*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WL4040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Styrene, beta-bromo-beta-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7166-19-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-Br-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 228.06
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzene, (2-bromo-2-nitroethenyl)-
   * beta-Bromo-beta-nitrostyrene
   * (2-Bromo-2-nitrovinyl)benzene
   * Giv-cide BNS
   * Giv-gard
   * Slime-trol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-94-3389
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Blood - normocytic anemia
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NIH-94-3389
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 ng/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

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2401
       No. of Facilities: 124 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 9451 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 837 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-40, October 1997

 
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