*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MD0911200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glycols, polyethylene-polypropylene, pluronic L62
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9003-11-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H6-O.C2-H4-O)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pluronic L62
 
                       *** 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           : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   WYCCO* Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation Reports.  (Wyandotte, MI)

         *** 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)

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   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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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