*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AG5980000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, dibromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 631-64-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H2-Br2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 217.86
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dibromoacetic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8400 mg/kg/3W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - xanthine, purine or nucleotides
   including urate
REFERENCE :
   TXCYAC Toxicology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
   Limerick, Ireland) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 110,103,1996
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 2 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating
   females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,9,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 10500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,9,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 4000 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 16 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,9,1995

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   NTP Carcinogenesis studies; selected, October 1997

 
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