SWCAA Pollutant Details

78-93-3: METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK)

  • 2-BUTANONE
  • BUTANONE, 2-
  • MEK

IUPAC: butan-2-one
InChi Key: ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N WEB


HAP:   NO
VOC:   YES
Criteria Pollutant:   NO
Particulate:   NO
Trace Element:   NO
98 ECY TAP:   YES
09 ECY TAP:   YES
19 ECY TAP:   YES
Chemical Formula:   CH3COCH2CH3
Element Count:   C4 H8 O
Molecular Weight:   72.106 g/mol
GHG-EPA:   NO
GHG-WA state:   NO
CO2 Equivalent:  
PM Precursor:   NO
Ozone (O3) Precursor:   YES
Ozone Depleting:  
Ozone Depletion Potential:  
Lifetime in Years:  
Marijuana Pollutant:   NO
ECY PBT:  
SWCAA TAP Category:  
EPA HAP Category:   EPA DELISTED HAP 
EPA HAP Group Category:  
EPA NEI Pollutant Code:   78933
EPA SRS ID:   7443  Web
EPA ATW FACT SHEET:   Web
EPA NEI COMPOUND ID:  
EPA Banned Substance:   NO
EPCRA 313 PBT:  
EPA Urban HAP:   NO
     

Boiling Point:   175.1 / 79.44 F/C
Melting Point:   -123.88 / -86.67 F/C
Specific Gravity:   0.805
Vapor Pressure:   100 mmHg@77F (25C)
Henry's Law Constant:   0.0000569 atm-cu m/mole@25C (77F)
Convert ppm to mg/m3:   2.949
Log Pow:   0.29

Regulated Under These Programs

NIOSH OSHA ACGIH OEHHA
EPA IRIS ATSDR EPA ATW TSCA 2019
CAL TOXIC NEW JERSEY TRI 2014 DFG

SWCAA / WAC 173-460 (1998) TOXIC LIMITS
ASIL SQER TAP
Class
24hr ug/m3 Annual ug/m3 lbs/yr lbs/hr
1000 43,748 5.0  B
WAC 173-460 (2009) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
5000  27.4  1.37  24 HR 

WAC 173-460 (2019) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
5000  370  19  24 HR 
IRIS EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Web
IRIS INH REF CONC (non cancer):  5  mg/m3
IRIS URF (cancer):   per ug/m3
   
IRIS WOE Cancer Class: 

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Web
Ambient Benchmark Concentration:  
New Jersey Department of Health Web
Right To Know Code: 1258 Web 

Idaho Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) Web
IDAHO DEQ Type:  Non-Carcinogenic  
IDAHO OEL (non-cancer):  590  mg/m3
IDAHO ACC (non-cancer):  29.5  mg/m3
IDAHO DEQ Emission Level:  39.3  lb/hr
IDAHO DEQ URF (cancer):   per ug/m3
IDAHO AACC (cancer):   ug/m3
Texas Effects Screening Levels (ESL) Web
Short Term ESL:  1300  ug/m3
Basis:  Odor  
 
Long Term ESL:  2600  ug/m3
Basis:  Health  

ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Web
2008 ACGIH TLV TWA:  590  mg/m3
2008 ACGIH STEL:  885  mg/m3
2008 ACGIH Carcinogen Class:   
ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels (MRL) Web
ATSDR GMMC AIR:  0.04948094  mg/m3
 ATSDR Chronic MRL:  
 ATSDR Acute MRL:  
 ATSDR Interrim MRL:  
 ATSDR Carcinogenicity Class: 3  

NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL) Web
NIOSH RTECS No:  EL6475000  
NIOSH ICSC No:  0179  Web
NIOSH REL TWA:   
NIOSH STEL:   
NIOSH IDLH:  3000  ppm
OEHHA Category Group Ref Exposure Levels (REL) Web
OEHHA Acute REL:  13000  ug/m3
OEHHA Chronic REL:   
OEHHA URF (cancer):   per ug/m3
   

OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) Web
OSHA PEL TWA:   mg/m3
OSHA STEL:   
DFG German Research Foundation (MAK) Web
Carcinogen and Mutagen Categories:
DFG MAK:   cancer
DFG BAT:   mutagen

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