*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : XT0730000 CHEMICAL NAME : Toluene, 2,4-dichloro- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 95-73-8 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1931691 REFERENCE : 4-05-00-00815 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 8 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H6-Cl2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 161.03 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1-methyl- * 2,4-Dichloro-1-methylbenzene * 2,4-Dichlorotoluene *** 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 : 2400 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - muscle weakness 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: 25(10),56,1981 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2400 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - muscle weakness 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: 25(10),56,1981 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/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: 53(2),80,1988 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 6440 mg/kg/2W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - other changes Blood - other changes 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: 52(11),86,1987 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 28980 mg/kg/9W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - fatty liver degeneration Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) REFERENCE : GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 53(2),80,1988 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***