CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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DH3850000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Benzoic acid, methyl ester
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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93-58-3
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LAST UPDATED :
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199806
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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11
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C8-H8-O2
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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136.16
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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1OVR
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1177 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Skin and Appendages - hair
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REFERENCE :
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FAVUAI Fiziologicheski Aktivnye Veshchestva. Physiologically Active Substances. (Izdatel'stvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev, USSR) No.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,69,1986
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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3330 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - excitement
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REFERENCE :
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FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Mammal - cat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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10 gm/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - muscle weakness Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
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REFERENCE :
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JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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2170 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - muscle weakness Skin and Appendages - hair
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REFERENCE :
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JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,358,1945
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - guinea pig
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DOSE/DURATION :
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4100 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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REFERENCE :
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FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,937,1974 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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17400 mg/kg/60D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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REFERENCE :
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GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49(11),85,1984 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M1650 No. of Facilities: 61 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 1002 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M1650 No. of Facilities: 4188 (estimated) No. of Industries: 51 No. of Occupations: 60 No. of Employees: 73641 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 25030 (estimated)
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