*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HP3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenzo-p-dioxin, 2,8-dichloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 38964-22-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199510
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H6-Cl2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 253.08
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin, 2,8-dichloro-
   * 2,8-Dichlorodibenzodioxin
   * 2,8-Dichlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 847 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CMSHAF Chemosphere.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
   Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,649,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : >300 mg/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

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,41,1977

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,41,1977

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

 
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