*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ4550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthalene, dinitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27478-34-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H6-N2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 218.18
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dinitronaphthalene
 
                       *** 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           : 5600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
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: 24(2),39,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2500 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 24(12),36,1980
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 32700 ug/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
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: 24(12),36,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 32700 ug/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
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: 24(12),36,1980

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***