2-Methylbenzene-1-sulfonamide

DATA ITEMS CITED :

15

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C7-H9-N-O2-S

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

171.23

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

ZSWR B1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

4870 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

13 gm/kg/96W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - leukemia Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

4300 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 1-22 day(s) after conception lactating female 21 day(s) post-birth

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

1 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 10 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility

TYPE OF TEST :

Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :

Insect - Drosophila melanogaster

DOSE/DURATION :

2500 umol/L

REFERENCE :

45OHAA "Short-Term Test Systems for Detecting Carcinogens, Proceedings of the Symposium, 1978," Norpoth, K.H., and R.G. Garner, eds., Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1980 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,170,1980 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited 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: 22,111,1980 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: 7,334,1987 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1103 No. of Facilities: 121 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 4 No. of Employees: 975 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 272 (estimated)