*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EL3854000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1-Butanol, 2,2'-(ethylenediimino)di-,
                          dihydrochloride, (+)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1070-11-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H24-N2-O2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 277.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1Y2&M2MY2&1Q &GH 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Butanol, 2,2'-(1,2-ethanediyldiimino)bis-, dihydrochloride,  
   (R-(R*,R*))-
   * CL 40881
   * Dadibutol
   * Ethambutol dihydrochloride
   * Ethambutol hydrochloride
   * Myambutol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - visual field changes
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
REFERENCE :
   BJDCAT British Journal of Diseases of the Chest.  (Bailliere Tindall, 33 The
   Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 3UN, UK)  V.53-    1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   80,288,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 46 mg/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - visual field changes
REFERENCE :
   PGMJAO Postgraduate Medical Journal.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
   88, Oxford, UK) V.1-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,811,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 720 mg/kg/48D
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - visual field changes
REFERENCE :
   ANOPB5 Annals of Ophthalmology.  (American Soc. of Contemporary
   Ophthalmology, POB 64025, Baltimore, MD 21264)  V.1-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,578,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 230 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,70,1968
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 31200 mg/kg/22W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Cardiac - other changes
   Liver - 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:
   7,844,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 4400 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   IMSCE2 IRCS Medical Science.  (Lancaster, UK)  V.12-14, 1984-86.  For
   publisher information, see MSCREJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,745,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   IRLCDZ IRCS Medical Science: Library Compendium.  (Lancaster, UK)  V.3-11,
   1975-83. For publisher information, see IMSCE2.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,135,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12500 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   IRLCDZ IRCS Medical Science: Library Compendium.  (Lancaster, UK)  V.3-11,
   1975-83. For publisher information, see IMSCE2.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,135,1982

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5347
       No. of Facilities: 93 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 590 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 430 (estimated)

 
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