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Document ID (ISN)35625
CIS number 81-1005
ISSN - Serial title Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Timofievskaja L.A., Ivanova N.I., Balynina E.S.
Title Toxicology of o-phthalic acid esters and determination of TLVs
Original title Toksikologija ėfirov o-ftalevoj kisloty i ih gigieničeskaja reglamentacija [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Mar. 1980, No.3, p.25-28. 2 ref.
Abstract Animal research was carried out to establish inhalation toxicity parameters for dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dioctyl phthalate (DOP), bis(3-methylhexyl) phthalate (BMHP), dinonyl phthalate (DNP) and butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP). TLVs proposed are: 0.3mg/m3 (DMP); 0.5mg/m3 (DEP and BBP); 1mg/m3 (BMHP, DNP and DOP).
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; toxicology; phthalates; USSR
Descriptors (secondary) dioctyl phthalate; dinonyl phthalate; bis(3-methylhexyl) phthalate; benzyl butyl phthalate; diethyl phthalate; toxicity evaluation; animal experiments; dimethyl phthalate
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Esters and salts
Toxicology
Occupational exposure limits
Phthalates