*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : SM1925000
CHEMICAL NAME : Phenol, m-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 554-84-7
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H5-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 139.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR CQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* m-Hydroxynitrobenzene
* 3-Hydroxynitrobenzene
* m-Nitrofenol
* 3-Nitrophenol
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,675,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,675,1986
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 328 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPPAF Gigiena Truda i Professional'naya Patologiya v Estonskoi SSR. Labor
Hygiene and Occupational Pathology in the Estonian SSR. (Institut
Eksperimental'noi i Klinicheskoi Meditsiny Ministerstva Zdravookhraneniya
Estonskoi SSR, Tallinn, USSR) V.8- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,145,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
RMSRA6 Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande. (Societe Medicale de La Suisse
Romande, 2 rue Bellefontaine, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,449,1896
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1070 mg/kg
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: 25(8),50,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 70 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
RBPMAZ Revue Belge de Pathologie et de Medecine Experimentale. (Brussels,
Belgium) V.18-31, 1947-65. For publisher information, see PTEUA6.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,1,1952
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 83 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,675,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
RMSRA6 Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande. (Societe Medicale de La Suisse
Romande, 2 rue Bellefontaine, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,449,1896
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION : 160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
RMSRA6 Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande. (Societe Medicale de La Suisse
Romande, 2 rue Bellefontaine, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,449,1896
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 250 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: 45(10),16,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 543 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: 45(10),16,1980
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo
Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,34,1987
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,75,1978
*** 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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