*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : PA4900000
CHEMICAL NAME : Methane, bromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 74-83-9
LAST UPDATED : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED : 78
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-H3-Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 94.95
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Bercema
* Brom-methan
* Brom-O-Gas
* Bromometano
* Bromomethane
* Brom-O-Sol
* Bromure de methyle
* Bromuro di metile
* Broommethaan
* Celfume
* Curafume
* Dawson 100
* Detia gas EX-M
* Dowfume MC-2
* Dowfume MC-33
* Dowfume MC-2 soil fumigant
* Embafume
* Fumigant-1 (Obs.)
* Halon 1001
* Haltox
* Iscobrome
* Kayafume
* Metafume
* Methogas
* Methylbromid
* Methyl bromide
* Metylu bromek
* Monobromomethane
* Pestmaster (Obs.)
* Profume (Obs.)
* R 40B1
* RCRA waste number U029
* Terabol
* Terr-O-Cide II
* Terr-O-Gas 67
* Terr-O-Gas 100
* Zytox
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 60000 ppm/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
BJIMAG British Journal of Industrial Medicine. (British Medical Journal,
Box 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046) V.1- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,24,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
NHOZAX Nippon Hoigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Legal Medicine. (Nippon
Hoi Gakkai, c/o Tokyo Daigaku Igakubu Hoigaku Kyoshitsu, 7-3-1, Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan) V.1- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,241,1969
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 35 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - anorexia (human)
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Skin and Appendages - corrosive (after topical exposure)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,575,1942
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 35 gm/m3/40M-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, irritative (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
ARDEAC Archives of Dermatology. (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL
60610) V.82- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,917,1988
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 214 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
72,262,1984
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 302 ppm/8H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
81,183,1985
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 135 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
INHEAO Industrial Health. (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1
Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year:
26,101,1988
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1540 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,81,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0528834
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 28900 mg/m3/30M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FATOBP Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Kiev). Pharmacology and Toxicology.
(Kievskii Nauchno- Issledovatel'skii Institut Farmakologii i Toksikologii,
Kiev, USSR) No.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,140,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ppm/9H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
XPHBAO U.S. Public Health Service, Public Health Bulletin. (Washington, DC)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 185,1,1929
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 21840 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
Skin and Appendages - hair
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
28,109,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 120 ppm/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 150 ppm/6H/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - other transferases
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - amino acids (including renal
excretion)
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
112,120,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 160 ppm/6H/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Cardiac - other changes
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,594,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ppm/4H/3W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,293,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/6H/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 120 ppm/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 160 ppm/6H/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Endocrine - other changes
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,594,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/m3/8H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,218,1940
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 130 mg/m3/8H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,218,1940
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 850 mg/m3/8H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,218,1940
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3250 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Gastrointestinal - peritonitis
Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
72,262,1984
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 400 ppm
REFERENCE :
DHEFDK HEW Publication (FDA. United States). (Washington, DC) ?-1979(?).
For publisher information, see HPFSDS. Volume(issue)/page/year:
FDA-78-1046,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/m3
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,185,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 3 pph
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,171,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Klebsiella pneumoniae
DOSE/DURATION : 4750 mg/m3
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 155,41,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 8 mg/L/1H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 192,131,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/m3/6H
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,272,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 95 mg/L
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10,21,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 43000 ppm
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7(Suppl
3),48,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10,21,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 338 ppm/6H/14D (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 164,269,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm/6H/14D (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,1992
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/6H/14D (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,1992
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 300 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 155,41,1985
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-TWA 3.9 mg/m3 (1 ppm) (skin)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,187,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,187,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,245,1987
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 15 ppm (60 mg/m3) (skin)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,23,1973
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 ppm (19 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 15 ppm (60 mg/m3);STEL 25 ppm (97 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Skin;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 20 ppm (80 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 15 ppm (60 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (80 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (40 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 20 ppm (80 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);STEL 15 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO METHYL BROMIDE-air:CA lowest feasible concentration
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M0420
No. of Facilities: 597 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 14
No. of Employees: 15899 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M0420
No. of Facilities: 513 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 5603 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 975 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0493-8835
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 43, 1984
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Methyl bromide, 2520
NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (inhalation);no evidence:mouse
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-385,92
*** END OF RECORD ***