*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XS8950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Toluene, ar-chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25168-05-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0471308
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00809 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H7-Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 126.59
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, chloromethyl-
   * Chloromethylbenzene
   * Chlorotoluene
   * ar-Chlorotoluene
 
                       *** 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           : 3400 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   37ASAA "Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology," 3rd ed., Grayson,
   M., and D. Eckroth, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,819,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 5400 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   37ASAA "Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology," 3rd ed., Grayson,
   M., and D. Eckroth, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,819,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 48 gm/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: 30(3),6,1986

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M4039
       No. of Facilities: 840 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 12374 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M4039
       No. of Facilities: 4413 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 31
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 27702 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 737 (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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