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Phthalates: 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

DIALLYL PHTHALATE     131-17-9

eyes; skin; lungs

liver

Ingestion: diarrhoea, laboured breathing

DIBUTYL PHTHALATE      84-74-2

Eyes; resp sys; GI tractInh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, upper resp sys, stomach

DICYCLOHEXYL PHTHALATE     84-61-7

eyes; skin; resp. tract

DIETHYL PHTHALATE      84-66-2

eyes; skin; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, dullness

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS; PNS; repro sysInh; inh; con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; head, dizz, nau; lac; possible polyneur, vestibular dysfunc; pain, numb, weak, spasms in arms & legs; in animals: repro effects

DIISODECYL PHTHALATE     26761-40-0

eyes; skin

liver

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: dizziness, nausea, vomiting

DIMETHYL PHTHALATE     131-11-3

eyes; nose; throat

birth defects

Eyes; resp sys; GI tractInh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, upper resp sys; stomach pain

DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE     120-61-6

eyes

DI-sec-OCTYL PHTHALATE     117-81-7

eyes; skin; resp. tract; lungs; GI tract

skin

Inhalation: cough, sore throat

eyes; GI tract; resp sys; CNS; liver; repro sys (in animals: liver tumors)Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, muc memb; in animals: liver damage; terato effects; (carc)

 

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