*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VS7350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Selenious acid, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10102-18-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 108
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O3-Se.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.94
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  NA2 SE-O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Disodium selenite
   * Natriumselenit
 
                       *** 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           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,89,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5476 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,454,1936
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6570 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology.  (New York, NY)  V.1-18, 1968-81.  For publisher
   information, see JTCTDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,171,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7080 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),14,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku.  Japanese Journal of Industrial Health.  (Nippon Sangyo
   Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
   Japan)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,491,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NRTXDN Neurotoxicology.  (Intox Press, Inc., POB 34075, Little Rock, AR
   72203)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,383,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracervical
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   NRTXDN Neurotoxicology.  (Intox Press, Inc., POB 34075, Little Rock, AR
   72203)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,383,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 1916 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   PSDAA2 Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science.  (Univ. of South
   Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069)  V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,173,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2250 ug/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:
   35(1-3),176,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Endocrine - hypoglycemia
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,251,1926
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1971 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,270,1928
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2530 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,627,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1971 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology.  (New York, NY)  V.1-18, 1968-81.  For publisher
   information, see JTCTDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,171,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(1),45,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 6570 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
   AJVRAH American Journal of Veterinary Research.  (American Veterinary
   Medical Assoc., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196)  V.1-    1940-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,1227,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2190 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JAVMA4 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.  (American
   Veterinary Medical Assoc., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196)  V.48-
   1915-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 165,543,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5060 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),14,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 8500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NEPHBW Neuropharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall,
   Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.9-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,493,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 3300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(1),45,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - horse, donkey
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   AJVRAH American Journal of Veterinary Research.  (American Veterinary
   Medical Assoc., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196)  V.1-    1940-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,1925,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cattle
DOSE/DURATION           : 9900 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(1),45,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 1533 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   VHTODE Veterinary and Human Toxicology.  (American College of Veterinary and
   Comparative Toxicology, Publication Office, Comparative Toxicology,
   Manhattan, KS 66506)  V.19-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,233,1987
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5397 mg/kg/6W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   JONUAI Journal of Nutrition.  (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike,
   Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1-    1928-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 104,306,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 152 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
   Endocrine - effect on menstrual cycle
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-94-3387
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1966 mg/kg/1Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   JONUAI Journal of Nutrition.  (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike,
   Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1-    1928-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,213,1935
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 942 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
   or bronchi
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health.  (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
   NW, Washington, DC 20016)  V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   24,66,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2541 ug/kg/33W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),14,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 gm/kg/5W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other oxidoreductases
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   JANSAG Journal of Animal Science.  (American Soc. of Animal Science, 309 W.
   Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820)  V.1-    1942-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   59,733,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 168 mg/kg/6W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other oxidoreductases
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other proteins
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,263,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 58800 ug/kg/12W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   070944)  V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,836,1990
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 384 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 34 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
   RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD
   Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590)  V.1-    1970-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,183,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 15 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 13 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-94-3387
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 999 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   JONUAI Journal of Nutrition.  (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike,
   Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1-    1928-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 109,1646,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 50 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,541,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 112 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,29,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 50 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
   per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,403,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 45995 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,39,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1729 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - extra-embryonic structures
   (e.g., placenta, umbilical cord)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   INHEAO Industrial Health.  (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1
   Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan)  V.1-    1963- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,95,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 7890 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   NEZAAQ Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Hygiene.  (Nippon Eisei
   Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606,
   Japan)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,313,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 2836 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,35,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE                    : 1003 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-16 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - weaning or lactation index (e.g., #
   alive at weaning per # alive at day 4)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   JANSAG Journal of Animal Science.  (American Soc. of Animal Science, 309 W.
   Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820)  V.1-    1942-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,141,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE                    : 17290 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   REPTED Reproductive Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,183,1990
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,175,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,75,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug/well
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,349,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,175,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 204,605,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 204,605,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 193,237,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 umol/L/3OM
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,305,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,305,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   AEMBAP Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.  (Plenum Pub. Corp.,
   233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  V.1-    1967- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   177,229,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,219,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,305,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 224,503,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BTERDG Biological Trace Element Research.  (Humana Press Inc., POB 2148,
   Clifton, NJ 07015) V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,81,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 7900 nmol/L/19H
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,359,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 7900 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   BTERDG Biological Trace Element Research.  (Humana Press Inc., POB 2148,
   Clifton, NJ 07015) V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,81,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,75,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 169,61,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 169,61,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4200 ug/kg/5W (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 309,29,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,1137,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Mammary gland
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,4361,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 390,201,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 6650 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden).  (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
   Sweden)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,101,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 6650 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden).  (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
   Sweden)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,101,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,109,1983

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/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:
   TLV/BEI,1997

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,245,1975

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   CHREAY Chemical Reviews.  (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept.
   223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037)  V.1-    1924-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,179,1941

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PHREA7 Physiological Reviews.  (American Physiological Soc., 9650 Rockville
   Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814)  V.1-    1921-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,305,1943

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
   Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
   Volume(issue)/page/year: Se,112,1976

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/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:
   3,224,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/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 0.2 mg(Se)/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 0.2 mg(Se)/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 0.2 mg(Se)/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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84379
       No. of Facilities: 480 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1198 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84379
       No. of Facilities: 741 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 10544 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3736 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: In vitro SCE-human
   lymphocytes
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: In vitro SCE-human
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: In vitro UDS-human
   fibroblast
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9100
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-38, October 1997

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***