*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JO4200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dithane
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12656-69-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-N2-S4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 212.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SUYSHM2MYUS&SH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Ethanedicarbamic acid, tetrathio-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - normocytic anemia
REFERENCE :
   AFDOAQ Quarterly Bulletin--Association of Food and Drug Officials of the
   United States.  (Denver, CO)  V.3-38, 1939-74.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,122,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHJOAV Pharmaceutical Journal.  (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great Britain, 1
   Lambeth High St., London, SE1 7JN, UK)  V.131-    1933-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 185,361,1960

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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