*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT8225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2402-79-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0129639
REFERENCE               : 5-20-05-00421 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H-Cl4-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 216.87
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ BG CG EG FG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloropyridine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,361,1967

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5385
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 312 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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