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Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone)

NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.

International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.

Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.

  • Volatile Organic CPDS (Screening) (No. 2549) PDF Icon PDF only 93 kb (8 pages)
  • Methyl ethyl ketone I (No. 2500) PDF Icon PDF only 106 kb (4 pages)

Related Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQs: 2-Butanone
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts29.html

Toxicological Profile for 2-Butanone (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp29.html

OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_222300.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1258.pdf
PDF Icon PDF only 38KB (6 pages)

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/mek/

EPA (Air Toxics): Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methylet.html

Australia (Air Toxics): Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/publications/sok/methyl.html

American Chemistry: Methyl Ethyl Ketone
External Link: http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec_cpt.asp?CID=1539&DID=5857

Toxnet
A search engine accessing several databases provided by the National Library of Medicine.
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov



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Page last reviewed: July 14, 2008
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