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• <br />CrewI (All 2somere) <br />Cresols are colorless crystals or liquids with an odor similar to <br />phenol or creosote. <br />Cresols can cause adverse health effects following exposure via <br />inhalation., ingestion, or dermal or eye contact. <br />Short-term exposure to cresols can cause muscular weakness, nausea., <br />vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, dimness of vision, <br />ringing in the ears, weak pulse, rapid and labored breathing, <br />fainting, and mental confusion and depression. Skin irritation and <br />burns can also occur. Eye contact with cresols can cause extensive <br />damage and blindness. <br />The PEL for cresols is 5 ppm in air. <br />0' 17 <br />