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Abstract
A collation of odor threshold data for approximately 450 chemical substances is presented. The range of odor thresholds reported in the literature is shown along with any reported threshold of irritation to humans. These data can assist the industrial hygienist in determining when an "odor" may be in excess of the Threshold Limit Value, when an organic vapor respirator is not acceptable due to the lack of an odor warning at the end of a cartridge life, and where odors may not indicate a hazard due to extremely low odor thresholds which may be well below the respective TLVs.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3706135 DOI: 10.1080/15298668691389595
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am Ind Hyg Assoc J ISSN: 0002-8894