US EPA

The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for 2-phenylphenol was prepared by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, OH for the Office of Solid Waste to support listings of hazardous constituents of a wide range of waste streams under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Both published literature and information obtained from Agency program office files were evaluated as they pertained to potential human health, aquatic life and environmental effects of hazardous waste constituents. Quantiative estimates have been presented provided sufficient data are available. 2-Phenylphenol has been evaluated as a carcinogen. The human carcinogen potency factor (q(l)*) for 2-phenylphenol is .0019 (mg/kg bw/day)-2 for oral exposure.

U.S. EPA. Health And Environmental Effects Profile for 2-Phenylphenol. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/X-84/334 (NTIS PB88161989).