*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CZ0195000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1-chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 611-19-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0471700
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00816 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-Cl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 161.03
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Chlorobenzyl chloride
   * o-Chlorobenzyl chloride
   * 1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)benzene
   * alpha,o-Dichlorotoluene
   * alpha,2-Dichlorotoluene
   * o,alpha-Dichlorotoluene
   * Toluene, alpha,o-dichloro-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >1140 mg/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0990-1020
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 430 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EPASR* United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides
   and Toxic Substances. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
   Washington, DC 20460)  History unknown.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8EHQ-0990-1020

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84023
       No. of Facilities: 5 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 20 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84023
       No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 4354 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 729 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***