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C <br />• <br />Phenol. <br />Phenol is a colorless to' pink solid or thick liquid with a <br />characteristic, sweet, tarry odor. <br />Short-term exposure to phenol has a marked corrosive effect on any <br />tissue. Eye contact can lead to severe. damage and blindness. Skin <br />contact does not cause pain but causes a whitening of the exposed <br />area. Severe burn and systemic poisoning may occur if not removed <br />from the skin promptly. Systemic effects may occur from any route <br />of exposure. <br />The PEL for phenol is 5 ppm in air. <br />48 <br />