Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether and Their Acetates

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 91-119, September 1991
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This document examines the occupational health risks associated with exposure to ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME), ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (EGEE), and their acetates, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (EGMEA) and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (EGEEA). Criteria are also provided for eliminating or minimizing the risks encountered by workers during the manufacture and use of these glycol ethers.

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NIOSH [1991]. Criteria for a recommended standard: Occupational exposure to ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and their acetates. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 91-119.