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Environmental fate & pathways

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
monitoring data
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
documentation insufficient for assessment
Remarks:
Limited information available

Data source

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Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Dataf or Organic Chemicals.
Author:
Howard, P.H.
Bibliographic source:
Volume IV. Solvents 2. Lewis Publishers, London.
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
No information
Author:
Krotoszyniski, B.K. et al.
Year:
1978
Bibliographic source:
J. Anal. Toxicol. 3, 225-234.
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
No information
Author:
Krotoszyniski, B.K. et al.
Year:
1977
Bibliographic source:
J. Chromatog. Sci. 15, 239-244.

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
No information available
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of measurement:
background concentration
Media:
other: other

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Acetonitrile
EC Number:
200-835-2
EC Name:
Acetonitrile
Cas Number:
75-05-8
Molecular formula:
C2H3N
IUPAC Name:
acetonitrile
Test material form:
liquid

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Human exhaled air (non-smoking) contained acetonitrile in 20% of an unstated number of samples, at a mean concentration of 7.4 ng/l (4.4 x 10-3 ppm).

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Executive summary:

Human exhaled air (non-smoking) contained acetonitrile in 20% of an unstated number of samples, at a mean concentration of 7.4 ng/l (4.4 x 10-3 ppm).