*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : OW0525000 CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury, chloro(p-hydroxyphenyl)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 623-07-4 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3662178 REFERENCE : 4-16-00-01738 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 24 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H5-Cl-Hg-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 329.15 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR D-HG-G COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical Organometallic SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * p-Chloromercuriphenol * p-Hydroxyfenylmerkurichlorid * p-Hydroxyphenylmercuric chloride * Phenol, p-(chloromercuri)- *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,31,1953 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,36,1953 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 55 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,87,1927 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ARYL AND INORGANIC-air:CL 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***