*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : WZ6475000 CHEMICAL NAME : p-Terphenyl CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 92-94-4 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 7 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H14 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 230.32 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RR DR COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Biphenyl, 4-phenyl- * p-Diphenylbenzene * 1,4-Diphenylbenzene * 4-Phenylbiphenyl * 4-Phenyldiphenyl * Santowax P * 1,1':4',1''-Terphenyl * p-Triphenyl *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published 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 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg/30D-C TOXIC EFFECTS : Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,372,1962 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1973 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 71310 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 28 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8954;8EHQ-0892-8976 EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***