*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : XT2550000 CHEMICAL NAME : Toluene, p-ethyl- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 622-96-8 LAST UPDATED : 199806 DATA ITEMS CITED : 7 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H12 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 120.21 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2R D1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzene, 1-ethyl-4-methyl- * p-Ethylmethylbenzene * 1-Ethyl-4-methylbenzene * p-Ethyltoluene * 4-Ethyltoluene * p-Methylethylbenzene * 4-Methylethylbenzene *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 4850 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - ataxia REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0535702 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 27300 mg/kg/13W-C TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - changes in liver weight Related to Chronic Data - death Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0535702 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE : 4200 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 6-19 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants) REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0535702 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T1999 No. of Facilities: 13 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 279 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***