Dioxydi-2,2-butanediyl dihydroperoxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C8-H16-O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

176.24

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1V2OO2V1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

480 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of esophagus Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Gastrointestinal - other changes

REFERENCE :

NCPBBY National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers, Bulletin. (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: Jan/Feb,1969

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

484 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

200 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

65 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - muscle weakness Behavioral - ataxia

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

470 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610) V.1- 1883- Volume(issue)/page/year: 165,201,1957

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

170 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2033 mg/kg/7W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

273 mg/kg/7W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,205,1958 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Unreported

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

282 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

RARSAM Radiation Research, Supplement. (New York, NY) No.1-7, 1959-67. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,193,1963 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 1.5 mg/m3 (0.2 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3);STEL 0.2 ppm 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 METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE-air:CL 0.2 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 - 80105 No. of Facilities: 2226 (estimated) No. of Industries: 29 No. of Occupations: 31 No. of Employees: 20053 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80105 No. of Facilities: 1879 (estimated) No. of Industries: 23 No. of Occupations: 31 No. of Employees: 25827 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6514 (estimated)