*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DP0775400 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzyl alcohol, m-phenoxy- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 13826-35-2 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0475312 REFERENCE : 3-06-00-04545 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 9 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C13-H12-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 200.25 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzenemethanol, 3-phenoxy- * 3-(Hydroxymethyl)diphenyl ether * 3-Phenoxybenzenemethanol * m-Phenoxybenzyl alcohol * 3-Phenoxybenzyl alcohol * (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methanol *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 uL REACTION SEVERITY : Mild REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537668 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1496 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537669 TYPE OF TEST : LC - Lethal concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/m3/1H TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537668 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2040 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes 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: 35(1),47,1991 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 575 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,9,1977 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 10 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - muscle weakness Behavioral - ataxia Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure) REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537669 *** 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 ***