*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OZ5075000
CHEMICAL NAME : Methacrylic acid, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 80-62-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0605459
REFERENCE : 4-02-00-01519 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED : 102
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 100.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1UY1&VO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acrylic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
* Metakrylan metylu
* Methacrylate de methyle
* Methacrylsaeuremethyl ester
* 2-(Methoxycarbonyl)-1-propene
* Methylester kyseliny methakrylove
* Methylmethacrylaat
* Methyl-methacrylat
* Methyl methacrylate
* Methyl methacrylate monomer
* Methyl methylacrylate
* Methyl alpha-methylacrylate
* Methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate
* 2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid methyl ester
* Metil metacrilato
* NCI-C50680
* Pegalan
* 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
* RCRA waste number U162
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 10 gm/kg
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,343,1941
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 125 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - anorexia (human)
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),25,1954
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 60 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - excitement
Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,56,1957
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 7872 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,343,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 78000 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20(6),5,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1328 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JDREAF Journal of Dental Research. (International Assoc. for Dental
Research, 734 15th St., NW, Suite 809, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1919-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,1632,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 7088 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3625 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41(4),6,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 18500 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20(6),5,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 945 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5954 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 4725 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 41200 mg/m3/3H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 4252 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 120 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,376,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 7 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes primarily in glomeruli
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - porphyrin including bile pigments
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520933
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 8700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41(4),6,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 17500 mg/m3/4.5H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,343,1941
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 :
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0544282
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 14 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - hematuria
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520933
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 5954 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 19000 mg/m3/5H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,343,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1890 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 5954 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 20 gm/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51(5),61,1986
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10500 mg/kg/21D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
INHEAO Industrial Health. (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1
Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,121,1989
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 17896 mg/kg/35W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,653,1971
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 116 ppm/8H/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in phosphorus
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,66,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5000 ppm/6H/14W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - changes in circulation (hemorrhage, thrombosis, etc.)
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 34500 mg/m3/16W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - amino acids (including renal
excretion)
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(10),74,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/m3/24H/60D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - true cholinesterase
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - porphyrin including bile pigments
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27(11),3,1962
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 115 mg/m3/3H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(1),34,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,237,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 41 gm/m3/90M/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5000 ppm/6H/14W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
specified
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,237,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 19665 mL/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
JBMRBG Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,11,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 1825 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
6,29,1964
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 47 gm/m3/90M/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/m3/7H/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520933
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 97500 ug/kg/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Liver - other changes
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41(4),6,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/m3/7H/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - porphyrin including bile pigments
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520933
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 65 gm/m3/3H/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
INMEAF Industrial Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-18, 1932-49. For publisher
information, see IOHSA5. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,292,1945
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 400 ppm/6H/78W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0521056
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1620 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
CORTBR Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. (Lippincott/Harper,
Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740) No.26-
1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,223,1972
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE : 10 mg/m3
SEX/DURATION : female 9 year(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - extra-embryonic structures
(e.g., placenta, umbilical cord)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - delayed effects
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 62(4),19,1997
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 109 gm/m3/17M
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 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 :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
50,451,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 109 gm/m3/54M
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
50,451,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 54 mg/m3/24H
SEX/DURATION : female 8 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - menstrual cycle changes or disorders
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 21(2),49,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 4480 mg/m3/2H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-18 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31(Suppl),80,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 405 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
JDREAF Journal of Dental Research. (International Assoc. for Dental
Research, 734 15th St., NW, Suite 809, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1919-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,1632,1972
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 801 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
JDREAF Journal of Dental Research. (International Assoc. for Dental
Research, 734 15th St., NW, Suite 809, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1919-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,1632,1972
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 34 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
JBJSA3 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. (10 Shattuck
St., Boston, MA 02115) V.30- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year:
61A,1203,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4 mg/m3/16W
REFERENCE :
BZARAZ Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii. Biological Journal of Armenia. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.19- 1966-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27(6),102,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 2202 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 222,191,1989
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(Suppl
6),4,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 2799 mg/L
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,49,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 2202 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 222,191,1989
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 704 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,1986
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 410 mg/m3 (100 ppm)
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
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,187,1979
IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,187,1979
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,445,1994
IARC Cancer Review:Animal LACK CARCINOGENICITY
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,445,1994
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,445,1994
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing
Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,141,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CMTVAS Cahiers de Medecine du Travail. (Association Professionnelle Belge
des Medecine du Travail, rue du Bultia, 6280 Gerpinnes, Belgium) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 10(3),49,1973
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3)
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:
3,168,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 75 ppm (307 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (615 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm (820 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 50 ppm (210 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 50 mg/m3;STEL 150 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 50 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 50 ppm (200 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (600 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 50 ppm (210 mg/m3);STEL 100 ppm (420 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 125 ppm 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 METHYL METHACRYLATE-air:10H TWA 100 ppm
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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 47700
No. of Facilities: 11522 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 89
No. of Occupations: 73
No. of Employees: 89435 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 47700
No. of Facilities: 6757 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 76
No. of Occupations: 80
No. of Employees: 170079 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 59519 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,26992,82
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Methyl methacrylate, 2537
NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (inhalation);no evidence:mouse,rat
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-314,86
*** END OF RECORD ***