*** 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

 
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