*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CZ9450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, m-divinyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 108-57-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1848732
REFERENCE               : 3-05-00-01367 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H10
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1U1R C1U1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1,3-diethenyl-
   * m-Divinylbenzen
   * m-Divinylbenzene
   * 1,3-Divinylbenzene
   * m-Vinylstyrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,38,1986

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 ppm (53 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 ppm (50 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***