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Ethyl acetate  

French name in the regulation: Acétate d'éthyle
CAS : 141-78-6

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV 400 1440 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Carcinogenicity Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiantPercutaneous
Prohibited useProhibited recirculation
Minimum exposureExplosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

1B : No adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Ethyl acetate

Analysis:

Acétate d'éthyle

Method: IRSST - 21-2
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2120 Activated charcoal tube 100/50 mg

Parameters:
Flow rate: Max: 0,2 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 6 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 2,2
Minimum reported value: 400 µg
Remarks: The analysis can be done by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS, IRSST method #369); in this case the analytical uncertainty (CVa) is 6.7%.
IRSST. "Analyse de l'acétate d'éthyle dans l'air". Méthode 21-2. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1986.

Ethyl acetate

Method: IRSST - 416
Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2696 566AT passive dosimeter

Parameters:
Flow rate: 0,00898 L/min
TWA sampling volume: -
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: For the monitors, the flow must be considered as being a sampling rate.
Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 1,4
Minimum reported value: 70 µg
IRSST. "Dosage des composés organiques volatils dans l'air par dosimétrie passive". Méthode 416. Non publiée.