*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DH1925000 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 99-96-7 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 12 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 138.13 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR DQ COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Acido p-idrossibenzoico * Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy- * 4-Carboxyphenol * p-Hydroxybenzoic acid * 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid * Kyselina 4-hydroxybenzoova * p-Oxybenzoesaure * p-Salicylic acid *** 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 : >10 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - muscle weakness Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea 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: 28(7),53,1984 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 340 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - muscle weakness REFERENCE : GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(1),85,1986 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : DRSTAT Drug Standards. (Washington, DC) V.19-28, 1951-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,89,1952 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 210 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) 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: 45,260,1956 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1050 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 128,135,1960 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 42 gm/kg/6W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain 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: 28(7),53,1984 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg/30D-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes REFERENCE : GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(1),85,1986 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81913 No. of Facilities: 312 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 2512 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81913 No. of Facilities: 41 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 2722 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1767 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8897 EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***