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Methylcyclohexane																				Related Pages
										May 1994
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
**CAS number:** 108–87–2
**NIOSH REL:** 400 ppm (1,600 mg/m3) TWA
**Current OSHA PEL:** 500 ppm (2,000 mg/m3) TWA
**1989 OSHA PEL:** 400 ppm (1,600 mg/m3) TWA
**1993-1994 ACGIH TLV:** 400 ppm (1,610 mg/m3) TWA
**Description of substance:** Colorless liquid with a faint, benzene-like odor.
**LEL:**. . 1.2% (10% LEL, 1,200 ppm)
**Original (SCP) IDLH:** 10,000 ppm
**Basis for original (SCP) IDLH:** With no reported human toxicological data, the chosen IDLH is based on the statement by Browning [1965] that Treon et al. [1943] were able to produce light narcosis in mice at 10,054 ppm. Browning [1965] also reported that Lazarew [1929] found the narcotic dose for mice to be 7,500 to 10,000 ppm. ACGIH [1971] noted that this narcotic dose (7,500 to 10,000 ppm) was for a 2-hour exposure [Lazarew 1929; Treon et al. 1943].
**Short-term exposure guidelines:** None developed
**ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:**
**Lethal concentration data:**

**Species**
    **Reference**
    **LC50 (ppm)**
    **LCLo (ppm)**
    **Time**
    **Adjusted 0.5-hr** **LC (CF)**
    **Derived value**Mouse
    Izmerov et al. 1982
    10,172
    -----
    2 hr
    16,275 ppm (1.6)
    1,268 ppmMouse
    Lazarew 1929
    10,000-12,500
    -----
    2 hr
    16,000-20,000 ppm (1.6)
    1,600-2,000 ppmRabbit
    Treon et al. 1943
    15,227
    -----
    1 hr
    19,034 ppm (1.25)
    1,903 ppm**Lethal dose data:**
 
 **Species**
    **Reference**
    **Route**
    **LD50 (mg/kg)**
    **LDLo (mg/kg)**
    **Adjusted LD**
    **Derived value**Mouse
    Izmerov et al. 1982
    oral
    2,250
    -----
    3,860 ppm
    386 ppm**Human data:** None relevant for use in determining the revised IDLH.
 
 **Revised IDLH:** 1,200 ppm [LEL] **Basis for revised IDLH:** Based on health considerations and acute inhalation toxicity data in animals [Izmerov et al. 1982; Lazarew 1929; Treon et al. 1943], a value of about 1,600 ppm would have been appropriate for methylcyclohexane. However, the revised IDLH for methylcyclohexane is 1,200 ppm based strictly on safety considerations (i.e., being 10% of the lower explosive limit of 1.2%).**REFERENCES:**
1. ACGIH [1971]. Methylcyclohexane. In: Documentation of the threshold limit values for substances in workroom air. 3rd ed. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, pp. 162-163.
2. Browning E [1965]. Toxicity and metabolism of industrial solvents. New York, NY: Elsevier Publishing Company, pp. 136-137.
3. Izmerov NF, Sanotsky IV, Sidorov KK [1982]. Toxicometric parameters of industrial toxic chemicals under single exposure. Moscow, Russia: Centre of International Projects, GKNT, p. 82.
4. Lazarew NW [1929]. Uber die giftigkeit verschiedener kohlenwasserstoffdampfe. Arch Exp Pathol Pharmakol *143*:223-233 (in German).
5. Lazarew NW [1929]. Zur toxikologie des benzins (The toxicology of gasoline). Arch Hyg, pp. 228-239 (translated).
6. Treon JF, Crutchfield WE, Kitzmiller KV [1943]. The physiological response of animals to cyclohexane, methyl cyclohexane, and certain derivatives of these compounds. II. Inhalation. J Ind Hyg Toxicol *25*(8):323-347.

			
							
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