*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GZ5950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Cymene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 99-87-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1Y1&R D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, 1-isopropyl-4-methyl-
   * Camphogen
   * Cumene, p-methyl-
   * Cymene
   * Cymol
   * Dolcymene
   * p-Isopropylmethylbenzene
   * 4-Isopropyl-1-methylbenzene
   * p-Isopropyltoluene
   * p-Methylisopropyl benzene
   * 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene
   * Paracymene
   * Paracymol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,401,1974
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - chromodacryorrhea
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 25 ppm (140 mg/m3);STEL 35 ppm (190 mg/m3) JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X8309
       No. of Facilities: 8820 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 96
       No. of Occupations: 81
       No. of Employees: 176382 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 39063 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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