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o-Phenylenediamine and its salts

CAS Number

95-54-5

Synonym

OPD; 2-aminoaniline; o-benzenediamine; 1,2-benzenediamine; CI oxidation base 16; CI 76010; O-diaminobenzene; 1,2-diaminobenzene; EK 1700; NSC 5354; Orthamine; 1,2-phenylenediamine; SQ 15500

Occurrence/Use

Chemical intermediate in synthesis of fungicides, corrosion inhibitors, pigments, and pharmaceuticals; analytical reagent; remove elemental sulfur in mining ores and aldehyde color formers in polymeric producs.

o-Phenylenediamine

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: 
Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
05/15/1998
Basis for Listing: 
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Safe Harbor Levels

Cancer
No Significant Risk Level (NSRL): 
26 µg/day (o-Phenylenediamine) and 44 µg/day (o-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride)
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 
2002

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