*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DH0200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, ethyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93-89-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 150.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2OVR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic ether
   * Benzoyl ethyl ether
   * Ethyl benzenecarboxylate
   * Ethyl benzoate
   * Ethylester kyseliny benzoove
 
                       *** 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           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2630 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2557
       No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 392 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2557
       No. of Facilities: 323 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 3436 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2117 (estimated)

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

 
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