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m-Xylene

CAS Number

108-38-3

Synonym

m-Xylol
1,3-Dimethylbenzene

Occurrence/Use

Major chemical use of meta-xylene is in the manufacture of isophthalic acid, which is used as a copolymerizing monomer to alter the properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Date Added

02/01/2016
m-Xylene

Soil Screening

Last CHHSL revision: 
1/2005
CHHSL Comments: 

For chemical-specific screening levels for use in assessing contaminated sites, please see HHRA Note 3 (DTSC HERO). https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/assessingrisk/humanrisk2.cfm