*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KI1050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-1-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 594-72-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1751184
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-00173 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 31
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H3-Cl2-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 143.96
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNXGG1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,1-Dichloor-1-nitroethaan
   * 1,1-Dichlor-1-nitroaethan
   * Dichloronitroethane
   * 1,1-Dichloro-1-nitroethane
   * 1,1-Dicloro-1-nitroetano
   * Ethide
 
                       *** 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           : 410 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BESAAT Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America.  (Entomological
   Soc. of America, 4603 Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,161,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KHFZAN Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal.  Chemical Pharmaceutical Journal.
    For English translation, see PCJOAU.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095
   Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10(6),53,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 580 mg/m3/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 580 mg/m3/6H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,95,1945
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 333 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19(Suppl 21),2,1992

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 12 mg/m3 (2 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,82,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 ppm (12 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:STEL 2 ppm (12 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);STEL 20 ppm (120 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 30 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 ppm (12 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THAILAND:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-TURKEY:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO 1,1-DICHLORO-1-NITROETHANE-air:10H TWA 2 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: 1,1-Dichloro-1-nitroethane, 1601

 
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