NIOSH Special Occupational Hazard Review: Alternatives to Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate (“DOP”) in Respirator Quantitative Fit Testing

March 1983
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 83-109

This document evaluates recent information concerning di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) a substance widely used in the quantitative fit testing of respiratory protective devices.

NIOSH Special Occupational Hazard Review: Alternatives to Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate (“DOP”) in Respirator Quantitative Fit Testing