3-Octanol cas no:589-98-0

Hazard Xi: Irritant;
Risk R36/37/38
Safety A moderate skin and eye irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

RH0855000

CHEMICAL NAME :

3-Octanol

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

589-98-0

LAST UPDATED :

199709

DATA ITEMS CITED :

6

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C8-H18-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

130.26

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QY5&2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,881,1979 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,881,1979

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,881,1979 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83087 No. of Facilities: 5 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 25 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83087 No. of Facilities: 18 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 2280 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 329 (estimated)