*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LH8020000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Fatty acid, tall oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 61789-01-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C26-H48-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 424.74
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Ethylhexyl epoxy tallate
   * Expoxidized 2-ethylhexyl ester of tall oil fatty acid
   * Flexol EP-8
   * sec-Octyl epoxytallate
 
                       *** 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           : 20800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,31,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >18500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,31,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2004
       No. of Facilities: 222 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 3771 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1166 (estimated)

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

 
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