*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TI1935000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phthalic acid, diphenyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 84-62-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2473390
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-03217 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 318.34
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diphenyl ester
   * Diphenyl phthalate
   * Phenyl phthalate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 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: 3,131,1973

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0654
       No. of Facilities: 76 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 197 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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