Table 5 Solvents seldom detected in laboratories
From: Use of organic solvents in large research institutions in Japan
Groups | Solvent names | No of cases | Prevalence (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|
Solvents which were not detected in laboratory | |||
Group 1 | 1,2-Dichloroethylene (acetylene dichloride) | 0 | |
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (acetylene tetrachloride) | 0 | ||
Group 2 | Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (cellosolve acetate) | 0 | |
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether (butyl cellosolve) | 0 | ||
Isobutyl acetate | 0 | ||
Isopropyl acetate | 0 | ||
Methyl n-butyl ketone | 0 | ||
Methylcyclohexanol | 0 | ||
Methylcyclohexanone | 0 | ||
n-Pentyl acetate (n-amyl acetate) | 0 | ||
n-Propyl acetate | 0 | ||
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) | 0 | ||
1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0 | ||
Solvents which were detected in less than 1 % of laboratories | |||
Group 1 | Carbon disulfide | 5 | 0.11 |
Trichloroethylene | 5 | 0.11 | |
Carbon tetrachloride | 27 | 0.60 | |
Group 2 | Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (cellosolve) | 1 | 0.02 |
Cyclohexanol | 3 | 0.07 | |
o-Dichlorobenzene | 3 | 0.07 | |
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (methyl cellosolve) | 4 | 0.09 | |
Methyl isobutyl ketone | 5 | 0.11 | |
Cyclohexanone | 5 | 0.11 | |
n-Butyl acetate | 7 | 0.15 | |
Cresol | 10 | 0.22 | |
Styrene | 14 | 0.31 | |
Methyl ethyl ketone | 16 | 0.35 | |
Isobutyl alcohol | 17 | 0.38 | |
Methyl acetate | 18 | 0.40 | |
Chlorobenzene | 21 | 0.46 | |
1,4-Dioxane | 24 | 0.53 | |
2-Butanol | 20 | 0.44 | |