*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DV5359100 CHEMICAL NAME : 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3,3',4,4',5-hexachloro- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 38380-08-4 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2468827 LAST UPDATED : 199710 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H4-Cl6 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 360.86 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 2,3,3',4,4',5-Hexachlorobiphenyl * 2,3,3',4,4',5-Hexachloro-1,1'-biphenyl * 2,3,4,5,3',4'-Hexachlorobiphenyl * 3,4,2',3',4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl * PCB 156 * PCB 157 *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 33306 ug/kg/13W-C TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Endocrine - changes in thymus weight REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 126,202,1994 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE : 480 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 10-13 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue) REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,246,1987 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE : 80 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 10-13 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,246,1987 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***