*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DV5110000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyldiol, octachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 36117-76-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199206
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H2-Cl8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 461.74
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BG CG EG FG DR DQ BG CG EG FG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dihydroxyoctachlorodiphenyl
   * Octachlorobiphenyldiol
   * Octachlorodihydroxybiphenyl
   * Oktachlordihydroxybifenyl
 
                       *** 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           : 360 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1,1947
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1,1947
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Skin and Appendages - corrosive (after topical exposure)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1,1947
 
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