Derivation of a chronic reference dose and reference concentration for trimethylbenzenes and C9 aromatic hydrocarbon solvents

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-256

  Firth, Michael J ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

C9 aromatic hydrocarbon solvents; Reference concentration; Reference dose; Trimethylbenzene

Indexed keywords

1 ETHYL 3 METHYL N PROPYLBENZENE; 1,2,3 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TOLUENE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMER; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RATS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 56249144458     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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