*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DD0875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzidine, 3,3'-dimethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 119-90-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 36
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H16-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 244.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1OR BZ ER DZ CO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
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   * 4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dimethoxybiphenyl
   * o-Dianisidin
   * o-Dianisidina
   * Dianisidine
   * o-Dianisidine
   * o,o'-Dianisidine
   * 3,3'-Dianisidine
   * Diato Blue Base B
   * Diazo Fast Blue B
   * 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidin
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   * Spectrolene Blue B
 
                       *** 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           : 1920 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,723,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie.  (Leipzig,
   Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-109, 1873-1925.  For publisher information, see NSAPCC.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,167,1907
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 gm/kg/56W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9(7),18,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 588 gm/kg/70W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,78,1969
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 333 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(Suppl
   1),3,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   IGAYAY Igaku No Ayumi.  Progress in Medicine.  (Ishiyaku Shuppan K.K.,
   1-7-10, Honkomagom, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-    1946-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,18,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MDMIAZ Medycyna Doswiadczalna i Mikrobiologia.  For English translation, see
   EXMMAV.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,11,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,2621,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,873,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,1,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - dog Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,1893,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - dog Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,1893,1984

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,41,1974

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,198,1987

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,198,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health.  (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
   NW, Washington, DC 20016)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,6,1971

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ADCSAJ Advances in Chemistry Series.  (American Chemical Soc., Distribution
   Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037)  No.1-
   1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,271,1970

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO o-DIANISIDINE-BASED DYES-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80274
       No. of Facilities: 49 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 122 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80274
       No. of Facilities: 92 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 2481 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 866 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; Histidine
   reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro UDS-human fibroblast
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: E coli polA without S9
   
   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
   
   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
   
   OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-71

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***