dimethyl ether

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H6-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

46.08

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1O1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

308 gm/m3

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - general anesthetic

REFERENCE :

TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,79,1981 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2 pph/6H/30W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)

REFERENCE :

TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,65,1978 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1000 ppm (1910 mg/m3) JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81811 No. of Facilities: 897 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 50005 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81811 No. of Facilities: 223 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 2282 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 75 (estimated)