*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DD0875000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzidine, 3,3'-dimethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 119-90-4
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 36
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C14-H16-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 244.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1OR BZ ER DZ CO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Acetamine Diazo Black RD
* Acetamine Diazo Navy RD
* Amacel Developed Navy SD
* Azoene Fast Blue Base
* Azogene Fast Blue B
* Blue Base irga B
* Blue Base NB
* Blue BN Base
* Brentamine Fast Blue B Base
* Cellitazol B
* C.I. 24110
* C.I. Azoic Diazo Component 48
* Cibacete Diazo Navy Blue 2B
* C.I. Disperse Black 6
* Diacelliton Fast Grey G
* Diacel Navy DC
* 4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dimethoxybiphenyl
* o-Dianisidin
* o-Dianisidina
* Dianisidine
* o-Dianisidine
* o,o'-Dianisidine
* 3,3'-Dianisidine
* Diato Blue Base B
* Diazo Fast Blue B
* 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidin
* 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
* 3,3'-Dimetossibenzodina
* Fast Blue B Base
* Fast Blue DSC Base
* Hiltonil Fast Blue B Base
* Kayaku Blue B Base
* Lake Blue B Base
* Meisei Teryl Diazo Blue HR
* Mitsui Blue B Base
* Naphthanil Blue B Base
* RCRA waste number U091
* Setacyl Diazo Navy R
* Spectrolene Blue B
*** 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 : 1920 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,723,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-109, 1873-1925. For publisher information, see NSAPCC.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,167,1907
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 12 gm/kg/56W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - effect, not otherwise specified
Skin and Appendages - tumors
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: 9(7),18,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 588 gm/kg/70W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1954-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,78,1969
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 333 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(Suppl
1),3,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
IGAYAY Igaku No Ayumi. Progress in Medicine. (Ishiyaku Shuppan K.K.,
1-7-10, Honkomagom, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan) V.1- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,18,1982
TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MDMIAZ Medycyna Doswiadczalna i Mikrobiologia. For English translation, see
EXMMAV. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,11,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION : 100 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
38,2621,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
37,873,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,1,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - dog Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,1893,1984
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - dog Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,1893,1984
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,41,1974
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,198,1987
IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,198,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health. (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
NW, Washington, DC 20016) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,6,1971
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ADCSAJ Advances in Chemistry Series. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution
Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) No.1-
1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,271,1970
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO o-DIANISIDINE-BASED DYES-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80274
No. of Facilities: 49 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 122 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80274
No. of Facilities: 92 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 11
No. of Employees: 2481 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 866 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; Histidine
reversion-Ames test
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro UDS-human fibroblast
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: E coli polA without S9
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
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-71
*** END OF RECORD ***