*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GW2500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cyclohexene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 110-83-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0906737
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00218 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 34
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H10
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 82.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6UTJ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenetetrahydride
   * Benzene, tetrahydro-
   * Cyclohexene
   * Cykloheksen
   * Hexanaphthylene
   * Tetrahydrobenzene
   * 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrobenzene
 
                       *** 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           : 2400 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0546026
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >6370 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0555329
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29(12),53,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >3200 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0546026
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 ppm/6H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,155,1976

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1010 mg/m3 (300 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 300 ppm (1015 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: 3,66,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 300 ppm (1015 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 300 ppm (1015 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 300 ppm (1015 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 300 ppm (1015 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 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 300 ppm (1010 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3);STEL 375 ppm (1270 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 300 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 50 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3);STEL 600 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 300 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 300 ppm (1015 mg/m3) 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 CYCLOHEXENE-air:10H TWA 300 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 - 21705
       No. of Facilities: 16 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 529 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 21705
       No. of Facilities: 40 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 517 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 239 (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: Hydrocarbons, BP 36-126 degree C, 1500

 
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