RTECS NUMBER : ZE6475000
CHEMICAL NAME : 3,5-Xylenol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 108-68-9
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 122.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR C1 E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 3,5-Dimethylphenol
* Phenol, 3,5-dimethyl-
* 1,3,5-Xylenol
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 250 ug
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 608 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 : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >4 mg/m3
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: 23(10),52,1979
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 477 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
33(7-9),329,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 156 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
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1313 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR). English translation of GISAAA.
(Springfield, VA) 1964-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
33(7-9),329,1968
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4000 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent 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 :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X1583
No. of Facilities: 61 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 136 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 56 (estimated)