*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HP3095000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenzo-p-dioxin, 1-amino-2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 62782-13-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199303
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H5-Cl4-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 336.98
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BO IOJ DZ EG FG LG MG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Amino-2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >4800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,335,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : >194 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,335,1978
 
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