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DME OELs:

A - B C - C D - D E - E F - L M - M N - O P - P Q - S T - T U - Z

DME OELs 2006

M

SUBSTANCE

FORMULA

CAS
Numbers

OEL

OEL-STEL/ OEL-C

Notes

ppm

mg/m3

ppm

mg/m3

*MBOCA

CH2(C6H4ClNH2)2

101-14-4

see *4,4’-Methylenebis-(2-chloroaniline)

*MDA

CH2(C6H4NH2)2

101-77-9

see *4,4’Methylene dianiline

*MDI

CH2(C6H4NCO)2

101-68-8

see *Isocyanates

Magnesite

MgCO3

546-93-0

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   respirable particulate

-

5

-

-

-

Magnesium oxide [as Mg]

MgO

1309-48-4

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   fume and respirable particulate

-

5

-

10

-

Malathion

C10H19O6PS2

121-75-5

-

10

-

-

Sk

Maleic anhydride

C4H2O3

108-31-6

0,25

1

-

-

-

Manganese, elemental, and inorganic compounds [as Mn]

Mn

7439-96-5
(metal)

-

1

-

-

[06]

Manganese, fume [as Mn]

Mn

7439-96-5

-

1

-

3

-

Manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl [as Mn]

C5H5Mn(CO)3

12079-65-1

-

0,1

-

0,3

Sk

Manganese tetroxide

Mn3O4

1317-35-7

-

1

-

-

-

Man made mineral fibres [Glass, slag and rock wool fibres]

-

-

-

2 f/ml

-

-

-

Marble

CaCO3

1317-65-3

see Calcium carbonate

Mequinol [INN]

CH3OC6H4OH

150-76-5

-

5

-

-

-

Mercaptoacetic acid

HSCH2COOH

68-11-1

see Thioglycolic acid

Mercury alkyls [as Hg]

-

-

-

0,01

-

0,03

Sk

Mercury and compounds, except Mercury alkyls, [as Hg]

Hg

7439-97-6

-

0,025

-

 

-

Mesityl oxide

(CH3)2C=CHCOCH3

141-79-7

15

60

25

100

-

Methacrylic acid

CH2=C(CH3)COOH

79-41-4

20

70

40

140

-

Methacrylonitrile

CH2=C(CH3)CN

126-98-7

1

3

-

-

Sk

Methane

CH4

74-82-8

-

-

C 1,4%

-

Note [f]

Methanethiol

CH3SH

74-93-1

see Methyl mercaptan

Methanol

CH3OH

67-56-1

200

260

250

310

Sk

Methomyl

C5H10N2O2S

16752-77-5

-

2,5

-

-

-

Methoxychlor

(C6H4OCH3)2CHCCl3

72-43-5

-

10

-

-

-

*2-Methoxyethanol [EGME]

CH3OCH2CH2OH

109-86-4

5

16

-

-

Sk

*2-Methoxyethyl acetate [EGMEA]

CH3COOCH2CH2OCH3

110-49-6

5

24

-

-

Sk

1-Methoxypropan-2-ol

CH3CHOHCH2OCH3

107-98-2

see Propylene glycol monomethyl ether

Methyl acetate

CH3COOCH3

79-20-9

200

610

250

760

-

Methyl acrylate

CH2=CHCOOCH3

96-33-3

10

35

-

-

-

Methylal

CH2(OCH3)2

109-87-5

1000

3100

1250

3880

-

Methyl alcohol

CH3OH

67-56-1

see Methanol

Methylamine

CH3NH2

74-89-5

10

12

-

-

-

Methyl n-amyl ketone

CH3CO(CH2)4CH3

110-43-0

50

240

100

480

Sk

N-Methylaniline

C6H5NHCH3

100-61-8

0,5

2

-

-

Sk

Methyl bromide

CH3Br

74-83-9

5

20

15

60

Sk

3-Methylbutan-1-ol

(CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH

123-51-3

see Isoamyl alcohol

1-Methylbutyl acetate

CH3COOCH(CH3)C3H7

626-38-0

see sec-Amyl acetate

Methyl-n-butyl ketone

CH3CO(CH2)3CH3

591-78-6

5

20

-

-

Sk

Methyl chloride

CH3Cl

74-87-3

50

105

100

210

-

*Methyl chloroform

CH3CCl3

71-55-6

100

542

200

1085

[06]

Methyl 2-cyanoacrylate

CH2=C(CN)COOCH3

137-05-3

2

8

4

16

-

Methylcyclohexane

CH3C6H11

108-87-2

400

1600

500

2000

-

Methylcyclohexanol

CH3C6H10OH

25639-42-3

50

235

75

350

-

2-Methylcyclohexanone

CH3CHCO(CH2)3CH2

583-60-8

50

230

75

345

Sk

Methylcyclopentadienyl, Manganese tricarbonyl [as Mn]

CH3C5H4Mn(CO)3

12108-13-3

-

0,2

-

0,6

Sk

2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol

CH3C6H2(OH)(NO2)2

534-52-1

see Dinitro-o-cresol

*4,4’-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) [MBOCA]

CH2(C6H4ClNH2)2

101-14-4

-

0,005

-

-

Sk

*Methylene chloride

CH2Cl2

75-09-2

50

175

250

780

[06]

*4,4’-Methylenedianiline [MDA]

CH2(C6H4NH2)2

101-77-9

0,01

0,08

-

-

-

*4,4’-Methylene-diphenyl diisocyanate [MDI]

CH2(C6H4NCO)2

101-68-8

see *Isocyanates

Methyl ethyl ketone [MEK]

CH3COCH2CH3

78-93-3

200

600

300

900

Sk

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxides [MEKP]

C8H16O4 or C8H18O6

1338-23-4

-

-

C 0,2

C 1,5

[06]

Methyl formate

HCOOCH3

107-31-3

100

250

150

375

-

5-Methylheptan-3-one

C8H16O

541-85-5

see Ethyl amyl ketone

5-Methylhexan-2-one

CH3COCH2CH2CH(CH3)2

110-12-3

see Methyl isoamyl ketone

Methyl iodide

CH3I

74-88-4

2

11

5

28

Sk [06]

Methyl isoamyl ketone

CH3COCH2CH2CH(CH3)2

110-12-3

50

240

75

360

Sk

Methyl isobutyl carbinol

(CH3)2CHCH2CH(OH)CH3

108-11-2

25

100

40

160

Sk

Methyl isobutyl ketone [MIBK]

CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2

108-10-1

20

82

50

205

Sk [06]

*Methyl isocyanate

CH3NCO

624-83-9

see *Isocyanates

Methyl mercaptan

CH3SH

74-93-1

0,5

1

-

-

-

Methyl methacrylate

CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3

80-62-6

50

205

100

410

-

Methyl parathion

C8H10NO5PS

298-00-0

-

0,2

-

0,6

Sk

2-Methylpentane-2,4-diol

(CH3)2COHCH2CHOHCH3

107-41-5

see Hexylene glycol

4-Methylpentan-2-ol

(CH3)2CHCH2CH(OH)CH3

108-11-2

see Methyl isobutyl carbinol

4-Methylpentan-2-one

CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2

108-10-1

see Methyl isobutyl ketone

4-Methyl-3-penten-2-one

(CH3)2C=CHCOCH3

141-79-7

see Mesityl oxide

*4-Methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

CH3C6H3(NCO)2

584-84-9

see *Isocyanates

2-Methylpropan-1-ol

(CH3)2CHCH2OH

78-83-1

see Isobutyl alcohol

2-Methylpropan-2-ol

(CH3)3COH

75-65-0

see tert-Butyl alcohol

Methyl propyl ketone

CH3COCH2CH2CH3

107-87-9

200

700

250

875

-

1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

CH3N(CH2)3CO

872-50-4

25

100

-

-

[06]

Methyl silicate

(CH3O)4Si

681-84-5

1

6

5

30

-

alpha-Methyl styrene

C6H5C(CH3)=CH2

98-83-9

50

240

100

480

-

Methylstyrenes

CH3C6H4CH=CH2

25013-15-4

see Vinyl toluenes, all isomers

N-Methyl-N-2,4,6-tetranitroaniline

(NO2)3C6H2N(NO2)CH3

479-45-8

see Tetryl

Mevinphos

C7H13PO6

7786-34-7

0,01

0,1

0,03

0,3

Sk

Mica

-

12001-26-2

-

   inhalable particulate

-

10

-

-

-

   respirable particulate

-

1

-

-

-

Molybdenum compounds [as Mo]

Mo

7439-98-7
(metal)

-

   soluble compounds

-

5

-

10

-

   insoluble compounds

-

10

-

20

-

Monochloroacetic acid

ClCH2CO2H

79-11-8

0,3

1

-

-

Sk

Morpholine

C4H9NO

110-91-8

20

70

30

105

Sk

Notes
[e] Explosion hazard.
[f] Simple asphyxiant. See also Note [e] for Flammable gas.
[06] New addition in 2006.