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Acetaldehyde

Alternative names: ethanal, ethyl aldehyde

CAS numbers: 75-07-0

Acetic acid

Alternative names: ethanoic acid

CAS numbers: 64-19-7

Acetic anhydride

Alternative names: acetyl anhydride, acetyl acetate

CAS numbers: 108-24-7

Acetone

Alternative names: 2-propanone, dimethyl ketone

CAS numbers: 67-64-1

Acetonitrile

Alternative names: methyl cyanide, cyanomethane

CAS numbers: 75-05-8

Acetylene

Alternative names: ethyne, vinylene

CAS numbers: 74-86-2

Acetylene tetrabromide

Alternative names: 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane

CAS numbers: 79-27-6

Acetylsalicylic acid

Alternative names: aspirin

CAS numbers: 50-78-2

Acrolein

Alternative names: acrylaldehyde, 2-propenal

CAS numbers: 107-02-8

Acrylamide

Alternative names: 2-propenamide

CAS numbers: 79-06-1

Acrylic acid

Alternative names: 2-propenoic acid

CAS numbers: 79-10-7

Acrylonitrile

Alternative names: vinyl cyanide

CAS numbers: 107-13-1

Allyl alcohol

Alternative names: vinyl carbinol, 2-propen-1-ol

CAS numbers: 107-18-6

Allyl chloride

CAS numbers: 107-05-1

Allyl glycidyl ether

Alternative names: AGE

CAS numbers: 106-92-3

Aluminium metal dust and insoluble compounds (as Al)

Alternative names: aluminum
, aluminium, welding fumes
, aluminium, pyro powders
, α alumina (aluminium oxide)
,

CAS numbers: 7429-90-5
1344-28-1

Aluminium, Alkyls (not otherwise classified) (as Al)

CAS numbers:

Aluminium, Soluble salts (as Al)

CAS numbers:

2-Aminopyridine

CAS numbers: 504-29-0

Amitrole

Alternative names: 3-amino-1,2,4- triazole, aminotriazole

CAS numbers: 61-82-5

Ammonia, Anhydrous

CAS numbers: 7664-41-7

Ammonium chloride fume

Alternative names: salmiac, sal ammoniac

CAS numbers: 12125-02-9

Ammonium perfluorooctanoate

Alternative names: ammonium perfluorocaprylate

CAS numbers: 3825-26-1

Ammonium sulphamate

CAS numbers: 7773-06-0

n-Amyl acetate

Alternative names: pentyl acetate

CAS numbers: 628-63-7

sec-Amyl acetate

Alternative names: 2-pentyl acetate, 1-methylbutyl acetate

CAS numbers: 626-38-0

Aniline and homologues

Alternative names: benzenamine, phenylamine, aminobenzene

CAS numbers: 62-53-3

o-Anisidine

Alternative names: 2-methoxyaniline

CAS numbers: 90-04-0

p-Anisidine

Alternative names: 4-methoxyaniline

CAS numbers: 104-94-9

Antimony and compounds, as Sb

CAS numbers: 7440-36-0

Antimony trioxide

CAS numbers: 1309-64-4

Argon

CAS numbers: 7440-37-1

Arsenic and soluble compounds, as As

CAS numbers: 7440-38-2

Arsine

Alternative names: arsenic hydride, arsenic trihydride

CAS numbers: 7784-42-1

Asbestos (amosite)

Alternative names: brown asbestos

CAS numbers:

Asbestos (chrysotile)

Alternative names: white asbestos

CAS numbers: 12001-29-5, 132207-32-0

Asbestos (crocidolite)

Alternative names: blue asbestos

CAS numbers: 12001-28-4

Asbestos (other forms)

Alternative names: actinolite, anthrophyllite, tremolite

CAS numbers: 77536-66-4

Asphalt (petroleum) fumes

CAS numbers: 8052-42-4

Atrazine

CAS numbers: 1912-24-9

Azinphos-methyl

CAS numbers: 86-50-0