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Bromomethane

CASRN 74-83-9 | DTXSID8020832

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Health And Environmental Effects Profile for Methyl Bromide

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The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for Methyl Bromide was prepared to support listings of hazardous constituents of a wide range of waste streams under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and to provide health-related limits for emergency actions under Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Both published literature and information obtained from Agency program office files were evaluated as they pertained to potential human health, aquatic life and environmental effects of hazardous waste constituents. Quantitative estimates have been presented provided sufficient data are available. Methyl bromide has been determined to be a systemic toxicant. An Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), for methyl bromide is 0.0014 mg/kg/day for oral exposure. The Reportable Quantity (RQ) value for methyl bromide is 100.

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  • HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS PROFILE FOR METHYL BROMIDE

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Related Links

  • <a href="http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+74-83-9">NIH ToxNet Bromomethane Record</a>
  • <a href="http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp.asp?id=822\/=160">ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Bromomethane</a>
  • <a href="http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/hlthef/methylbr.html">EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Hazardous Air Pollutants Fact Sheet</a>
  • EPA Chemicals Dashboard - Bromomethane
  • eChemPortal - Bromomethane

Critical Effect Systems

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Chemical Structure for
Bromomethane

Bromomethane

Synonyms

  • Brom-o-gas
  • Bromomethane
  • Curafume
  • Dowfume MC-2 Soil Fumigant
  • Dowfume MC-33
  • EDCO
  • Embafume
  • Halon 1001
  • Haltox
  • Iscobrome
  • Kayafume
  • MB
  • MBX
  • MEBR
  • Metafume
  • Methane, bromo-
  • Methogas
  • Methyl bromide
  • Monobromomethane
  • Pestmaster
  • Profume
  • R40B1
  • Rotox
  • Terabol
  • Terr-o-gas 100
  • Zytox
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