*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA4525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanaminium, 4-ethenyl-N,N,N-trimethyl-,
                          chloride, homopolymer
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 26780-21-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C12-H18-N.Cl)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium, trimethyl(p-vinylbenzyl)-, chloride, polymers
   * 4-Ethenyl-N,N,N-trimethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride homopolymer
   * Polystyrene VA
   * VA 2
   * VPK 101
 
                       *** 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           : 301 mg/kg/43W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning
   Liver - other changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(5),13,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 210 mg/kg/30W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Blood - eosinophilia
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(5),13,1969
 
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