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RTECS NUMBER            : DV8100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyl, pentachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25429-29-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H5-Cl5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 326.42
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Apirolio 1476 C
   * 1,1'-Biphenyl, pentachloro-
   * Diphenyl pentachloride
   * Kanekrol 500
   * Pentachlorobiphenyl
   * Pentachloro-1,1'-biphenyl
   * Pentachlorodiphenyl
   * Pyralene 1476
   * Pyroclor 5
 
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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           : 3580 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
   
   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen

 
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