*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OS8080000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Mentha-1,5-diene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 99-83-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1280394
REFERENCE               : 3-05-00-00342 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,3-Cyclohexadiene, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-
   * alpha-Fellandrene
   * 4-Isopropyl-1-methyl-1,5-cyclohexadiene
   * 5-Isopropyl-2-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene
   * 2-Methyl-5-isopropyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene
   * alpha-Phellandrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 100%
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,843,1978
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5700 mg/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: 16,843,1978

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2097
       No. of Facilities: 361 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 13236 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2826 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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