*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TR4680000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Poly(oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)),
                          alpha-butyl-omega-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9003-13-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 59029-72-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H6-O)n.C4-H10-O
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : /*Y1&10*/
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butoxypolypropylene glycol
   * Butoxypropanediol polymer
   * Crag fly repellent
   * ENT 8286
   * Exp. miticide No. 7
   * Newpol LB3000
   * OPSB
   * Poly(oxypropylene) butyl ether
   * Polyoxypropylene monobutyl ether
   * Polypropylene glycol monobutyl ether
   * PPG-14 butyl ether
   * PPG-16 butyl ether
   * PPG-33 butyl ether
   * Stabilene
   * Stabilene fly repellent
   * Ucon LB 1145
   * Ucon LB 1800X
 
                       *** 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: 5/23/1968
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 9100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARSIM* Agricultural Research Service, USDA Information Memorandum.
   (Beltsville, MD 20705)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,6,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 23900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SPEADM Special Publication of the Entomological Society of America.  (4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 78-1,53,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 21200 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: 1/16/1958

                    *** 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 - M2372
       No. of Facilities: 181 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 20
       No. of Employees: 13576 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X6786
       No. of Facilities: 1462 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 26
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 28325 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3407 (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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