Corneal) damage (HE3)
Irritation-Nose, Throat, Skin---Mild (HE16)
ORGAN:
Eyes, skin
Monitoring
PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):
MEDIA:
XAD-2 Tube (100/50 mg sections, 20/50 mesh)
ANL SOLVENT:
Isopropanol/Hexane (20/80)
MAX V:
24 Liters MAX F:
0.2 L/min
ANL 1:
High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC/UL68.
REF:
1 (ModifiedNIOSH S181)
SAE:
0.14
CLASS:
Fully Validated
NOTE:
The samples must be analyzed within 1 hour after desorption. The modification is to use IPA/Hexane instead of the EtOH/Hexane as specifiec in the NIOSH method since EtOH and Hexane are not miscible.
COND:
240 nm
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