N-Methylpyrrolidone
CAS Number
872-50-4Synonym
1-methylazacyclopentan-2-one; N-methyl-gamma-butyrolactam; N-methylpyrrolidinone; N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone; methylpyrrolidone; N-methylpyrrolidone; N-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidone; 1-methylpyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; NMP; M-pyrol
Occurrence/Use
Solvent for polymers, textile coatings, resins, agricultural chemicals, paint removal, degreasing; petrochemical processing; pharmaceuticals
| Latest Criteria: |
Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
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Proposition 65
| Reproductive Toxicity: |
Currently listed
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| Listed as causing: |
Developmental Toxicity
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| Developmental Toxicity | |
| Date of Listing: |
06/15/2001
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| Basis for Listing: |
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency
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| Reproductive Toxicity | |
| Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) - Inhalation: |
3200 µg/day
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| Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) - Oral: |
17000 (dermal) µg/day
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| Last NSRL/MADL Revision: |
2003
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Public notices related to this chemical:
- Prioritization: Chemicals for Consultation by the Carcinogen Identification Committee
- Amendment to Section 12805. Specific Regulatory Levels: Reproductive Toxicants (2,4-D butyric acid, m-dinitrobenzene, hydramethylnon and N-methylpyrrolidone)
- Notice of Revised Time for the Public Hearing for Proposed Amendments to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 12805, Specific Regulatory Levels: Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Amendment to Section 12805, Specific Regulatory Levels: 2,4-D Butyric Acid, m-Dinitrobenzene, Hydramethylnon and N-Methylpyrrolidone
- December 17, 2001 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee
- Chemical Listed Effective June 15, 2001 as Known to the State to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: N-Methylpyrrolidone
- Notice of Intent to List: N-Methylpyrrolidone
- Notice of Intent to List: Avermectin B1, Delta isomer of avermectin B1, N-Methylpyrrolidone, and Imazalil
- Chemicals Meeting the Critieria for Listing as Developmental and Reproductive Toxicants (DARTs) Via the Authoritative Bodies Mechanism: 4 Chemicals Identified By U.S. EPA
- Request for Information, 16 Chemicals Under Consideration for Possible Listing Via the Authoritative Bodies Mechanisms
Meetings:
- Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Scheduled for October 12 and 13, 2011
- Revised Agenda for the December 17, 2001 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee
- Tentative Agenda for the December 17, 2001 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee