*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GZ0700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cyclopropaneacrylic acid,
                          3-carboxy-alpha,2,2-trimethyl-, 1-methyl ester, ester
                          with 4-
                          hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2,4-pentadienyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-
                          one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 121-29-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H28-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 372.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L5V BUTJ B2U2U1 C1 DOV- BL3TJ A1 A1 C1UY1&VO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Human
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester pyrethrolone ester
   * ENT 7,543
   * Pyrethrin
   * Pyrethrin II
   * Pyrethrolone, chrysanthemum dicarboxlic acid methyl ester ester
   * Pyrethrolone ester of chrsanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester
   * (+)-Pyrethronyl (+)-pyrethrate
   * Pyretrin II
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 1029 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M.,
   Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARSIM* Agricultural Research Service, USDA Information Memorandum.
   (Beltsville, MD 20705)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,17,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   PCBPBS Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,308,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry.  (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
   Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan)  V.25-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,2681,1973

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83467
       No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 17 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83467
       No. of Facilities: 241 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 5966 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 390 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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