CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

WZ6450000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Terphenyl

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

26140-60-3

LAST UPDATED :

199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :

26

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C18-H14

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD - Lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,26,1953

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

13200 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

SHHUE8 Shiyou Huagong. Petrochemical Technology. (Beijing Huagon Yanjiuyuan, Beikou, Hepingjie, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) Beginning history not known. Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,305,1986 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 5 mg/m3 (0.53 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.5 ppm (4.7 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (27 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (4.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO TERPHENYLS-air:CL 0.5 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84125 No. of Facilities: 451 (estimated) No. of Industries: 11 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 5006 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84125 No. of Facilities: 299 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 14872 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 51 (estimated)