*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TQ1385000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Polychlorinated triphenyl (aroclor 5442)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12642-23-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aroclor 5442
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 3160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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