*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KN8970000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ether, diphenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 101-84-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1364620
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-00568 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 170.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ROR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-
   * Benzene, phenoxy-
   * Biphenyl oxide
   * Chemcryl JK-EB
   * Diphenyl ether
   * Diphenyl oxide
   * Geranium crystals
   * Oxybisbenzene
   * Oxydiphenyl
   * Phenoxybenzene
   * Phenyl ether
   * Phenyl oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ppm/140H
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   33,78,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,707,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ppm/140H
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   33,78,1975
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 0TS0518143
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >7940 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 0TS0518143

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-STEL 14 mg/m3 (2 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

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 7 mg/m3 (1 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 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) (vapor)
   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:
   3,205,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3), vapor
   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 1 ppm (7 mg/m3), vapor
   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 1 ppm (7 mg/m3), vapor
   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 1 ppm (7 mg/m3), vapor
   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 1 ppm (7 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (14 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3);STEL 2 ppm (14 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (21 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (7 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (7 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 PHENYL ETHER, vapor-air:10H TWA 1 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 - 57210
       No. of Facilities: 561 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 17
       No. of Occupations: 33
       No. of Employees: 13791 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 57210
       No. of Facilities: 7313 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 62
       No. of Occupations: 70
       No. of Employees: 90789 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 33945 (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: Phenyl ether, 1617

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***