RTECS NUMBER : ZE6300000
CHEMICAL NAME : 3,4-Xylenol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 95-65-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1099267
REFERENCE : 4-06-00-03099 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 122.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR C1 D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 3,4-Dimethylphenol
* 4,5-Dimethylphenol
* Phenol, 3,4-dimethyl-
* 1,3,4-Xylenol
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 727 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 : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0533431
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 400 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 : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0533431
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 800 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
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5075 mg/kg/10W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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 - X1582
No. of Facilities: 61 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 136 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 56 (estimated)