TERPHENYL (META-)
RTECS NUMBER : WZ6470000
CHEMICAL NAME : m-Terphenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 92-06-8
LAST UPDATED : 199907
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 230.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RR CR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* m-Diphenylbenzene
* 1,3-Diphenylbenzene
* Isodiphenylbenzene
* Santowax M
* 1,1':3',1''-Terphenyl
* 1,3-Terphenyl
* m-Triphenyl
*** 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 : 2400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,372,1962
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,372,1962
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3), JAN1999
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1999
TERPHENYL (ORTHO-)
RTECS NUMBER : WZ6472000
CHEMICAL NAME : o-Terphenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 84-15-1
LAST UPDATED : 199907
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 230.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RR BR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 1,2-Diphenylbenzene
* 1,1':2',1''-Terphenyl
*** 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 : 1900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,372,1962
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,372,1962
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3), JAN1999
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1999
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: o-Terphenyl, 5021
TERPHENYL (PARA-)
RTECS NUMBER : WZ6475000
CHEMICAL NAME : p-Terphenyl
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 92-94-4
LAST UPDATED : 199907
DATA ITEMS CITED : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 230.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RR DR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-
* p-Diphenylbenzene
* 1,4-Diphenylbenzene
* 4-Phenylbiphenyl
* 4-Phenyldiphenyl
* Santowax P
* 1,1':4',1''-Terphenyl
* p-Triphenyl
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,26,1953
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,372,1962
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:CL 1 ppm (9 mg/m3)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3), JAN1999
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 71310
No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 28 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 7 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8954;8EHQ-0892-8976
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1999
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