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                                    CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
 
  RTECS NUMBER :
 
  DO3150000
  
 
  CHEMICAL NAME :
 
  Benzyl alcohol, 3,4-dihydroxy-alpha-((methylamino)methyl)-, hydrochloride, (-)-
  
 
  CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 
  55-31-2
  
 
  LAST UPDATED :
 
  199712
  
 
  DATA ITEMS CITED :
 
  22
  
 
  MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 
  C9-H13-N-O3.Cl-H
  
 
  MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 
  219.69
  
 
  WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 
  QR BQ DYQ1M1 &GH -L
  HEALTH HAZARD DATAACUTE TOXICITY DATA
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Oral
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  24 mg/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Subcutaneous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  5 mg/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intravenous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  50 ug/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  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: 24,101,1925
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intraduodenal
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  35 mg/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Oral
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  50 mg/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,51,1963
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intraperitoneal
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  4664 ug/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  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: 90,110,1947
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Subcutaneous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  1980 ug/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - excitement
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  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: 87,214,1946
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intravenous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  140 ug/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  EJPHAZ European Journal of Pharmacology. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,289,1970
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Subcutaneous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - guinea pig
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  2 mg/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,51,1963
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intravenous
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - guinea pig
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  200 ug/kg
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,51,1963 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  12500 ug/m3/6H/14D-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Related to Chronic Data - death
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  40 mg/m3/6H/13W-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Cardiac - changes in heart weight Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight Related to Chronic Data - death
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - rat
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  5 mg/m3/6H/1.3Y-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Liver - changes in liver weight
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  50 mg/m3/6H/14D-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Related to Chronic Data - death
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  40 mg/m3/6H/13W-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Gastrointestinal - other changes Liver - changes in liver weight Related to Chronic Data - death
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Inhalation
  
 
  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
  Rodent - mouse
  
 
  DOSE/DURATION :
 
  3 mg/m3/6H/1.3Y-I
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-380,1990 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intraperitoneal
  
 
  DOSE :
 
  125 ug/kg
  
 
  SEX/DURATION :
 
  female 17 day(s) after conception
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic systems (including spleen and marrow)
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  BJPCBM British Journal of Pharmacology. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.34- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,270,1971
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Subcutaneous
  
 
  DOSE :
 
  3200 ug/kg
  
 
  SEX/DURATION :
 
  female 13-20 day(s) after conception
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus) Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  CJPPA3 Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (National Research Council of Canada, Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6, Canada) V.42- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,473,1965
  
 
  TYPE OF TEST :
 
  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
  
 
  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
  Intravenous
  
 
  DOSE :
 
  7950 ng/kg
  
 
  SEX/DURATION :
 
  female 22 day(s) after conception
  
 
  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
  Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
  
 
  REFERENCE :
 
  ANREAK Anatomical Record. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1906/08- Volume(issue)/page/year: 153,373,1965 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M4602 No. of Facilities: 37 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 372 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M4602 No. of Facilities: 284 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 7694 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6481 (estimated)
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