1,4-Dioxane
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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.
- 1,4-Dioxane CAS No. 123-91-1
International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.
NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Dioxane
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-226 (September 1977)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Dioxane over a working lifetime.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for 1,4-Dioxane [PDF - 239 KB]
Related Resources
ATSDR's ToxFAQs for 1,4-Dioxane
Toxicological Profile for 1,4-Dioxane (ATSDR) (Draft)
OSHA (Chemical Sampling Information): 1,4-Dioxane
New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: 1,4-Dioxane
EPA (Chemical Fact Sheet): 1,4-Dioxane
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA): 1,4-Dioxane
NTP Report on Carcinogens (Twelfth Edition 2011): 1,4-Dioxane
IARC Monographs (Vol. 71): 1,4-Dioxane
NLM (Hazardous Substance Data Bank): 1,4-Dioxane
- Page last reviewed: May 31, 2013
- Page last updated: July 10, 2013
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division