*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UD3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 141-32-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1749970
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01463 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 46
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 128.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4OV1U1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acrylic acid, butyl ester
   * Acrylic acid n-butyl ester
   * n-Butyl acrylate
   * Butylester kyseliny akrylove
   * Butyl 2-propenoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,119,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/5/1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/5/1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,370,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
   Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
   GKNT, 1982  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,28,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2730 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,811,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32,223,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
   Securite Sociale.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.7-    1946-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,58,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5880 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(11),57,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
   Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
   GKNT, 1982  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,28,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS05220809
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520808
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,313,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(5),61,1986
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 13650 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,33,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 211 ppm/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0555423
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 135 ppm/6H
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,443,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 135 ppm/6H
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534614

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
   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 52 mg/m3 (10 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

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,67,1986

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,67,1986

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,141,1975

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 ppm (52 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (110 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 20 mg/m3;STEL 40 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3);STEL 15 ppm (80 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 ppm (55 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (110 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 ppm (55 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 BUTYL ACRYLATE-air:10H TWA 10 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 - 84295
       No. of Facilities: 2222 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 28
       No. of Occupations: 33
       No. of Employees: 16374 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84295
       No. of Facilities: 2948 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 33
       No. of Occupations: 40
       No. of Employees: 39848 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6688 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   47,26992,82

   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***