*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VS1150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sebacic acid, dibutyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 109-43-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1798308
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-02081 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H34-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 314.52
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4OV8VO4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(n-butyl)sebacate
   * Decanedioic acid, dibutyl ester
   * Dibutylester kyseliny sebakove
   * Dibutyl sebacate
   * Di-n-butyl sebacate
   * Kodaflex DBS
   * Monoplex DBS
   * Polycizer DBS
   * PX 404
   * Staflex DBS
 
                       *** 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           : 16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,22,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5400 ug/m3/4H
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: 55(6),86,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 19500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(6),86,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >5400 ug/m3/2H
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: 55(6),86,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 14700 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JBMRBG Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.  (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
   605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158)  V.1-    1967- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8,11,1974
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 418 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 10 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
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: 7,310,1953

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84499
       No. of Facilities: 67 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 2492 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84499
       No. of Facilities: 400 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 4856 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2157 (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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