*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG4925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 136-60-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1867073
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-00290 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 4OVR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Anthrapole AZ
   * Benzoic acid n-butyl ester
   * Butyl benzoate
   * n-Butyl benzoate
   * Butylester kyseliny benzoove
   * Dai Cari XBN
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10/15/1958
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 735 mg/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: 2,7,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0539230
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 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: 2,7,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80635
       No. of Facilities: 102 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 3194 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80635
       No. of Facilities: 343 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 10
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 16662 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1038 (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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