Safety

Human health

Fatty alcohols are relatively benign materials, with LD₅₀ (oral, rat) ranging from 3.1-4 g/kg for hexanol to 6-8 g/kg for octadecanol. For a 50 kg person, these values translate to more than 100 g. Tests of acute and repeated exposures have revealed a low level of toxicity from inhalation, oral or dermal exposure of fatty alcohols. Fatty alcohols are not very volatile and the

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