NIOSH Publication No. 2005-151:

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

September 2005

m-Terphenyl

CAS
92-06-8

C6H5C6H4C6H5

RTECS
WZ6470000
Synonyms & Trade Names

m-Diphenylbenzene; 1,3-Diphenylbenzene; Isodiphenylbenzene; 3-Phenylbiphenyl; 1,3-Terphenyl; meta-Terphenyl; m-Triphenyl
DOT ID & Guide

Exposure
Limits

NIOSH REL: C 5 mg/m3 (0.5 ppm)
OSHA PEL†: C 9 mg/m3 (1 ppm)
IDLH
500 mg/m3 See: IDLH INDEX
Conversion
1 ppm = 9.57 mg/m3
Physical Description
Yellow solid (needles).
MW: 230.3
BP: 689°F
MLT: 192°F
Sol: Insoluble
VP(200°F): 0.01 mmHg
IP: 8.01

Sp.Gr: 1.23
Fl.P(oc): 375°F
UEL: ?
LEL: ?

Combustible Solid
Incompatibilities & Reactivities

None reported
Measurement Methods
NIOSH 5021
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods
Personal Protection & Sanitation
(See protection)
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: When contaminated
Remove: When wet or contaminated
Change: Daily
Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench
First Aid
(See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Water flush immediately
Breathing: Respiratory support
Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Respirator Recommendations
NIOSH
Up to 25 mg/m3:
(APF = 5) Any quarter-mask respirator. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.£
Up to 50 mg/m3:
(APF = 10) Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.£
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator£
Up to 125 mg/m3:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode£
(APF = 25) Any powered air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter.£
Up to 250 mg/m3:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters.
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece
Up to 500 mg/m3:
(APF = 2000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters./Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Important additional information about respirator selection
Exposure Routes
inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms
Irritation eyes, skin, mucous membrane; thermal skin burns; headache; sore throat; in animals: liver, kidney damage
Target Organs
Eyes, skin, respiratory system, liver, kidneys
See also: INTRODUCTION