*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA0600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1-ethoxy-4-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 100-29-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0972473
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-01283 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H9-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 167.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR DO2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * p-Ethoxynitrobenzene
   * 4-Ethoxynitrobenzene
   * Ethyl p-nitrophenyl ether
   * p-Nitrophenetol
   * p-Nitrophenetole
   * Phenetole, p-nitro-
 
                       *** 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           : 3300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534365
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AGGHAR Archiv fuer Gewerbepathologie und Gewerbehygiene.  (Berlin, Ger.)
   V.1-18, 1930-61.  For publisher information, see IAEHDW.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,217,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AGGHAR Archiv fuer Gewerbepathologie und Gewerbehygiene.  (Berlin, Ger.)
   V.1-18, 1930-61.  For publisher information, see IAEHDW.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,217,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >7940 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0534365
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,167,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4374
       No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 206 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 23 (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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