*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AG6625000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, dichloro-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 116-54-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H4-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 142.97
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GYGVO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dichloroacetic acid methyl ester
   * Methyl 2,2-dichloroacetate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 ppm/30M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,1,1971

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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