Creosote

Reference Dose for Oral Exposure (RfD) (PDF) (8 pp, 92 K) Last Updated:

Not assessed under the IRIS Program.

Reference Concentration for Inhalation Exposure (RfC) (PDF) (8 pp, 92 K)

Not assessed under the IRIS Program.

Weight of Evidence for Cancer (PDF) (8 pp, 92 K) Last Updated: 09/07/1988

• Limited evidence of the association between occupational creosote contact and subsequent tumor formation, sufficient evidence of local and distant tumor formation after dermal application to mice, and some evidence of mutagenic activity, as well as the well-documented carcinogenicity of other coal tar products to humans.
• This may be a synopsis of the full weight-of-evidence narrative.

Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Oral Exposure (PDF) (8 pp, 92 K)

Not assessed under the IRIS Program.

Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Inhalation Exposure (PDF) (8 pp, 92 K)

Not assessed under the IRIS Program.