Benzoin

DATA ITEMS CITED :

24

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C14-H12-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

212.26

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QYR&VR

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 :

10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

>3 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

8870 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA damage

TYPE OF TEST :

Unscheduled DNA synthesis

TYPE OF TEST :

Unscheduled DNA synthesis

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Sister chromatid exchange

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Ovary

DOSE/DURATION :

500 mg/L

REFERENCE :

EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,133,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80585 No. of Facilities: 2083 (estimated) No. of Industries: 25 No. of Occupations: 30 No. of Employees: 151846 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X9855 No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 42 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 18 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80585 No. of Facilities: 189 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 26840 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 22514 (estimated)