Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants Volume 1

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Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants, Volume 1

TABLE 13

Chloroform Inhalation Exposures and Effects in Humans

Concentration, ppm	Exposure Duration, min	Effects	Ref.
20,000	30–24	Anesthesia; nausea; vomiting; jaundice; delayed chloroform poisoning	Whitaker and Jones (1965)
922	3	Dizziness, vertigo	Lehmann and Schmidt-Kehl (1936)
1,107	2	Dizziness, vertigo	Lehmann and Schmidt-Kehl (1936)
7,236	15	Dizziness, light intoxication	Lehmann and Hasegawa (1910)
205	approx. 1	Perception of light transient odor	Lehman and Schmidt-Kehl (1936)
14,420–16,480	NG^a	Limited narcotic concentration	Lehman and Flury (1943)
4,120		Fainting sensation; vomiting
1,483		Dizziness and salivation after a few minutes
1,030		Dizziness, intracranial pressure, and nausea in 7 min; after-effect of fatigue and headache for several hours
391		Tolerated for 30 min without complaint
206–309		Lowest concentration detected by smell
^aNot given, except as listed under “effects.”