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        p-Dichlorobenzene
          p-Dichlorobenzene
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          May 1994
          Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
        CAS number: 106–46–7
        NIOSH REL: None established; NIOSH considers p-dichlorobenzene to be a potential occupational carcinogen as defined by the OSHA carcinogen policy [29 CFR 1990].
        Current OSHA PEL: 75 ppm (450 mg/m3) TWA
        1989 OSHA PEL: 75 ppm (450 mg/m3) TWA, 110 ppm (675 mg/m3) STEL
        1993-1994 ACGIH TLV: 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) TWA, A3
        Description of Substance: Colorless or white crystalline solid with a mothball-like odor.
        LEL:. . 2.5% (10% LEL, 2,500 ppm)
        Original (SCP) IDLH: 1,000 ppm
        Basis for original (SCP) IDLH: No useful data on acute inhalation toxicity are available on which to base the IDLH for p-dichlorobenzene. The chosen IDLH, therefore, is based on an analogy with o-dichlorobenzene, which has an IDLH of 1,000 ppm.
        Short-term exposure guidelines: None developed
        ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
        Lethal dose data:
          Species   Reference                                       Route     LD50(mg/kg)  LDLo(mg/kg)  Adjusted LD     DerivedValue
          RatHuman  Ben-Dyke et al. 1970Deichmann and Gerarde 1969  oraloral  500—–        —–857        573 ppm982 ppm  57 ppm98 ppm
          Mouse     Domenjos 1946                                   oral      2,950        —–           3,380 ppm       338 ppm     
          Rat       Hollingsworth et al. 1956                       oral      —–           4,000        4,583 ppm       458 ppm     
          G. pig    Hollingsworth et al. 1956                       oral      —–           2,800        3,208 ppm       321 ppm     
          Rat       Varshavskaya 1967                               oral      2,512        —–           2,878 ppm       288 ppm     
          Rabbit    Yakkyoku 1978                                   oral      2,830        —–           3,242 ppm       324 ppm     
          Other animal data: No adverse effects were noted in a workplace averaging 105 ppm (range 50 to 170 ppm), but painful irritation of the eyes and nose was found at 80 to 160 ppm, and breathing was difficult at concentrations greater than 160 ppm [Hollingsworth et al. 1956]. In another workplace, workers exposed to 17 to 500 ppm reported severe eye irritation [Dow 1978].
          Other human data: None relevant for use in determining the revised IDLH.
            Revised IDLH: 150 ppmBasis for revised IDLH: The revised IDLH for p-dichlorobenzene is 150 ppm based on acute inhalation toxicity data in workers [Dow 1978; Hollingsworth et al. 1956]. [Note: NIOSH recommends as part of its carcinogen policy that the “most protective” respirators be worn for p-dichlorobenzene at any detectable concentration.]
            REFERENCES:
            1. Ben-Dyke R, Sanderson DM, Noakes DN [1970]. Acute toxicity data for pesticides (1970). World Review of Pesticide Control 9:119-127.
            2. Deichmann WB, Gerarde HW [1969]. Dichlorobenzene, ortho and para (PDB, dichlorocide). In: Toxicology of drugs and chemicals. New York, NY: Academic Press, Inc., pp. 210-211.
            3. Spencer EY [1973]. Guide to the chemicals used in crop protection. London, Ontario, Canada: Research Institute, University of Western Ontario Sub Post Office, p. 183.
            4. Dow Chemical Company [1978]. Preliminary study into the environmental fate of PARADOW blocks, May 17, 1973. TSCA 8(d) submission 8DHQ-0978-0299. EPA, Washington, D.C. [From ACGIH [1991]. p-Dichlorobenzene. In: Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices. 6th ed. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, pp. 410-416.]
            5. Hollingsworth RL, Rowe VK, Oyen F, Hoyle HR, Spencer HC [1956]. Toxicity of paradichlorobenzene. AMA Arch Ind Health 14:138-147.
            6. Varshavskaya SP [1967]. The hygienic standardization of mono- and dichlorobenzenes in reservoir waters. Nauch Tr Aspir Ordinatorov Pervyi Mosk Med Inst, pp. 175-177 (in Russian). [From ACGIH [1991]. p-Dichlorobenzene. In: Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices. 6th ed. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, pp. 410-416.]
            7. Yakkyoku (Pharmacy) [1978]; 29:453-457 (in Japanese).
          Last Reviewed: December 4, 2014
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