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Title: Health and environmental effects profile for dimethylphenols

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7125413

The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for Dimethylphenols was prepared to support listings of hazardous constituents of a wide range of waste streams under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and to provide health-related limits for emergency actions under Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Dimethylphenols has been determined to be a systemic toxicant. Reference Doses (RfD), for 2,6-dimethylphenol and 3,4-dimethylphenol are 0.042 and 0.098 mg/day, respectively, for oral exposure. The Reportable Quantity (RQ) values for 2,6-dimethylphenol and 3,4-dimethylphenol are 100 and 1000, respectively. Existing data are insufficient to determine an RQ value for 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5- and 3,5-dimethylphenol.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Office of Environmental Criteria and Assessment
OSTI ID:
7125413
Report Number(s):
PB-88-220744/XAB; EPA-600/X-86/256
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English