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OEL-CL

OEL-RL:

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

DOL OEL-RL

M

Substance

TWA OEL-RL

Short Term OEL-RL

Notes
ppm mg/m3 ppm mg/m3
MbOCA - 0.005 - - Sk
MDA 0.1 0.8 0.5 4 -
MDI - 0.02 - 0.07 Sen
Magnesite
   total inhalable dust - 10 - - -
   respirable dust - 5 - - -
Magnesium oxide (as Mg)
   fume and respirable dust - 5 - 10 -
   respirable dust - 10 - - -
Malathion (ISO) - 10 - - Sk
Maleic anhydride 0.25 1 - - -
Manganese, fume (as Mn) - 1 - 3 -
Manganese and compounds (as Mn) - 5 - - -
Manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl - 0.1 - 0.3 Sk
Manganese tetroxide - 1 - - -
*Man made mineral fibre - See Annexure 3

*The OEL-RL for man-made mineral fibre is set at 2 fibres ml-1, 8 hour TWA, when measured by the AIA RTM1 method.

Marble
   total inhalable dust - 10 - - -
   respirable dust - 5 - - -
Mequinol (INN) - 5 - - -
Mercaptoacetic acid 1 5 - - -
Mercury alkyls (as Hg) - 0.01 - 0.03 Sk
Mercury & compounds, except mercury alkyls, (as Hg) - 0.05 - 0.15 -
Mesityl oxide 15 60 25 100 -
Methacrylic acid 20 70 40 140 -
Methacrylonitrile 1  3 - - Sk
Methanethiol 0.5 1 - - -
Methanol 200 260 250 310 Sk
Methomyl (ISO) - 2.5 - - Sk
Methoxychlor (ISO) - 10 - - -
1-Methoxypropan-2-ol 100 360 300 1080 Sk
Methyl acetate 200 610 250 760 -
Methyl acrylate 10 35 - - -
Methylal 1000 3100 1250 3880 -
Methyl alcohol 200 260 250 310 Sk
Methylamine 10 12 - - -
Methyl-n-amyl-ketone 50 240 - - -
N-Methylaniline 0.5 2 - - Sk
Methyl bromide 5 20 15 60 Sk
3-Methylbutan-1-ol 100 360 125 450 -
1-Methylbutyl acetate - - 150 800 -
Methyl-n-butyl ketone 5 20 - - Sk
Methyl chloride 50 105 100 210  -
Methyl chloroform 350 1900 450 2450 -
Methyl 2-cyanoacrylate 2 8 4 16 -
Methylcyclohexane 400 1600 500 2000 -
Methylcyclohexanol 50 235 75 350 -
2-Methylcyclohexanone 50 230 75 345 Sk
Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese, tricarbonyl (as Mn) - 0.1 - 0.6 Sk
2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol - 0.2 - 0.6 Sk
4,4'-Methylenebis-(2-chloroaniline) (MbOCA) - 0.005 - - Sk
Methylene chloride 100 350 250 780 -
4,4'-Methylene-diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) - 0.02 - 0.07 Sen
4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) 0.1 0.8 0.5 4 -
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 200 590 300 885 -
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxides (MEKP) - - 0.2  1.5 -
Methyl formate 100 250 150  375 -
5-Methylheptan-3-one 25 130 - - -
5-Methylhexan-2-one 50 240 75 360 Sk
Methyl iodide 5 28 10 56 Sk
Methyl isoamyl ketone 50 240 75 360 -
Methyl isobutyl carbinol 25 100 40 160 Sk
Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) 50 205 75 300 Sk
Methyl isopropyl ketone 200 705 - - -
Methyl isocyanate - 0.02 - 0.07 Sen
Methyl mercaptan 0.5 1 - - -
Methyl methacrylate 100 410 125 510 -
Methyl parathion - 0.2 - 0.6 Sk
2-Methylpentane-2,4-diol 25 125 25 125 -
4-Methylpentan-2-ol 25 100 40 160 Sk
4-Methylpentan-2-one 50 205 75 300 Sk
4-Methylpent-3-and-2-one 15 60 25 100 -
4-Methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate - 0.02 - 0.07 Sen
2-Methylpropan-1-ol 50 150 75 225 -
2-Methylpropan-2-ol 100 300 150 450 -
Methyl propyl ketone 200 700 250 875 -
1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 100 400 - - -
Methyl silicate 1 6 5 30 -
alpha-Methylstyrene - - 100 480 -
Methylstyrenes, all isomers except alpha-methylstyrene 100 480 150 720 -
N-Methyl-N, 2,4,6-tetranitroaniline - 1.5 - Sk
Mevinphos (ISO) 0.01 0.1 0.03 0.3 Sk
Mica
   total inhalable dust - 10 - - -
   respirable dust - 1 - - -
Molybdenum compounds (as Mo)
   soluble compounds - 5 - 10 -
   insoluble compounds - 10 - 20 -
Monochloroacetic acid 0.3 1 - - Sk
Morpholine 20 70 30 105 Sk