Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for
Phenylmercuric Acetate
CAS: 000062-38-4
| Summary of HEAST Information on-Line | ||||||
| Subchronic and Chronic Toxicity | ||||||
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| Subchronic [RfD]: (see comment) |
8E-5 mg/kg/day | |||
| Uncertainty Factor: | 100 | |||
| Route: | Oral: diet | |||
| Target Organ / Critical Effect: | Kidney / Damage | |||
| Species | Effect Level | Dose | Experiment Length | |
| Rat | NOAEL | 0.0084 mg/kg/day | 2 years | |
| References | ||||
| 1950 | Fitzhugh O.G., A.A. Nelson, E.P. Laug and I.M. Kunze. 1950. Chronic oral toxicities of Mercuric Phenyl and Mercuric Salts. Arch Ind Hyg Occup Med. 2: 433-442. | |||
| 1986 | U.S. EPA. 1986. RfD/RfC Work Group. | |||
| Subchronic [RfD] Comments: | The chronic oral RfD was adopted as the subchronic oral [RfD]. Calculated by analogy to mercury by correcting for differences in molecular weight. | |||
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