Acetamide

CAS Number

60-35-5

Synonym

acetic acid amide, ethanamide, methane carboxamide

Occurrence/Use

Plasticizer, industrial solvent; component of tobacco smoke

Acetamide

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 2.0 E-5
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 7.0 E-2
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 7.0 E-2
Comments/References:

OEHHA 2009. Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document for Cancer Potencies. Appendix B. Chemical-specific summaries of the information used to derive unit risk and cancer potency values. Updated 2011. 

Air

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
10 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: