*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DC0175000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-3-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 117-18-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1973805
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-00728 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H-Cl4-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.88
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BG CG EG FG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Altritan
   * Benzene, 3-nitro-1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-
   * Chipman 3,142
   * Folosan DB 905
   * Fusarex
   * Myfusan
   * Nebulin
   * TCNB
   * Tecnazen
   * Tecnazene
   * Teknazen
   * 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlor-3-nitrobenzol
   * 1,2,4,5-Tetrachloro-3-nitrobenzene
   * 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloronitrobenzene
 
                       *** 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           : 7500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85DPAN "Wirksubstanzen der Pflanzenschutz und Schadlingsbekampfungsmittel,"
   Perkow, W., Berlin, Verlag Paul Parey, 1971-1976  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,-,1971/1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,82,1971
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5(Suppl
   1),3,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PHYTAJ Phytopathology.  (American Phytopathological Soc., 3340 Pilot Knob
   Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121) V.1-    1911-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,217,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 24 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,81,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
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:
   10(Suppl 10),1,1987

                    *** 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

 
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