*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TX5075000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propane, 1-chloro-1-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 600-25-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1748601
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-00232 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 31
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-Cl-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 123.55
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNYG2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Chloro-1-nitropropane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,596,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 66 gm/m3/3H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >5000 mL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 165 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34(10-12),429,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/m3/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 gm/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 333 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19(Suppl 21),2,1992

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/m3 (2 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,53,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3);STEL 30 ppm (150 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 50 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 20 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO 1-CHLORO-1-NITROPROPANE-air:10H TWA 2 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 18590
       No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 721 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***