*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : MJ5075000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Heptanone
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 110-43-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1699063
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-03318 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 31
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 114.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 5V1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Amyl-methyl-cetone
* n-Amyl methyl ketone
* Ketone, methyl pentyl
* Methyl-amyl-cetone
* Methyl n-amyl ketone
* Methyl pentyl ketone
*** 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 : 14 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1670 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 8/11/1958
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4000 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
38MKAJ "Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology," 3rd rev. ed., Clayton,
G.D., and F.E. Clayton, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978-82.
Vol. 3 originally pub. in 1979; pub. as 2nd rev. ed. in 1985.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2C,4757,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 730 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
APJUA8 Acta Pharmaceutica Jugoslavica. (FDH, Masarykova 2, 41000 Zagreb,
Yugoslavia) V.1-41, 1951-1991. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,79,1962
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
38MKAJ "Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology," 3rd rev. ed., Clayton,
G.D., and F.E. Clayton, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978-82.
Vol. 3 originally pub. in 1979; pub. as 2nd rev. ed. in 1985.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2C,4757,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 12600 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,95,1962
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 45500 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,625,1972
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 233 mg/m3 (50 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 100 ppm (465 mg/m3)
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:
3,157,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 100 ppm (465 mg/m3)
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 100 ppm (465 mg/m3)
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 100 ppm (465 mg/m3)
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 100 ppm (465 mg/m3)
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 50 ppm (235 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 50 ppm (233 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 50 ppm (230 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 50 ppm (230 mg/m3);STEL 75 ppm (345 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 50 ppm (230 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 100 ppm (465 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 50 ppm (235 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 50 ppm (240 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 METHYL AMYL KETONE-air:10H TWA 100 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 - 36340
No. of Facilities: 489 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 8
No. of Employees: 3345 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 36340
No. of Facilities: 5080 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 62
No. of Occupations: 47
No. of Employees: 78196 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 17866 (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: Ketones II, 1301
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