*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KM0875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethanol, 2-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 104-68-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2093125
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-00573 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 182.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2O2OR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Diethylene glycol monophenyl ether
   * Diethylene glycolphenyl ether
   * Ethanol, 2-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-
   * Fenylkarbitol
   * Phenoxydiglycol
   * 2-(2-Phenoxyethoxy)ethanol
   * Phenyl carbitol
 
                       *** 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           : 505 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8/16/1961
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2120 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
   (Chicago, IL)  V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,61,1954

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2977
       No. of Facilities: 250 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 4459 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2977
       No. of Facilities: 65 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2289 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 477 (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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