RTECS NUMBER : WZ6535000
CHEMICAL NAME : Terphenyls, hydrogenated
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 61788-32-7
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 18
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Hydrogenated terphenyls
*** 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 : 17500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
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:
4,220,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 12500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
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:
4,220,1980
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 4.9 mg/m3 (0.5 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
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 ppm (4.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.4 ppm (4.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 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 HYDROGENATED TERPHENYLS-air:10H TWA 0.5 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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M4385
No. of Facilities: 250 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 7
No. of Employees: 2105 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M4385
No. of Facilities: 1281 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 16
No. of Occupations: 28
No. of Employees: 35036 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7571 (estimated)