*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WZ6450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Terphenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 26140-60-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 230.32
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Delowax OM
   * Delowax S
   * Diphenylbenzene
   * Gilotherm OM 2
   * Santowax OM
   * Santowax R
   * Terbenzene
   * Terphenyls
   * Triphenyl
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,26,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 13200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SHHUE8 Shiyou Huagong.  Petrochemical Technology.  (Beijing Huagon
   Yanjiuyuan, Beikou, Hepingjie, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  Beginning history
   not known.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,305,1986

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-CL 5 mg/m3 (0.53 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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.5 ppm (4.7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (27 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (4.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);STEL 0.5 ppm (5 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 TERPHENYLS-air:CL 0.5 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 - 84125
       No. of Facilities: 451 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 11
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 5006 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84125
       No. of Facilities: 299 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 14872 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 51 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8868
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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