*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AF7380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, sec-butyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 105-46-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1720689
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00148 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 26
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2Y1&OV1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetate de butyle secondaire
   * Acetic acid, 2-butoxy ester
   * Acetic acid, 1-methylpropyl ester
   * 2-Butanol acetate
   * sec-Butyl acetate
   * 2-Butyl acetate
   * sec-Butyl acetate
   * sec-Butyl alcohol acetate

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 950 mg/m3 (200 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 ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3)
   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: 3,30,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 200 ppm (950 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):8H TWA 200 ppm (950 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):8H TWA 200 ppm (950 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):8H TWA 200 ppm (950 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 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 150 ppm (710 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-INDIA:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 100 ppm (500 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3);STEL 400 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm 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 sec-BUTYL ACETATE-air:10H TWA 200 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 - 14382
       No. of Facilities: 111 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 684 (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
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Esters I, 1450

 
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