*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GZ1725000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid,
                          2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)-, ester with
                          4-hydroxy-
                          3-methyl-2-(2,4-pentadienyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 121-21-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2004306
REFERENCE               : 3-09-00-00215 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H28-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 328.49
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L5V BUTJ B2U2U1 C1 DOV- BL3TJ A1 A1 C1UY1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chrysanthemum monocarboxylic acid pyrethrolone ester
   * Piretrina 1
   * Pyrethrin I
   * Pyrethrolone, chrysanthemum monocarboxylic acid ester
   * (+)-Pyrethronyl (+)-trans-chrysanthemate
   * RCRA waste number P008
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 260 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            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
   BIOGAL Biologico.  (Instituto Biologica, Av. Cons. Rodriques Alves, 1252,
   CEP 04014, Sao Paulo, Brazil)  V.1-    1935-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,283,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 960 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,131,1971

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                    *** 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 - 83466
       No. of Facilities: 152 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 493 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83466
       No. of Facilities: 81 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 340 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***