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RTECS NUMBER            : CZ6474000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, m-dimethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 151-10-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1OR CO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1,3-dimethoxy-
   * m-Dimethoxybenzene
   * 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
   * Dimethylether resorcinolu
   * 3-Methoxyanisole
   * Resorcinol dimethyl ether
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,185,1957

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2614
       No. of Facilities: 19 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 93 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 56 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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