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Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate

CASRN 103-23-1 | DTXSID0020606

  • IRIS Summary (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K)

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Noncancer Assessment

Reference Dose for Oral Exposure (RfD) (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K) Last Updated: 07/01/1992

System RfD (mg/kg-day) Basis PoD Composite UF Confidence
Developmental, Hepatic, Urinary, Musculoskeletal, Other 6 x 10 -1 Changes in body weight and liver weight increased liver weight of male and female parents reduced ossification and slightly dilated ureters in fetuses reduced offspring weight gain, total litter weight, and litter size NOAEL : 1.70 x 102
mg/kg-day
300 Medium

Reference Concentration for Inhalation Exposure (RfC) (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K)

Not assessed under the IRIS Program.

Cancer Assessment

Weight of Evidence for Cancer (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K) Last Updated: 08/01/1991

WOE Characterization Framework for WOE Characterization
C (Possible human carcinogen) Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1986)
Basis:
  • Based on an absence of human data and increased incidence of liver tumors in female mice. Except for a positive dominant lethal assay, there was no evidence of genotoxicity; this compound does, however, exhibit structural relationships to other nongenotoxic compounds classified as probable and possible human carcinogens.
  • This may be a synopsis of the full weight-of-evidence narrative.

Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Oral Exposure (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K)

Oral Slope Factor: 1.2 x 10-3 per mg/kg-day
Drinking Water Unit Risk: 3.4 x 10-8 per µg/L
Extrapolation Method: Linearized multistage procedure, extra risk
Tumor site(s): Hepatic
Tumor type(s): Combined hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas (NTP, 1982)


Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Inhalation Exposure (PDF) (17 pp, 135 K)

Not Assessed under the IRIS Program.

Other EPA Information

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Critical Effects

Developmental
Developmental

Hepatic
Hepatic

Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal

Urinary
Urinary

Tumor Sites

Hepatic
Hepatic

Chemical Structure

Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate

Synonyms

  • Adipic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
  • Adipol 2EH
  • BEHA
  • Bisoflex DOA
  • DEHA
  • DOA
  • Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate
  • Di-2-ethylhexyl adipate
  • Dioctyl adipate
  • Effemoll DOA
  • Effomoll DOA
  • Ergoplast ADDO
  • Flexol A 26
  • Flexol Plasticizer A-26
  • Flexol plasticizer 10-A
  • Hexanedioic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (9CI)
  • Hexanedioic acid, dioctyl ester
  • Kemester 5652
  • Kodaflex DOA
  • Mollan S
  • Monoplex DOA
  • NCI-C54386
  • Octyl adipate
  • PX-238
  • Plastomoll DOA
  • Reomol DOA
  • Rucoflex Plasticizer DOA
  • Sicol 250
  • Staflex DOA
  • Truflex DOA
  • Uniflex DOA
  • Vestinol OA
  • Wickenol 158
  • Witamol 320
  • bis(2-Ethylhexyl) adipate
  • bis-(2-Ethylhexyl)ester kyseliny adipove [Czech]
  • 103-23-1
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