*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU0650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furan, 2,5-diethyltetrahydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 41239-48-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 128.24
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,5-Diethyltetrahydrofuran
 
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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           : 3400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
   Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-
   1990-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,5,1990

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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