*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MD0911050
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glycols, polyethylene-polypropylene, pluronic F68
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9003-11-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H6-O.C2-H4-O)x
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pluronic F68
   * Slovanik M-640
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
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 :
   28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
   Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
   Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,297,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
   Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
   Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,297,1972
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 9380 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
   Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
   Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,297,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCFAAI Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico.  (Societa Editoriale Farmaceutica,
   Via Ausonio 12, 20123 Milan, Italy)  V.33-    1894- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   101,173,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MIVRA6 Microvascular Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,320,1974
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 90 gm/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,61,1972

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3966
       No. of Facilities: 6846 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 44
       No. of Occupations: 37
       No. of Employees: 38016 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7313
       No. of Facilities: 59555 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 299
       No. of Occupations: 176
       No. of Employees: 1005983 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 296376 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9175
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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