*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI8925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 108-65-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1751656
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00220 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1VOY1&1O1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dowanol (R) PMA glycol ether acetate
   * 1-Methoxy-2-acetoxypropane
   * PGMEA
   * 2-Propanol, 1-methoxy-, acetate
   * Propyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate
 
                       *** 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           : 8532 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DOWCC* Dow Chemical Company Reports.  (Dow Chemical USA, Health and
   Environment Research, Toxicology Research Lab., Midland, MI 48640)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: MSD-1582
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD691-490
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DOWCC* Dow Chemical Company Reports.  (Dow Chemical USA, Health and
   Environment Research, Toxicology Research Lab., Midland, MI 48640)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: MSD-1582

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9258
       No. of Facilities: 30459 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 178
       No. of Occupations: 109
       No. of Employees: 345446 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 40133 (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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