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RTECS NUMBER            : AB2615000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetaldehyde, chloro-, dimer, hydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 34789-09-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C2-H3-Cl-O)2.xH2-O
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G1YQOYQ1G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chloroacetaldehyde dimer hydrate
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 uL/plate
REFERENCE :
   BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211,
   1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands)  V.1-    1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   442,405,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 97 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   37ATAD "Prevention and Detection of Cancer, Proceedings of the 3rd
   International Symposium on Detection and Prevention of Cancer," New York,
   Marcel Dekker, 1977  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,155,1977

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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