*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DB4200000 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzenesulfonic acid CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 98-11-3 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0742513 REFERENCE : 4-11-00-00027 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 10 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H6-O3-S MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 158.18 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSQR COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 17-120A * Benzenemonosulfonic acid * Benzene sulphonic acid * Besylic acid * Kyselina benzensulfonova * Phenylsulfonic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/24H REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,95,1962 TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 2 mg/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Severe REFERENCE : 85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1053,1986 TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 250 ug/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Severe REFERENCE : 85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1053,1986 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 890 uL/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,95,1962 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat DOSE/DURATION : 10 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - muscle weakness Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - wild bird species DOSE/DURATION : 75 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,315,1972 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X7434 No. of Facilities: 28 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 3164 (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 ***