*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AJ2430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, phenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 103-82-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1099647
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-01614 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenacetic acid
   * Benzeneacetic acid
   * Kyselina fenyloctova
   * Phenylacetic acid
   * omega-Phenylacetic acid
   * alpha-Toluic 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           : 2250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya.  Problems of Nutrition.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya
   Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(5),48,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCFAAI Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico.  (Societa Editoriale Farmaceutica,
   Via Ausonio 12, 20123 Milan, Italy)  V.33-    1894- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   112,53,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya.  Problems of Nutrition.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya
   Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(5),48,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2270 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
   Italy)  V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,286,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 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: 116,154,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,901,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya.  Problems of Nutrition.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya
   Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(5),48,1974
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 450 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 4 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya.  Problems of Nutrition.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya
   Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,50,1973

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4045
       No. of Facilities: 1636 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 12
       No. of Occupations: 37
       No. of Employees: 19331 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6627 (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

 
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