Biphenyl
CAS: 92-52-4
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Risk (Children)Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryEPA cancer classification on record; source not verified
Molecular FormulaC12H10
Molecular Weight154.21
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- IARC Monographs Volume 4 1974 Supplement 7 1987 Biphenyl Group 3; E230 Citrus Food Preservative EFSA 2015; Codex MRL 70 mg/kg Citrus; Heat Transfer Fluid Therminol Dowtherm; PCB Precursor Polychlorinated Biphenyl Parent Compound; Biphenyl Dioxygenase PCB Bioremediation; ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 ppm; Log Kow 3.9; Peripheral Neuropathy Historical Exposure REGULATORY · 1987
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- Biphenyl | CASRN 92-52-4 | DTXSID4020161 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 7095) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: Diphenyl (npgd0239) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed properties for CID 7095 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7095; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7095; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID4020161 (Biphenyl) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 7095 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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