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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic: Health Hazards

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Chemical Name    

CAS-Number

ICSC Short-Term Exposure

ICSC Long-Term Exposure

ICSC Routes of Exposure and Symptoms

US NIOSH Target Organs & Routes of Entry

US NIOSH Symptoms

BENZENE          71-43-2

skin; resp tract; lungs; CNS

skin; blood; liver; immune system

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, shortness of breath, convulsions, unconsciousness

Skin: may be absorbed, dry skin

Ingestion: abdominal pain, sore throat, vomiting

blood; CNS; skin; bone marrow; eyes; resp sysinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, resp sys; gidd; head, nau, staggered gait; ftg, anor, lass; derm; bone marrow depres; (carc)

BIPHENYL         92-52-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; liver

skin; CNS ; liver

Inhalation: cough, nausea, vomiting

Eyes: redness, pain

liver; skin; CNS; upper resp sys; eyesinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, throat; head, nau, ftg, numb limbs; liver damage

p-tert-BUTYLTOLUENE 98-51-1

CVS; CNS; skin; bone marrow; eyes; upper resp sys; liver; kidneysinh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin; dry nose, throat; head; low BP, tacar, abnor CVS stress; CNS, hemato depres; metallic taste; liver, kidney inj

CUMENE            98-82-8

eyes; upper resp sys; skin; CNSinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; derm; head, narco, coma

p-CYMENE         99-87-6

eyes; skin

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting, inhalation

DIETHYLBENZENE     25340-17-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; CNS

skin; kidneys; liver

Inhalation: dizziness, dullness, headache, nausea

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal cramps, dizziness, dullness, headache, nausea

DIVINYL BENZENE     1321-74-0

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin

Inhalation: cough, sore throat

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

eyes; skin; resp sys; bloodinh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, resp sys; skin burns; in animals: CNS depres

DODECYL BENZENE     123-01-3

skin; eyes

skin

Inhalation: cough, sore throat

Skin: may be absorbed, redness, irritant

Eyes: redness, irritantIngestion: nausea

ETHYL BENZENE     100-41-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; CNS

skin

eyes; upper resp sys; skin; CNSinh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; head; derm; narco; coma

D-LIMONENE     5989-27-5

eyes; skin; resp tract

skin

Inhalation: cough

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

METHYL NAPHTHALENE      1321-94-4

eyes; resp tract

Inhalation: cough

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

METHYLSTYRENE     25013-15-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; CNS

skin; liver

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, headache, sore throat

Skin: may be absorbed, redness, pain

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

eyes; skin; resp tract inh, ing, con

Eyes, skin, resp sys, CNS

a-METHYL STYRENE     98-83-9

eyes; skin; resp tract

Inhalation: cough, sore throat

eyes; resp tract; skininh, ing, con

Eyes, skin, resp sys, CNS

o-METHYLSTYRENE     611-15-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; kidneys; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, headache, sore throat

Skin: may be absorbed, redness, irritant

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

m-METHYLSTYRENE     100-80-1

eyes; skin; resp tract; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, headache, sore throat

Skin: may be absorbed, redness

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

p-METHYLSTYRENE      622-97-9

eyes; skin; resp tract; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, headache, sore throat

Skin: may be absorbed, redness, skin irritant

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.

NAPHTHALENE   91-20-3

eyes; blood; liver; kidneys; skin; CNSinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes; head, conf, excitement, mal; nau, vomit, pain; irrit bladder; profuse sweat; jaun; hema, hemog, renal shutdown; derm; optical neuritis, corn damage

PROPENYLBENZENE     873-66-5

skin

STYRENE          100-42-5

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin; lungs; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, weakness

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain

CNS; resp sys; eyes; skininh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, nose; resp sys; head, ftg, dizz, conf, mal, drow, weak, unsteady gait; narco; defatting derm; possible liver inj, repro effects

TOLUENE          108-88-3

eyes; resp tract; lungs; CNS; CVS

skin; CNS ; heart

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, unconsciousness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, burning sensation

CNS; liver; kidneys; skin; eyes; resp sysinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, nose; ftg, weak, conf, euph, dizz, head; dilated pupils, lac; ner, musc ftg, insom; pares; derm; liver, kidney damage

o-XYLENE          95-47-6

throat; eyes; lungs; CNS

skin; lungs ; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, burning sensation

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS; GI tract; blood; liver; kidneysinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; dizz, excitement, drow, inco, staggering gait; corn vacuolization; anor, nau, vomit, abdom pain; derm

m-XYLENE         108-38-3

throat; eyes; lungs; CNS

skin; lungs; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, burning sensation

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS; GI tract; blood; liver; kidneysinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; dizz, excitement, drow, inco, staggering gait; corn vacuolization; anor, nau, vomit, abdom pain; derm

p-XYLENE          106-42-3

throat; eyes; lungs; CNS

skin; lungs; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, burning sensation

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS; GI tract; blood; liver; kidneysinh, abs, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; dizz, excitement, drow, inco, staggering gait; corn vacuolization; anor, nau, vomit, abdom pain; derm

 

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