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Dichloroethyl ether — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (ppm) for Dichloroethyl ether — workplace exposure limit?

For Dichloroethyl ether, pel (ppm) is (C)15; pel (mg/m³) is (C)90; cas no. is 111-44-4, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

Dichloroethyl ether | 111-44-4 | (C)15 | (C)90 | X |

osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

(C)15
The most of this substance workplace air may legally contain, averaged over an 8-hour shift — OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL), in parts per million, from the agency's own table row quoted below. Where federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA disagree, both limits are stated, each with its own agency's table row as evidence. NIOSH's number, where there is one, is shown separately: it is a recommended limit, not a legal one, and it is often the strictest of the three.
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Substance
Dichloroethyl ether verified
CAS No.
111-44-4 verified
PEL (ppm)
(C)15 verified
PEL (mg/m³)
(C)90 verified
NIOSH REL (ppm)
TWA 5 per cdc.gov
NIOSH REL (mg/m³)
30 per cdc.gov
STEL (ppm)
10 per dir.ca.gov
STEL (mg/m³)
60 per dir.ca.gov

What cdc.gov says

NIOSH REL Ca TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3) ST 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) [skin]

cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

Sources disagree

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PEL (ppm)

osha.gov says pel (ppm) is (C)15, as of 2026-08-05.

Dichloroethyl ether | 111-44-4 | (C)15 | (C)90 | X |

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1

dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 5, as of 2026-08-05.

111444 | S | Dichloroethyl ether; bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | 5 | 30 | | 10 | 60

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html

PEL (mg/m³)

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is (C)90, as of 2026-08-05.

Dichloroethyl ether | 111-44-4 | (C)15 | (C)90 | X |

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 30, as of 2026-08-05.

111444 | S | Dichloroethyl ether; bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | 5 | 30 | | 10 | 60

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html

Sources

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