*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RJ3697600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oils, tea-tree
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68647-73-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Melaleuca alternifolia oil
   * T36-C7
   * Tea tree oil
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270
   Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016)  V.19-    1982-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32,461,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,407,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,407,1988

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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