*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WI2900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Stearic acid, butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 123-95-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1792866
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01219 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H44-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 340.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 17VO4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * APEX 4
   * BS
   * Butyl octadecanoate
   * n-Butyl octadecanoate
   * Butyl stearate
   * n-Butyl stearate
   * Emerest 2325
   * Groco 5810
   * Kessco BSC
   * Kesscoflex BS
   * Polycizer 332
   * Octadecanoic acid, butyl ester
   * RC plasticizer B-17
   * Starfol BS-100
   * Tegester butyl stearate
   * Uniflex BYS
   * Wickenol 122
   * Witcizer 200
   * Witcizer 201
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 4(5),107,1985
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 32 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IPSTB3 International Polymer Science and Technology.  (Rapra Technology
   Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK) Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,93,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >32 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   29ZWAE "Practical Toxicology of Plastics," Lefaux, R., Cleveland, OH,
   Chemical Rubber Co., 1968  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,323,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >32 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   29ZWAE "Practical Toxicology of Plastics," Lefaux, R., Cleveland, OH,
   Chemical Rubber Co., 1968  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,323,1968
 
                          ** 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

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80587
       No. of Facilities: 14991 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 131
       No. of Occupations: 85
       No. of Employees: 173017 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80587
       No. of Facilities: 1846 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 40
       No. of Occupations: 55
       No. of Employees: 63553 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 20739 (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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