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

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Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

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

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