RTECS NUMBER : KO4200000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ether, trichlorophenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 31242-93-0
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 55720-99-5
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H4-Cl6-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 376.86
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GR XG XOR XG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, hexachloro deriv.
* Chlorinated diphenyl oxide
* Ether, hexachlorophenyl
* Hexachlorodiphenyl ether
* Hexachloro diphenyl oxide
* Phenyl ether, hexachloro deriv.
* Trichloro diphenyl ether
* Trichloro diphenyl oxide
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,16,1953
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/kg/28D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 0TS0520721
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg/m3
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 0.5 mg/m3
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: 3,45,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.5 mg/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.5 mg/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 1.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 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 CHLORINATED DIPHENYL OXIDE-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg/m3
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