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Vegetable oil

RTECS #
YX1850000
CAS #
68956-68-3; 8008-89-7
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods
Updated
May 2009
Molecular Weight
N/R
Molecular Formula
N/R
Synonyms
Choclin
Coberine
Edible vegetable oil
Oils, salad
Prifat 9834
Salad oil
Synertrol oil
Trisum HS 350
Trisum HS 500
Vegetable fats
Vegetable oil mists
Vegetable oil mists (ACGIH:OSHA)
Vegetaline
Viscoleo oil

Acute Toxicity Data and References

Route/OrganismDoseEffectReference
intravenous/rabbit lethal dose (50 percent kill): 840 mg/kgAPTOA6 45,352,1979

Standards and Regulations

OrganizationStandardReference
Occupational Exposure Limit-AUSTRALIAtime-weighted average 10 mg/m3 (mist), JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit-KOREAtime-weighted average 10 mg/m3, 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-MEXICO5 mg/m3 (respirable), 2004
Occupational Exposure Limit-MEXICO10 mg/m3 (total dust), 2004
Occupational Exposure Limit-NEW ZEALANDtime-weighted average 10 mg/m3 (mist), JAN2002
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction)8H time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dustCFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction)8H time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fractionCFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors)8H time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dustCFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors)8H time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fractionCFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry)8H time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dustCFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry)8H time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fractionCFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards)8H time-weighted average 15 mg/m3, total dustCFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards)8H time-weighted average 5 mg/m3, respirable fractionCFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993

NIOSH Documentation and Surveillance

OrganizationStandardReference
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO VEGETABLE OIL MIST, respirable fraction-airtime-weighted average 5 mg/m3NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO VEGETABLE OIL MIST, total dust-air10H time-weighted average 10 mg/m3NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992

Status in Federal Agencies

OrganizationReference
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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