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Substance |
Listed in CAPCOA (1993) |
Chronic |
Hazard Index |
Human Data |
|
| 1 | Acetaldehyde* (75-07-0) |
yes |
9 |
Respiratory system |
|
2 |
Acrolein (107-02-8) |
yes |
0.06 |
Respiratory system; eyes | |
| 3 | Acrylonitrile (107-13-1) |
yes |
5 |
Respiratory system | |
4 |
Ammonia |
yes |
200 |
Respiratory system |
yes |
5 |
Arsenic |
yes |
0.03 |
Development; Cardiovascular system; Nervous system |
|
6 |
Benzene |
yes |
60 |
Hematopoietic system; development; nervous system |
yes |
7 |
Beryllium (7440-41-7) and beryllium compounds |
yes |
0.007 |
Respiratory system; immune system | yes |
8 |
Butadiene (106-99-0) |
20 | Reproductive system | ||
9 |
Cadmium (7440-43-9) & cadmium compounds |
yes |
0.02 |
Kidney; respiratory system | yes |
10 |
Carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5) |
yes |
40 |
Alimentary system; development; nervous system | |
| 11 | Carbon disulfide (75-15-0) |
800 |
Nervous system; reproductive system | yes |
|
12 |
Chlorinated dioxins |
yes |
0.00004 |
Alimentary system (liver); reproductive system; development; endocrine system; respiratory system; hematopoietic system |
|
13 |
Chlorine |
yes |
0.2 |
Respiratory system |
|
14 |
Chlorine dioxide(10049-04-4) | 0.6 |
Respiratory system | ||
15 |
Chlorobenzene (108-90-7) |
yes |
1000 |
Alimentary system; kidney; reproductive system | |
16 |
Chloroform |
yes |
300 |
Alimentary system; kidney; development |
|
17 |
Chloropicrin (76-06-2) |
yes |
0.4 | Respiratory system | |
18 |
Chromium hexavalent: soluble except chromic trioxide | yes |
0.2 |
Respiratory system | |
19 |
Chromic trioxide (as chromic acid mist) | yes |
0.002 |
Respiratory system | yes |
20 |
Cresol mixtures (1319-77-3) | yes |
600 |
Nervous system | |
21 |
Dichlorobenzene (1,4-) (106-46-7) |
yes |
800 |
Nervous system; respiratory system; alimentary system; kidney | |
22 |
Dichloroethylene (1,1) (75-35-4) | yes |
70 |
Alimentary system | |
23 |
Diesel Exhaust* | 5 |
Respiratory system | ||
24 |
Diethanolamine (111-42-2) |
3 |
Cardiovascular system; nervous system | ||
25 |
Dimethylformamide (N,N-) (68-12-2) |
80 |
Alimentary system ; respiratory system | yes |
|
26 |
Dioxane (1,4-) |
yes |
3,000 |
Alimentary system; kidney; cardiovascular system |
|
27 |
Epichlorohydrin (106-89-8) |
yes |
3 |
Respiratory system; eyes | |
28 |
Epoxybutane (1,2-) (106-88-7) | 20 |
Respiratory system; cardiovascular system | ||
29 |
Ethylbenzene |
2,000 |
Development; alimentary system (liver); kidney; endocrine system |
||
30 |
Ethyl chloride |
yes |
30,000 |
Development; alimentary system |
|
31 |
Ethylene dibromide (106-93-4) |
yes |
0.8 |
Reproductive system | yes |
32 |
Ethylene dichloride (107-06-2) | yes |
400 |
Alimentary system (liver) | |
33 |
Ethylene glycol |
|
400 |
Respiratory system; kidney; development |
yes |
34 |
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (110-80-5) |
yes |
70 |
Reproductive system; hematopoietic system |
|
35 |
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate |
yes |
300 |
Development |
|
36 |
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether |
yes |
60 |
Reproductive system |
|
37 |
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (110-49-6) |
yes |
90 |
Reproductive system |
|
38 |
Ethylene oxide (75-21-8) |
yes |
30 |
Nervous system | |
39 |
Fluoride including Hydrogen Fluoride |
13 F 14 HF |
Bone and teeth; respiratory system | yes |
|
40 |
Formaldehyde |
yes |
3 |
Respiratory system; eyes |
yes |
41 |
Glutaraldehyde (111-30-8) | yes |
0.08 | Respiratory system | |
| 42 | Hexane (n-) |
7000 |
Nervous system |
||
43 |
Hydrazine (302-01-2) |
yes |
0.2 | Alimentary system; endocrine system | |
44 |
Hydrogen chloride |
yes |
9 |
Respiratory system |
|
| 45 | Hydrogen cyanide |
yes |
9 |
Nervous system; endocrine system; cardiovascular system |
yes |
| 46 | Hydrogen sulfide |
yes |
10 |
Respiratory system |
|
| 47 | Isophorone (78-59-1) |
2000 | Development; liver | ||
48 |
Isopropanol |
7,000 |
Kidney; development |
||
| 49 | Maleic anhydride (108-31-6) |
yes |
0.7 | Respiratory system | |
| 50 | yes |
0.2 |
Nervous system |
yes |
|
51 |
Mercury & mercury compounds (inorganic) |
yes |
0.09 |
Nervous system |
yes |
| 52 | Methanol |
yes |
4,000 |
Development |
|
53 |
Methyl bromide |
yes |
5 |
Respiratory system; nervous system; development |
|
54 |
Methyl chloroform |
yes |
1,000 |
Nervous system |
|
| 55 | Methyl isocyanate (624-83-9) |
1 | Respiratory system; reproductive system | ||
56 |
Methyl t-butyl ether |
8,000 |
Kidney; eyes; alimentary system (liver) |
||
57 |
Methylene chloride |
yes |
400 |
Cardiovascular system; nervous system |
yes |
| 58 | Methylene dianiline (4,4'-) (101-77-9) | yes |
20 | Eyes; alimentary system (hepatotoxicity) | |
59 |
Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate (101-68-8) | 0.7 | Respiratory system | ||
| 60 | Naphthalene |
yes |
9 |
Respiratory system |
|
61 |
(except nickel oxide) |
yes |
0.05 |
Respiratory system; hematopoietic system |
|
| 62
|
Nickel oxide |
0.1 |
Respiratory system; hematopoietic system |
||
| 63 | Phenol |
yes |
200 |
Alimentary system; cardiovascular system; kidney; nervous system |
|
| 64 | Phosphine (7803-51-2) |
yes |
0.8 |
Respiratory system; alimentary system; nervous system; kidney; hematopoietic system | |
65 |
Phosphoric acid |
7 |
Respiratory system |
||
66 |
Phthalic anhydride (85-44-9) | yes |
20 |
Respiratory system | yes |
| 67 | Propylene |
3,000 |
Respiratory system |
||
68 |
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether |
7,000 |
Alimentary system (liver) |
||
69 |
Propylene oxide |
yes |
30 |
Respiratory system |
|
| 70 | Selenium and selenium compounds (other than hydrogen selenide) | yes |
20 | Alimentary system; cardiovascular system; nervous system | yes |
| 71 | Silica (crystalline, respirable) | 3 | Respiratory system | yes |
|
| 72 | Styrene |
yes |
900 |
Nervous system |
yes |
| 73 | Sulfuric acid (7664-93-9) |
1 | Respiratory system | ||
| 74 | Tetrachloroethylene* (perchloroethylene) (127-18-4) |
yes |
35 | Kidney; alimentary system (liver) | |
| 75 | Toluene |
yes |
300 |
Nervous system; respiratory system; development |
|
76 |
Toluene diisocyanates (2,4-&2,6-) | yes |
0.07 | Respiratory system | yes |
| 77 | Trichloroethylene |
yes |
600 |
Nervous system; eyes |
yes |
| 78 | Triethylamine (121-44-8) |
200 | Eyes | ||
| 79 | Vinyl acetate (108-05-4) |
200 | Respiratory system | ||
80 |
yes |
700 |
Nervous system; respiratory system |
yes |
*These peer-reviewed values were developed under the Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC) Program mandated by AB1807.
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