*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SJ8921000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenol, o-(tert-butyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 88-18-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1907120
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03292 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 150.24
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-t-Butylphenol
   * Phenol, 2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 82 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,868,1975
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 9086 ng/kg/12D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - hepatic microsomal mixed oxidase (dealkylation, hydroxylation,
   etc.)
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   45,935,1982

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1072
       No. of Facilities: 221 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 8300 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 239 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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