*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UC7200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propene, 2-chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 557-98-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1361376
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-00737 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H5-Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 76.53
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GY1&U1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Chloropropene
   * 2-Chloro-1-propene
   * Isopropenyl chloride
   * 1-Propene, 2-chloro-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 267 gm/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   UCPHAQ University of California, Berkeley, Publications in Pharmacology.
   (Berkeley, CA)  V.1-3, 1938-57.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,39,1941
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 191 gm/m3/30M/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 80,139,1944
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,2611,1980

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5380
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 132 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3 (estimated)

                          *** 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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