*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : QJ9630000
CHEMICAL NAME : Naphthalene, 1-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 90-12-0
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C11-H10
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 142.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* alpha-Methylnaphthalene
* 1-Methylnaphthalene
*** 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 : 1840 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1982
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 6 mmol/L/2H
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
39,4152,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 250 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 208,155,1988
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 20 mg/m3 JAN 1993
*** 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EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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