*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI7255000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, mercapto-, 2-ethylhexyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7659-86-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H20-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 204.36
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate
   * 2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate
   * Mercaptoacetic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
   * Thioglycolic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
   * Thioglykolsaeure-2-aethylhexyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 303 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 265 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1430 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 865 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 534 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 955 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZHYGAM Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Hygiene und Ihre Grenzgebiete.  (VEB
   Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem.
   Rep.)  V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,575,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1030
       No. of Facilities: 135 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 2863 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1884 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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