*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DV5850000 CHEMICAL NAME : 4-Biphenylol CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 92-69-3 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 8 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H10-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 170.22 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR DR COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * p-Hydroxybiphenyl * 4-Hydroxybiphenyl * p-Hydroxydiphenyl * 4-Hydroxydiphenyl * Paraxenol * p-Phenylphenol * 4-Phenylphenol *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg 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: AD691-490 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 153 gm/kg/78W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Blood - leukemia REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-159 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1000 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Blood - tumors REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-159 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84022 No. of Facilities: 5 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 20 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84022 No. of Facilities: 216 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 649 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***