*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TZ3700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propane, 1,2-epoxy-3-(o-tolyoxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2210-79-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0004585
REFERENCE               : 4-17-00-00993 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B1OR B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Araldite DY 023
   * O-Cresyl glycidyl ether
   * 1,2-Epoxy-3-(o-tolyloxy)propane
   * Glycidyl o-methylphenyl ether
   * Glycidyl 2-methylphenyl ether
   * Glycidyl o-tolyl ether
   * o-Kresol-glycidaether
   * ((2-Methylphenoxy)methyl)oxirane
   * 2-((2-Methylphenoxy)methyl)oxirane
   * 2-Methylphenyl glycidyl ether
   * Oxirane, ((2-methylphenoxy)methyl)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6090 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534658
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 980 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: 15,1355,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 33 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 172,105,1986

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1680
       No. of Facilities: 458 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 7077 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1430 (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

 
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