*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TH6950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phthalaldehyde
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 643-79-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0878317
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-02138 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHR BVH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Phtalaldehydes
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences.
   (Paris, France)  V.1-261, 1835-1965.  For publisher information, see CRASEV.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 246,851,1958

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4335
       No. of Facilities: 178 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 3253 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2222 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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