CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

TU9150500

CHEMICAL NAME :

Primene 81-R

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

68955-53-3

LAST UPDATED :

199806

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

RHPC** Rohm and Haas Company Petroleum Chemicals. (Philadelphia, PA 19105) Volume(issue)/page/year: PC-81-MAY1982 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

300 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

RHPC** Rohm and Haas Company Petroleum Chemicals. (Philadelphia, PA 19105) Volume(issue)/page/year: PC-81-MAY1982

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

3630 mg/m3/1M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - chromodacryorrhea Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534588

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

1120 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation) Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534588-1