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Methyl Bromide

CAS Number

74-83-9

Synonym

AI3-01916; Bercema; Tri-Brom; Bromomethane; Brom-O-Sol; Caswell No. 555; Curafume; EDCO; Embafume; Brom-O-Gas methyl bromide soil fumigant; Haltox; Iscobrome; Kayafume; MB; MBC Soil Fumigant; MBX; MEBR; Metabrom; Meth-O-Gas; Methogas; Superior methyl bromide-2; Methyl fume; Monobromomethane; Pestmaster; Rotox; Terabol; Terr-O-Gas; Zytox

Occurrence/Use

Methylating agent; solvent to extract oil from seeds and wool. Formerly used as fumigant and soil sterilant until it was phased out of use in the US in 2005, pursuant to the Montreal Protocol.

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Methyl Bromide

Acute RELs

Acute REL (μg/m3): 
3900
Species: 
Human
Acute REL Toxicologic Endpoint: 
Anorexia, nausea, headache, respiratory irritation; reproductive/ development (decreased fertility and delayed skull ossification in rats)
Acute REL Target Organs: 
Central nervous system; respiratory system; reproductive/developmental
Last Acute REL Revision: 
1999
Acute Reference Exposure Levels Comments: 

Chronic REL

Chronic Inhalation REL (μg/m3): 
5
Chronic Target Organs: 
Respiratory system; nervous system; development
Human Data: 
No
Last Chronic REL Revision: 
2000
Chronic Reference Exposure Levels Comments: