*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SZ1676000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphine oxide, triphenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 791-28-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H15-O-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.30
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Triphenylphosphine oxide
   * Triphenyl phosphorus oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1380 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KHFZAN Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal.  Chemical Pharmaceutical Journal.
    For English translation, see PCJOAU.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095
   Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(4),22,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - aggression
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570648
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570648

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9397
       No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 2100 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 17 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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