CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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  RTECS NUMBER :
 
 
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  SA7875000
 
 
 
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  CHEMICAL NAME :
 
 
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  2-Pentanone
 
 
 
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  CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 
 
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  107-87-9
 
 
 
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  BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
 
 
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  0506058
 
 
 
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  LAST UPDATED :
 
 
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  199712
 
 
 
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  DATA ITEMS CITED :
 
 
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  41
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 
 
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  C5-H10-O
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 
 
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  86.15
 
 
 
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  WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 
 
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  3V1
 
 
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  Open irritation 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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  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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  Human
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  1500 ppm
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified Behavioral - headache Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
 
 
 
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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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  1600 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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  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 - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  2000 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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  Intraperitoneal
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  800 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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  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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  1600 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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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intraperitoneal
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - mouse
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  1600 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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  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 - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  6500 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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  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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  13000 ppm/5H
 
 
 
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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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  Mammal - species unspecified
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  3700 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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  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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  Mammal - species unspecified
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  22 gm/m3
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
MUTATION DATA
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
 
 
 
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  TEST SYSTEM :
 
 
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  Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
 
 
 
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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: 149,339,1985 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 881 mg/m3 (250 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 705 mg/m3 (200 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 200 ppm (700 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: 3,200,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 200 ppm (700 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 200 ppm (700 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 200 ppm (700 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 200 ppm (700 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 200 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (875 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 200 ppm (705 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (881 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (875 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 100 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 200 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 400 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 200 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 250 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 PROPYL KETONE-air:10H TWA 150 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 - 54480 No. of Facilities: 39 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 789 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 54480 No. of Facilities: 930 (estimated) No. of Industries: 17 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 8218 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1129 (estimated)
 
 
  
                                    
                                 
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