Benzyl butyrate

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C11-H14-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

178.25

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

3VO1R

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 :

2330 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - tremor

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,827,1974 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83173 No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 29 No. of Employees: 4144 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83173 No. of Facilities: 266 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 8803 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6358 (estimated)