CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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PM4780000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Methyl ether
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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115-10-6
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LAST UPDATED :
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199710
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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8
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C2-H6-O
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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46.08
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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1O1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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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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308 gm/m3
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - general anesthetic
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REFERENCE :
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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 **
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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 pph/6H/30W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
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REFERENCE :
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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)
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