Bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

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

• IARC Monographs Volume 100F (2012): Bis(chloromethyl) ether — Group 1 (lung cancer; orig. Vol 4 1974 / Suppl 7 1987) REGULATORY · 2012
• OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1008: bis-Chloromethyl Ether (Carcinogen Standard) REGULATORY · 1974
• ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Bis(chloromethyl) Ether (tp128) REPORT · 2017
• US EPA IRIS Assessment: Bis(chloromethyl)ether (BCME) (CASRN 542-88-1), carcinogenicity assessment 1988 REGULATORY · 1988
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• § 1910.1003 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.). REGULATORY
• PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
• IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - bis-Chloromethyl ether REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 10967; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• Application of the principles of the ICH M7 guideline to calculation of compound-specific acceptable intakes: Addendum to M7(R2) (final version, adopted 3 April 2023) REGULATORY
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 10967; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID8020173 (Bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME)) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY

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