*** 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 ***