Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• where to look IARC Publications Website - Some Chemicals Used as Solvents and in Polymer Manufacture REGULATORY · 2017
• US EPA IRIS: Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) — Toxicological Review (Final) REGULATORY · 2011
• where to look ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Methylene Chloride REPORT · 2000
• NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens | NIOSH | CDC REGULATORY
• CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Methylene chloride REGULATORY
• Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls REGULATORY
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• § 1910.1052 Methylene chloride. REGULATORY
• § 1926.1152 Methylene chloride. REGULATORY
• Dichloromethane | CASRN 75-09-2 | DTXSID0020868 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
• IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
• Substances Listed in the Fifteenth Report on Carcinogens REGULATORY
• US EPA, Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories Tables (2018 Edition) REGULATORY
• Federal Contaminated Site Risk Assessment in Canada, Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs) and Chemical-Specific Factors, Version 2.0 REGULATORY
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6344) PUBCHEM
• L_2017027EN.01011501.xml REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6344; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID0020868 (Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY

Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.