*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CA9364900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthracene, bis(chloromethyl)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199409
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H12-Cl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 275.18
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(chloromethyl)anthracene
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10(9),36,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10(9),36,1966
 
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