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Allyl alcohol																				Related Pages
										May 1994
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
**CAS number:** 107-18-6
**NIOSH REL:** 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) TWA, 4 ppm (10 mg/m3) STEL [skin]
**Current OSHA PEL:** 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) TWA [skin]
**1989 OSHA PEL:** 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) TWA, 4 ppm (10 mg/m3) STEL [skin]
**1993-1994 ACGIH TLV:** 2 ppm (4.8 mg/m3) TWA, 4 ppm (9.5 mg/m3) STEL [skin]
**Description of substance:** Colorless liquid with a pungent, mustard-like odor.
**LEL:** 2.5% (10% LEL, 2,500 ppm)
**Original (SCP) IDLH:** 150 ppm
**Basis for original (SCP) IDLH:** The chosen IDLH is based on the statement by AIHA [1963] that from animal experiments, a single 1-hour exposure to 150 ppm might be fatal, while the same exposure to 100 ppm would probably allow survival [Dunlap et al. 1958].
**Short-term exposure guidelines:** None developed
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
**Lethal concentration data:**
AdjustedLC50
    LCLo
    
    0.5-hr
    DerivedSpecies
    Reference
    (ppm)
    (ppm)
    Time
    LC (CF)
    ValueMammal
    Deichmann and Gerarde 1969
    1,000
    -----
    1 hr
    1,250 ppm (1.25)
    125 ppmRat
    Dunlap et al. 1958
    76
    -----
    8 hr
    190 ppm (2.5)
    19 ppmMouse
    Izmerov et al. 1982
    207
    -----
    2 hr
    330 ppm (1.6)
    33 ppmRabbit
    McCord 1932
    1,000
    -----
    3.5 hr
    1,910 ppm (1.91)
    191 ppmMonkey
    McCord 1932
    1,000
    -----
    4 hr
    2,000 ppm (2.0)
    200 ppmRat
    Smyth and Carpenter 1948
    1,060
    -----
    1 hr
    1,325 ppm (1.25)
    132 ppmRat
    Smyth and Carpenter 1948
    165
    -----
    4 hr
    330 ppm (2.0)
    33 ppmRat
    Smyth and Carpenter
    76
    -----
    8 hr
    190 ppm (2.5)
    19 ppm**Human data:** Severe eye irritation is reported to result from exposure at 25 ppm [Dunlap et al. 1958].
 **Revised IDLH:** 20 ppm**Basis for revised IDLH:** The revised IDLH for allyl alcohol is 20 ppm based on acute inhalation toxicity data in humans [Dunlap et al. 1958] and animals [Dunlap et al. 1958; Smyth and Carpenter 1948].References:
AIHA [1963]. Allyl alcohol. In: Hygienic guide series. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J *24*:636-638.
Deichmann WB, Gerarde HW [1969]. Allyl alcohol (propenol). In: Toxicology of drugs and chemicals. New York, NY: Academic Press, Inc., p. 86.
Dunlap MK, Kodama JK, Wellington JS, Anderson HH, Hine CH [1958]. The toxicity of allyl alcohol. I. Acute and chronic toxicity. AMA Arch Ind Health *18*:303-311.
Izmerov NF, Sanotsky IV, Sidorov KK [1982]. Toxicometric parameters of industrial toxic chemicals under single exposure. Moscow, Russia: Centre of International Projects, GKNT, p. 17.
McCord CP [1932]. The toxicity of allyl alcohol. JAMA *98*(26):2269-2270.
Smyth HF Jr, Carpenter CP [1948]. Further experience with the range-finding test in the industrial toxicology laboratory. J Ind Hyg Toxicol *30*(1):63-68.

			
							
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