*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RA6115000
CHEMICAL NAME : Nonane
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 111-84-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H20
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 128.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 9H
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* n-Nonane
* Nonane
* Shellsol 140
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3200 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,53,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 218 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,566,1978
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 ppm/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,53,1978
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - other oxidoreductases
REFERENCE :
ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,271,1980
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 1050 mg/m3 (200 ppm)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 200 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 200 ppm (1050 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (1315 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 200 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 200 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 200 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO NONANE-air:10H TWA 200 ppm
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M4718
No. of Facilities: 57 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 1231 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M4718
No. of Facilities: 738 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 14
No. of Occupations: 16
No. of Employees: 7277 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 717 (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
*** END OF RECORD ***