*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NR0960000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isodecyl alcohol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25339-17-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H22-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q7Y1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Isodecanol
 
                       *** 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           : 415 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/1/1968
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6500 uL/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: 4/1/1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 3150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   31ZTAS "Alcohols:  Their Chemistry, Properties and Manufacture," Monick,
   J.A., New York, Reinhold Book, 1968  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,72,1968

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83572
       No. of Facilities: 97 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 2193 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83572
       No. of Facilities: 2044 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 22
       No. of Occupations: 23
       No. of Employees: 32203 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4507 (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

 
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