*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DV3890000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyl, dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25512-42-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H8-Cl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 223.10
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1'-Biphenyl, dichloro-
   * Dichlorobiphenyl
   * Dichlorodiphenyl
   * Dichloro-1,1'-biphenyl
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2230 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 53(5),6,1988

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   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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