*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VX6390000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Slyterm XLT
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63148-62-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dimethylpolysiloxane
   * Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >17 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537687
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0537687

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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