*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : TR7400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Polysorbate 20
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9005-64-5
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C58-H114-O26
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 1227.72
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Reproductive Effector
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Armotan pml-20
* Capmul
* Dxewmulse poe-sml
* Emsorb 6915
* Glycosperse L-20
* Glycosperse L-20X
* Hodag psml-20
* Liposorb L-20
* Poe 20 sorbitan monolaurate
* Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
* Protasorb L-20
* PSML
* Sorbimacrogol laurate 300
* Sorbitan, monododecanote, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives
* Tween 20
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 15 mg/3D (Intermittent)
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85DKA8 "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill,
V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,127,1977
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 36700 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,348,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3850 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1581,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 770 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1581,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >33 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1581,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1581,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1420 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
RPOBAR Research Progress in Organic-Biological and Medicinal Chemistry. (New
York, NY) V.1-3, 1964-72. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,316,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 18 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,348,1956
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 832 gm/kg/59D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.31- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year:
34,249,1951
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 931 gm/kg/70D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.31- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year:
34,249,1951
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2756 gm/kg/21W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,348,1956
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 33250 gm/kg/95W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,320,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 3276 gm/kg/39W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Liver - other changes
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,348,1956
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
ZNCBDA Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, Section C: Biosciences. (Verlag der
Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, Postfach 2645, D-7400 Tuebingen, Fed. Rep.
Ger.) V.29- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,904,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 2500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
ZNCBDA Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, Section C: Biosciences. (Verlag der
Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, Postfach 2645, D-7400 Tuebingen, Fed. Rep.
Ger.) V.29- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,904,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26(3),19A,1982
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X6874
No. of Facilities: 5475 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 22
No. of Occupations: 48
No. of Employees: 161625 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 125776 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***