Octane

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C8-H18

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

114.26

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

8H

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 :

118 gm/m3/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(10),23,1988

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

428 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)

REFERENCE :

APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,56,1975 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

5 mg/kg/7D-I

REFERENCE :

ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,271,1980 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 1750 mg/m3 (375 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 1400 mg/m3 (300 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 400 ppm (1900 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: 3,191,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 500 ppm (2350 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 400 ppm (1900 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 400 ppm (1900 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 500 ppm (2350 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 300 ppm (1450 mg/m3);STEL 375 ppm (1800 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 300 ppm (1400 mg/m3);STEL 375 ppm (1750 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 300 ppm (1450 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 300 ppm (1400 mg/m3);STEL 375 ppm (1750 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 300 ppm (1450 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 500 ppm (2350 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 500 mg/m3;STEL 1500 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 300 ppm (1400 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 300 ppm (1450 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 500 ppm (2350 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 200 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 300 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 200 ppm (900 mg/m3);STEL 300 ppm (1400 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 300 ppm (1400 mg/m3);STEL 600 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 400 ppm (1900 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 300 ppm (1450 mg/m3);STEL 375 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 OCTANE-air:10H TWA 75 ppm;CL 385 ppm/15M 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 - 51705 No. of Facilities: 95 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 940 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 51705 No. of Facilities: 1172 (estimated) No. of Industries: 22 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 9186 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 612 (estimated)