CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

KM0875000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Ethanol, 2-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

104-68-7

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

2093125

LAST UPDATED :

199806

DATA ITEMS CITED :

8

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C10-H14-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

182.24

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

Q2O2OR

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Open irritation test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 8/16/1961 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2140 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

2120 uL/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M2977 No. of Facilities: 250 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 4459 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M2977 No. of Facilities: 65 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 2289 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 477 (estimated)