*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : SM2100000
CHEMICAL NAME : Phenol, o-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 88-75-5
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H5-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 139.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2-Hydroxynitrobenzene
* o-Nitrofenol
* 2-Nitrophenol
* Phenol, 2-nitro-
*** 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 : 334 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPPAF Gigiena Truda i Professional'naya Patologiya v Estonskoi SSR. Labor
Hygiene and Occupational Pathology in the Estonian SSR. (Institut
Eksperimental'noi i Klinicheskoi Meditsiny Ministerstva Zdravookhraneniya
Estonskoi SSR, Tallinn, USSR) V.8- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,145,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
RMSRA6 Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande. (Societe Medicale de La Suisse
Romande, 2 rue Bellefontaine, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,449,1896
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1297 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical
Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433)
Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-72-62,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 378 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc.,
Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
20037) V.6- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,868,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co.,
1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,120,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 100 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: -,675,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co.,
1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,120,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >7940 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - food intake (animal)
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-
1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,74,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co.,
1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,120,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
RMSRA6 Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande. (Societe Medicale de La Suisse
Romande, 2 rue Bellefontaine, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1- 1881-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,449,1896
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co.,
1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,120,1959
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,75,1978
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 50950
No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 132 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 50950
No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 80 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9294
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***