*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZE5500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,3-Xylenol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 526-75-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1906267
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03096 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR B1 C1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,3-Dimethylphenol
   * Phenol, 2,3-dimethyl-
   * o-Xylenol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >85500 ug/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A180-198
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#00158

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1581
       No. of Facilities: 61 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 136 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 56 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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