RTECS NUMBER : ZE5425000
CHEMICAL NAME : Xylenol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1300-71-6
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 122.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR X1 X1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Dimethylphenol
* Phenol, dimethyl-
* Stericol
* Xilenoli
* Xylenolen
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - pericarditis
Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
PGMJAO Postgraduate Medical Journal. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1925- Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,411,1986
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 84576
No. of Facilities: 682 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 18
No. of Occupations: 27
No. of Employees: 28358 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84576
No. of Facilities: 551 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 3
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 7786 (estimated)