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OECD SIDS<br />

m-CRESOL<br />

5. TOXICITY ID: 108-39-4<br />

DATE: 24.05.2004<br />

carcinogenic potential of the cresol isomers cannot be deduced from this<br />

case report.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

Flag : Critical study for SIDS endpoint<br />

15.01.2003 (179)<br />

Remark : Anomalous menstrual cycles were found and hormonal disorders were<br />

reported from women who were employed in ther production to enamelled<br />

wire or of tricresyl phosphate and were exposed to a variety of<br />

compounds, including chlorobenzenes and phosphoryl chloride. It was<br />

claimed that the incidence of perinatal child death was increased and that<br />

developmental disorders were frequent among new-born babies. since no<br />

data on exposure levels and duration of exposure are given and data on<br />

controls were not provided a relationship between the described effects<br />

and cresol exposure cannot be deduced.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

Flag : Critical study for SIDS endpoint<br />

05.02.2004 (179)<br />

5.11 ADDITIONAL REMARKS<br />

Type : Cytotoxicity<br />

Remark : m-cresol (test concentration: 0, 2, 5, 10, 20<br />

or 50 ppm; test duration: 66 h) showed a concentration<br />

dependent decrease in growth rate and cell yield in L-M<br />

strain cells (CCL 1.2; derived from NCTC clone 939 mouse<br />

fibroblast line) in suspension culture. No effect was<br />

observed with 2 ppm.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

16.01.2003 (183)<br />

Type : Cytotoxicity<br />

Remark : Cytotoxicity assay, V79 cells: the growth of<br />

V79 cells was inhibited in a dose- and time-related manner,<br />

while DNA-, RNA- and protein-syntheses were inhibited in a<br />

dose-related fashion.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

16.01.2003 (184)<br />

Type : Metabolism<br />

Remark : In male Wistar rats, m-cresol was excreted as a metabolite<br />

in urine after a single i.p. injection of 0.12 ml<br />

14C-toluene/rat.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

16.01.2003 (169)<br />

Type : Metabolism<br />

Remark : m-cresol was excreted as conjugated glucuronide in urine<br />

when adminstered orally to one rabbit in a dose of 2000 mg<br />

or one hen in a dose of 1000 mg.<br />

Reliability : (4) not assignable<br />

16.01.2003 (185)<br />

Type : Metabolism<br />

UNEP PUBLICATIONS 159

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