*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZD0350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Wood tar, creosote
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Mixture comprising about 20 to 35% guaiacol, about 15 to 25% creosol and
   various phenol derivatives
REFERENCE :
   EPXXDW European Patent Application. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
   Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Creosote, from wood tar
 
                       *** 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           : 885 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EPXXDW European Patent Application. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
   Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #400219
 
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