*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SL4025000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenol, o-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 90-00-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1099397
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03011 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 122.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR B2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * o-Ethylphenol
   * 2-Ethylphenol
   * Florol
   * Phenol, 2-ethyl-
   * Phlorol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHARAT Pharmazie.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr. 18,
   Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,147,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 172 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
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3100 mg/kg/12W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,413,1959

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2496
       No. of Facilities: 19 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 210 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2496
       No. of Facilities: 72 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 1775 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 516 (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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