*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HP3495000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenzo-p-dioxin, 1,3,6,8-tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 33423-92-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1388027
REFERENCE               : 5-19-02-00041 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H4-Cl4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 321.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T666 BO IOJ EG GG LG NG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin, 1,3,6,8-tetrachloro-
   * 1,3,6,8-TCDD
   * 1,3,6,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
   * 1,3,6,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
 
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                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 24 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,713,1983

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,41,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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