*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0175000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 124-07-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1747180
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00982 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 13
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 144.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV7
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hexacid 898
   * C-8 acid
   * Caprylic acid
   * n-Caprylic acid
   * neo-Fat 8
   * 1-Heptanecarboxylic acid
   * Kyselina kaprylova
   * Octic acid
   * n-Octoic acid
   * n-Octylic 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: 19,237,1981
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10080 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 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
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,237,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 ppm
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 407,186,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CHROAU Chromosoma.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44
   Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,1,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CHROAU Chromosoma.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44
   Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,1,1973

                              *** 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 - 84154
       No. of Facilities: 939 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 15
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 22322 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84154
       No. of Facilities: 21067 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 146
       No. of Occupations: 97
       No. of Employees: 222149 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 8182 (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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***