CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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KN2350000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Ether, bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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2238-07-5
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BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
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0105358
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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46
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C6-H10-O3
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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130.16
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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T3OTJ B1O1- BT3OTJ
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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450 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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200 ppm/4H
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1 gm/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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170 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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30 ppm/4H
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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100 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1500 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, irritative (after systemic exposure)
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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200 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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2 ppm/4H/29D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Endocrine - changes in thymus weight Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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2500 mg/kg/4W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified) Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count Related to Chronic Data - death
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Unreported
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1300 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
MUTATION DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Mutation in microorganisms
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
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REFERENCE :
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MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,367,1979 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen 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 ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.53 mg/m3 (0.1 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 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) 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: 3,86,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.53 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 0.2 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.2 ppm (1 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.6 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 0.2 ppm (1.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.2 ppm (1.0 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.6 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 DIGLYCIDYL ETHER-air:10H CA TWA 0.1 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 - 12846 No. of Facilities: 29 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 86 (estimated)
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