*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AO6390000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetyl chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 75-36-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0605303
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00395 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H3-Cl-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 78.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetic acid, chloride
   * Acetic chloride
   * Ethanoyl chloride
   * RCRA waste number U006
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 ppm/1M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TGNCDL "Handbook of Organic Industrial Solvents," 2nd ed., Chicago, National
   Assoc. of Mutual Casualty Companies, 1961 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,28,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 910 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(3),48,1988

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81687
       No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 931 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81687
       No. of Facilities: 40 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 2534 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 575 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   On EPA IRIS database

 
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