n-Nitrosodiethanolamine
CAS Number
1116-54-7Synonym
Bis(beta-hydroxyethyl)nitrosamine; n,n-diethanolnitrosamine; Diethanolnitrosoamine; Di-(2-hydroxyethyl)-nitrosamine; 2,2'-iminodi-n-nitrosoethanol; NCI-C55583; NDELA; n-nitrosoaminodiethanol; Nitrosodiethanolamine; 2,2'-(nitrosoimino)bisethanol; Nitrosoimino diethanol
Occurrence/Use
Research chemical. Found in complex matrices such as metalworking fluids and cosmetics; component of tobacco smoke
Cancer Potency Information
| Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: | 8.0 E-4 |
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| Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: | 2.8 E+0 |
| Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: | 2.8 E+0 |
| Comments/References: |
OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens.
US EPA 1987. IRIS Database: N-Nitrosodiethanolamine.
Note: This value was used as the basis of the No Significant Risk Level that was adopted for the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). |
Proposition 65
Chemical Status
| Cancer: | Currently listed |
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Cancer
| Listed as causing : | Listed as causing: Cancer |
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| Date of Listing: |
Safe Harbor Levels
| Cancer |