1,1,1-Trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)
CAS: 71-55-6 | Type: disinfection_byproduct
Moderate To High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate To High
Risk (Children)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2A | California Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaC2H3Cl3
Molecular Weight133.4
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Volume 130 — 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Four Other Industrial Chemicals (2022) REGULATORY · 1999
- US EPA: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations — Volatile Organic Chemicals (40 CFR 141.61); TCE MCL 5 μg/L, PCE MCL 5 μg/L, CCl4 MCL 5 μg/L, Chloroform MCL via TTHM, 1,2-DCE MCL 5 μg/L, 1,1,1-TCA MCL 200 μg/L REGULATORY · 1989
- CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Methyl chloroform REGULATORY
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration REGULATORY
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | CASRN 71-55-6 | DTXSID0021381 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD 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 6278) PUBCHEM
- Consolidated TEXT: 32000L0039 — EN — 20.05.2021 REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6278; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID0021381 (1,1,1-Trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
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