The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

Styrene, o - methyl -

RTECS #: WL5075900

CAS #: 611-15-4

UPDATE: December 2000 MW: 118.19 MF: C9H10


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. MUTATION DATA:
  3. REVIEWS:
  4. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  5. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. 1 - Ethenyl - 2 - methylbenzene
  2. Benzene, 1 - ethenyl - 2 - methyl - (9CI)
  3. o - Methylstyrene
  4. 2 - Methylstyrene
  1. 1 - Methyl - 2 - vinylbenzene
  2. o - Vinyltoluene
  3. 2 - Vinyltoluene


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
sister chromatid exchange human lymphocyte 1 mmol/L MUREAV 116,379,1983


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT 60,373,1994
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Animal LACK CARCINOGENICITY IMEMDT 60,373,1994
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Group 3 IMEMDT 60,373,1994


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Occupational Exposure Limit - DENMARK time-weighted average 25 ppm (120 mg/m3), Skin, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - FRANCE VMW 50 ppm (240 mg/m3), JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK-2 50 ppm (240 mg/m3), KZG- week 100 ppm (480 mg/m3),JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 100 ppm (491 mg/m3), short term exposure limit 150 ppm, SEP2000


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
N/R


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
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-
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964-

RTECS Compound Description:
   Tumorigen
   Mutagen

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