*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TI1300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phthalic acid, diisooctyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27554-26-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1330-91-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H38-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 390.62
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1X1&1&1X1&1&OVR BVOX1&1&1X1&1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester
   * Corflex 880
   * Diisooctyl phthalate
   * Flexol Plasticizer DIOP
   * Hexaplas M/O
   * Isooctyl phthalate
   * Phthalic acid, bis(6-methylheptyl)ester
 
                       *** 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           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6/11/1965
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,61,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2769 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17(11),51,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 12600 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: 6/11/1965

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83445
       No. of Facilities: 253 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 4770 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83445
       No. of Facilities: 387 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 5416 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 158 (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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