*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TQ4375000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Polyethylene glycol distearate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9005-08-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C2-H4-O)n-C36-H70-O3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Emerest 2642
   * Lipal 15-DS
   * Nonex 80
   * PEG 1540 distearate
   * Polyethylene glycol 300 distearate
   * Polyethylene glycol 400 (di) stearate
   * Polyethylene glycol 600 (di) stearate
   * Polyglycol distearate
   * S 1009
   * S 1013
   * Stabogel
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 365 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,428,1949

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0981
       No. of Facilities: 2607 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 20
       No. of Occupations: 24
       No. of Employees: 87986 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7991
       No. of Facilities: 2009 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 18
       No. of Occupations: 31
       No. of Employees: 34907 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 24118 (estimated)

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

 
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