NITROBENZENE

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	NITROBENZENE
CAS Number:	98-95-3

Chemical Profile for NITROBENZENE (CAS Number: 98-95-3)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

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Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

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Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: Carcinogen P65

Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant EPA-HEN HAZMAP MALA RTECS

Kidney Toxicant MERCK

Neurotoxicant EPA-HEN RTECS

Reproductive Toxicant EPA-SARA

Respiratory Toxicant OEHHA-CREL RTECS

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant HAZMAP

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 7 out of 12 ranking systems.

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Chemical Use Profile

This is a high volume chemical with production exceeding 1 million pounds annually in the U.S.

No data on industrial use in Scorecard.

Used in pesticide products.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 8 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Eight basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted and are publicly available for this chemical.
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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.

See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.

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