Acute toxicity
Ingestion
LD50 (oral, rat): 5600 mg/kg
LD50 (oral, rabbit): 14200 mg/kg
Dermal
LD50 (dermal, rabbit): 15800 mg/kg
Inhalation
LC50 (rabbit): 81000 mg/m3
/14h
LC50 (rat): 64000 ppm/4h
Eye Damage/Irritation
Moderate eye irritant.
Skin Corrosion/Irritation
Not considered to be an irritant.
Sensitization
Not considered to be a sensitizer.
Repeated Dose Toxicity
No relevant data found
Chronic Toxicity and Carcinogenicity
Not listed by IARC, NTP, ACGIH OR OSHA as a carcinogen.
Teratogenicity, Embryotoxicity and/or Fetotoxicity
Methanol has produced fetotoxicity in rats and teratogenicity in mice exposed by inhalation to
high concentrations that did not produce significant maternal toxicity.
Reproductive Toxicity
Not considered to be a reproductive toxin.
Mutagenicity
There is insufficient information available to conclude that methanol is mutagenic