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EC number: 204-617-8 | CAS number: 123-31-9
Additional toxicological data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- additional toxicological information
- Type of information:
- other: compilation of data
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Reviews and assessments by International Bodies, Handbooks and secondary sources.
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Phenols and phenolic compounds.
- Author:
- Allan RE
- Year:
- 1 994
- Bibliographic source:
- In: Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 4th ed, Vol. 2, Part B. Clayton GD & Clayton FE (eds.). John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 1590 - 1592
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Environmental Health Criteria 157: Hydroquinone.
- Author:
- WHO
- Year:
- 1 994
- Bibliographic source:
- Environmental Health Criteria 157: Hydroquinone. International Programme on Chemical Safety, G
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Hydroquinone: An evaluation of the human risks from its carcinogenic and mutagenic properties.
- Author:
- McGregor D
- Year:
- 2 007
- Bibliographic source:
- Crit Rev Toxicol 37: 887-914
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Hypothesis: phenol and hydroquinone derived mainly from diet and gastrointestinal flora activity are causal factors in leukaemia.
- Author:
- McDonald TA, Holland NT, Skibola C, Duramad P, Smith MT
- Year:
- 2 001
- Bibliographic source:
- Leukemia 15: 10 - 20
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- The safety of hydroquinone: A dermatologist's response to the 2006 federal Register.
- Author:
- Levitt J
- Year:
- 2 007
- Bibliographic source:
- J Am Acad Dermatol 57, 854-872
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Re-evaluation of Some Organic Chemicals, Hydrazine and Hydrogen peroxide. Hydroquinone.
- Author:
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- Year:
- 1 999
- Bibliographic source:
- IARC Monographs 71 (Part 2), 691 - 719
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- The toxicology of hydroquinone – Relevance to occupational and environmental exposure.
- Author:
- DeCaprio AP
- Year:
- 1 999
- Bibliographic source:
- Crit Rev Toxicol 29, 283 – 330
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Environmental and health risks of hydroquinone.
- Author:
- Devillers J, Boule PO, Vasseur P, Prevot P, Steiman R, Seigle-Murandi F, Benoit-Guyot JL, Nendza M, Grioni C, Dive D, Chambon P
- Year:
- 1 990
- Bibliographic source:
- Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 19, 327 - 354
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. Hydroquinone.
- Author:
- RTECS
- Year:
- 2 004
- Bibliographic source:
- RTECS# MX3500000
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Analysis of studies related to tumorigenicity induced by hydroquinone.
- Author:
- Whysner J, Verna L, English JC, Wiiliams GM
- Year:
- 1 995
- Bibliographic source:
- Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 21, 158 - 176
Materials and methods
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Hydroquinone
- EC Number:
- 204-617-8
- EC Name:
- Hydroquinone
- Cas Number:
- 123-31-9
- Molecular formula:
- C6H6O2
- IUPAC Name:
- benzene-1,4-diol
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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