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Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for

Dimethylphenol, 2,4-

CAS: 000105-67-9


Summary of HEAST Information on-Line

Subchronic and Chronic Toxicity
Chronic [RfD]:IRIS
Subchronic [RfD]:on-Line






Subchronic and Chronic Toxicity (Other than Carcinogenicity)

Subchronic [RfD]: 2E-1 mg/kg/day
Uncertainty Factor: 300

Route: Oral: gavage

Target Organ / Critical Effect: Nervous system / Effects
Blood / Alterations

Species Effect Level Dose Experiment Length
Mouse NOAEL 50 mg/kg/day 90 days

References
1989 U.S. EPA. 1989. Ninety-day gavage study in albino mice using 2,4-Dimethylphenol. Study 410-2831, prepared by Dynamac Corporation, Rockville, MD, for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC
1986 U.S. EPA. 1986. Health and environmental effects profile for Dimethylphenols. Prepared by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, OH, for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC
1990 U.S. EPA. 1990. RfD/RfC Work Group.



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