*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TR6240000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Polypropylene glycol (40) butyl ether
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9003-13-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H6-O)n.C4-10-O
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ambiflo L-317
   * Polyoxypropylene(40) butyl ether
   * PPG-40 butyl ether
   * Unilube MB-370
 
                       *** 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           : 34 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,257,1993

         *** 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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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