*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RA6650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nonanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 112-05-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1752351
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01018 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H18-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV8
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cirrasol 185A
   * Emfac 1202
   * Hexacid C-9
   * n-Nonoic acid
   * n-Nonylic acid
   * Pelargic acid
   * 1-Octanecarboxylic acid
   * Pelargonic acid
 
                       *** 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       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,839,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 91 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   EMERY* Emery Industries, Inc., Data Sheets.  (4900 Este Ave., Cincinnati, OH
   45232)  Volume(issue)/page/year: S3B,-,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100%
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,839,1978
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 224 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica.  (Copenhagen, Denmark)  V.1-59,
   1945-86.  For publisher information, see PHTOEH  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,141,1961

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,100,1960

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83209
       No. of Facilities: 960 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 7870 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83209
       No. of Facilities: 2266 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 49
       No. of Occupations: 46
       No. of Employees: 76346 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6777 (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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