o-Toluidine

CAS Number

95-53-4

Synonym

o-Aminotoluene; 1-amino-2-methylbenzene; o-aminotoluene; 2-aminotoluene; CI 37077; 1-methyl-2-aminobenzene; o-methylaniline; 2-methylaniline; o-methylbenzenamine; 2-methylphenylamine; o-toluidine; 2-toluidine; o-tolylamine

Occurrence/Use

Production of dyes, vulcanization accelerator, organic synthesis; photographic dye; reagent in clinical assay for glucose and hemoglobin; component of tobacco smoke

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 5.1 E-5
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 1.8 E-1
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 1.8 E-1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens.

Listed as ortho-Toluidine.

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
State's Qualified Experts
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
4 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: