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Inert Reassessment Document for Camphor - CAS No. 76-22-2

Camphor is used as a topical liniment, preservative in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, moth repellant, and plasticizer for esters, as well as in lacquers & varnishes, explosives, embalming fluid, and the manufacture of plastics and cymene.

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Inert Reassessment Decision Document for Camphor (PDF)(14 pp, 4 MB)