CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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VG9625000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Resorcinol
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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108-46-3
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BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
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0906905
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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57
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C6-H6-O2
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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110.12
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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QR CQ
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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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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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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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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Rodent - rabbit
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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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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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Human
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DOSE/DURATION :
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29 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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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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301 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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160 mg/m3/1H
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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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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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400 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - excitement Behavioral - tetany Behavioral - coma
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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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200 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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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intraperitoneal
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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215 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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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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213 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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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Mammal - dog
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DOSE/DURATION :
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700 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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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Mammal - cat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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110 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin
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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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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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3360 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Skin and Appendages - primary irritation (after topical exposure) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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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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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - guinea pig
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DOSE/DURATION :
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400 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - excitement Behavioral - tetany Behavioral - coma
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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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Parenteral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Amphibian - frog
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DOSE/DURATION :
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270 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Cardiac - other changes
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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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5400 mg/kg/17D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
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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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8450 mg/kg/13W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Liver - changes in liver weight Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
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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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504 mg/kg/28D-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
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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 - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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3600 mg/kg/17D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Related to Chronic Data - death
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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 - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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27300 mg/kg/13W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain Related to Chronic Data - death
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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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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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4800 mg/kg/12W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
MUTATION DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Cytogenetic analysis
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Rodent - hamster Ovary
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REFERENCE :
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CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,251,1981 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-STEL 90 mg/m3 (20 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 45 mg/m3 (10 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate 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: 15,155,1977 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data 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: 15,155,1977 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 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 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(3),167,1986 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 45 mg/m3;STEL 90 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 ppm (45 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO RESORCINAL-air:10H TWA 10 ppm;STEL 20 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 67220 No. of Facilities: 4488 (estimated) No. of Industries: 45 No. of Occupations: 42 No. of Employees: 40431 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 67220 No. of Facilities: 6842 (estimated) No. of Industries: 30 No. of Occupations: 43 No. of Employees: 100792 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 56465 (estimated)
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