CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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  RTECS NUMBER :
 
 
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  OA7700000
 
 
 
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  CHEMICAL NAME :
 
 
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  Ketene
 
 
 
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  CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 
 
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  463-51-4
 
 
 
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  LAST UPDATED :
 
 
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  199712
 
 
 
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  DATA ITEMS CITED :
 
 
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  30
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 
 
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  C2-H2-O
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 
 
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  42.04
 
 
 
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  WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 
 
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  OCU1
 
 
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
 
 
 
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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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  23 ppm/30M
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Inhalation
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Primate - monkey
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  200 ppm/10M
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Inhalation
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - cat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  750 ppm/10M
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Inhalation
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  53 ppm/2H
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Inhalation
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - guinea pig
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  53 ppm/2H
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,209,1949 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 2.6 mg/m3 (1.5 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 ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.86 mg/m3 (0.5 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:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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: 3,143,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm (3 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.89 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm (2.6 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1 ppm (1.8 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.9 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 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 KETENE-air:10H TWA 0.5 ppm;STEL 1.5 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 - 41840 No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 66 (estimated)
 
 
  
                                    
                                 
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