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p-Dichlorobenzene — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (ppm) for p-Dichlorobenzene — workplace exposure limit?

For p-Dichlorobenzene, pel (ppm) is 75; pel (mg/m³) is 450; cas no. is 106-46-7, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

p-Dichlorobenzene | 106-46-7 | 75 | 450 | - |

osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

75
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
p-Dichlorobenzene verified
CAS No.
106-46-7 verified
PEL (ppm)
75 verified
PEL (mg/m³)
450 verified
Ceiling
200 ppm per dir.ca.gov
STEL (ppm)
110 per dir.ca.gov
STEL (mg/m³)
675 per dir.ca.gov
NIOSH REL, as stated
Ca See Appendix A per cdc.gov

What cdc.gov says

NIOSH REL Ca See Appendix A

cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08

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PEL (ppm)

osha.gov says pel (ppm) is 75, as of 2026-08-05.

p-Dichlorobenzene | 106-46-7 | 75 | 450 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (ppm) is 10, as of 2026-08-05.

106467 | | p-Dichlorobenzene; 1,4-dichlorobenzene | 10 | 60 | 200 ppm | 110 | 675

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

PEL (mg/m³)

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 450, as of 2026-08-05.

p-Dichlorobenzene | 106-46-7 | 75 | 450 | - |

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

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 60, as of 2026-08-05.

106467 | | p-Dichlorobenzene; 1,4-dichlorobenzene | 10 | 60 | 200 ppm | 110 | 675

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

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