*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DC3300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1,2,3-trimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 526-73-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1903410
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-01007 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 120.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1R B1 C1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hemimellitene
   * Hemimellitol
   * 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
 
                       *** 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

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1997
       No. of Facilities: 13 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 279 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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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