The NIOSH Pocket Guide describes p-dichlorobenzene as a colorless or white crystalline insecticide solid and identifies inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin, and eye contact routes; reported effects include eye and respiratory irritation, gastrointestinal and systemic symptoms, liver and kidney injury, a potential occupational carcinogen notation, and animal liver and kidney cancer.
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Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Exposure Limits; Physical Description; Exposure Routes; Symptoms; Target Organs; Cancer Site · 1
Physical Description Colorless or white crystalline solid with a mothball-like odor. [insecticide] Exposure Routes inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact. Symptoms Eye irritation, swelling periorbital; profuse rhinitis; headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting; weight loss, jaundice, cirrhosis; In Animals: liver, kidney injury; [potential occupational carcinogen]. Target Organs Liver, respiratory system, eyes, kidneys, skin. Cancer Site [in animals: liver & kidney cancer].