*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TQ1370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Polychlorinated biphenyl (aroclor 4465)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 11120-29-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aroclor 4465
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 3160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human Limited Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,43,1978

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology.  (Palo Alto, CA)  V.1-15, 1961-75. For
   publisher information, see ARPTDI.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,139,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   STEVA8 Science of the Total Environment.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB
   211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands)  V.1-    1972- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,305,1974

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS-air:10H CA TWA 0.001 mg/m3
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 7, 1976 AND BULLETIN 45, 1986

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***