CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

XS3370000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Tolualdehyde

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

1334-78-7

LAST UPDATED :

199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :

7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C8-H8-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

120.16

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

VHR D1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,885,1976 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2250 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,885,1976 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

45500 mg/kg/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Endocrine - changes in pituitary weight

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,637,1972 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M4595 No. of Facilities: 15 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 2279 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M4595 No. of Facilities: 32 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 455 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 176 (estimated)