CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

WZ6535000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Terphenyls, hydrogenated

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

61788-32-7

LAST UPDATED :

199712

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

17500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

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: 4,220,1980

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

12500 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

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: 4,220,1980 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 4.9 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 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 ppm (4.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.4 ppm (4.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 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 HYDROGENATED TERPHENYLS-air:10H TWA 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 - M4385 No. of Facilities: 250 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 2105 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M4385 No. of Facilities: 1281 (estimated) No. of Industries: 16 No. of Occupations: 28 No. of Employees: 35036 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7571 (estimated)