*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : KI8450000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 630-20-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1733216
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-00143 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 32
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H2-Cl4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 167.84
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* NCI-C52459
* RCRA waste number U208
* 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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 :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2100 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1275 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo
Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,371,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2800 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMPMAR Archives des Maladies Professionnelles de Medecine du Travail et de
Securite Sociale. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.7- 1946-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,593,1974
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 7 gm/kg/14D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-237,1982
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 14 gm/kg/14D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-237,1982
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 32500 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-237,1982
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 16 gm/kg/40D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
REFERENCE :
SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo
Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,371,1966
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2400 mg/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo
Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,371,1966
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
TECSDY Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. (Gordon & Breach Science
Pub. Inc., 1 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.3(3/4)- 1981-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,101,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION : 250 ppm
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 201,401,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION : 125 ppm
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 201,401,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/L
REFERENCE :
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895- Volume(issue)/page/year:
236,933,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 343,157,1995
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/L
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:
12,85,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 158 mg/L
REFERENCE :
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895- Volume(issue)/page/year:
236,933,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 369,243,1996
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited 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: 41,87,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
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: 41,87,1986
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,56,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
40(3),A46,1979
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO 1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE-air:Handle with caution
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(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 27, 1978
NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-45, October 1997
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