Nitromethane
CAS Number
75-52-5Synonym
Nitrocarbol; NMT
Occurrence/Use
Synthesis of derivatives used as pharmaceuticals, agricultural fumigants, and industrial antimicrobials; solvent, fuel or fuel additive with methanol, explosives.
| Latest Criteria: |
Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
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Proposition 65
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Currently listed
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| Listed for: |
Cancer
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| Date of Listing: |
05/01/1997
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| Basis for Listing: |
Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program
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| No Significant Risk Level (NSRL): |
39 µg/day
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| Last NSRL/MADL Revision: |
2007
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Public notices related to this chemical:
- Notice of Adoption to Text of Regulations, Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Amendment to Section 12705(b): No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for Nitromethane
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Amendment to Section 12705. Specific Regulatory Levels Posing No Significant Risk: Nitromethane
- Chemicals Listed as Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
- Notice of Intent to List Chemicals: Nitromethane, Tetrafluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride, Spironolactone, Stanozolol, Clarithromycin, Dihydroergotamine mesylate, Hydroxyurea, Oxymetholone