*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA3200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, hexamethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 87-85-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H18
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 162.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1R B1 C1 D1 E1 F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hexamethylbenzene
   * Mellitene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,403,1959
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,105,1966

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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