p-Toluidine

Synonyms & Trade Names

4-Aminotoluene, 4-Methylaniline, 4-Methylbenzenamine, 4-Toluidine, para-Toluidine, p-Tolylamine

Physical Description

White solid with an aromatic odor. [Note: Used as a basis for many dyes.]

Incompatibilities & Reactivities

Oxidizers, acids

Symptoms

irritation eyes, skin; dermatitis; hematuria (blood in the urine), methemoglobinemia; cyanosis, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, convulsions; anemia, lassitude (weakness, exhaustion); [potential occupational carcinogen]

Cancer Site

[in animals: liver tumors]

Respirator Recommendations

NIOSH

At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus

Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
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Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus

Important additional information about respirator selection