*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FW7401000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chloroprene rubber
LAST UPDATED            : 198809
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Rubber, chloroprene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 670 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ESKGA2 Eisei Kagaku.  Hygienic Chemistry.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1-    1953-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,115,1978
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph
REFERENCE :
   SWEHDO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. (Haartmaninkatu
   1, SF-00290 Helsinki, 29, Finland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9(Suppl 2),27,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm
REFERENCE :
   SWEHDO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. (Haartmaninkatu
   1, SF-00290 Helsinki, 29, Finland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9(Suppl 2),27,1983
 
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