CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

OA7700000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Ketene

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

463-51-4

LAST UPDATED :

199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :

30

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H2-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

42.04

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

OCU1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

23 ppm/30M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Primate - monkey

DOSE/DURATION :

200 ppm/10M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :

JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - cat

DOSE/DURATION :

750 ppm/10M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands

REFERENCE :

JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

53 ppm/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :

JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

53 ppm/2H

REFERENCE :

JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 2.6 mg/m3 (1.5 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 ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.86 mg/m3 (0.5 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 *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) 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: 3,143,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.89 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm (2.6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1 ppm (1.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm 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 KETENE-air:10H TWA 0.5 ppm;STEL 1.5 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 - 41840 No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 66 (estimated)