*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DV8200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyl, 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 32598-14-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2283442
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H5-Cl5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 326.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GR BG DR BG CG DG
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3,3'4,4'-pentachloro-
   * PCB 105
   * PenCb
   * 2,3,3',4,4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl
   * 2,3,3'4,4'-Pentachloro-1,1'-biphenyl
   * 2,3,4,3',4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl
   * 3,4,2',3',4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
   1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.6-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,2168,1976

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,173,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***