*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SZ2100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphine, phenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 638-21-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0741946
REFERENCE               : 4-16-00-00948 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H7-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 110.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : PHHR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Fenylfosfin
   * Phenylphosphine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 38 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,154,1969

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-CL 0.23 mg/m3 (0.05 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 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3)
   DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
   Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,26,1973

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.05 ppm (0.23 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.25 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 PHENYLPHOSPHINE-air:CL 0.05 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

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***