COMMON INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS FOUND IN THE ARMY (continued)
Solvents
TLV (ppm)
STEL
Typical Operations
Perchloroethylene
50
200
Vapor degreasing
Multilith reproduction
--
Cleaning metal parts
Benzene
10
Inner tube repair
(suspected
carcinogen)
Methylene chloride
50
--
Cleaning metal parts
Stoddard solvent
100
--
Cleaning metal parts
--
Cleaning metal parts
Chloroform
10
Laboratory work
(suspected
carcinogen)
--
Carburetor cleaning
Cresylic acid
5
(Cresol)
(skin)
Methyl chloroform
350
450
Cleaning typewriters and
office equipment
Formaldehyde
(1,A2)
(2,A2)
Tissue processing
Map storage
Acetone
750
1000
Cleaning optics, silk
screening
Ethyl alcohol
1000
--
Cleaning optics, silk
screening
MD0165
C-2