*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KH6550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethane, 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 151-67-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1736947
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-00156 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 74
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H-Br-Cl-F3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 197.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GYEXFFF
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bromochlorotrifluoroethane
   * 1-Bromo-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane
   * 2-Bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
   * Chalothane
   * Ethane, 1-bromo-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoro-
   * Fluorotane
   * Fluothane
   * Ftorotan
   * Halotan
   * Halothane
   * Halsan
   * Narcotane
   * Narcotann NE-spofa
   * 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-bromo-2-chloroethane
   * 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-chloro-2-bromoethane
   * 2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-chloro-1-bromoethane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
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 :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,729,1976
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 7000 ppm/3H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   24,29,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 129 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Cardiac - change in rate
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   LANCAO Lancet.  (7 Adam St., London WC2N 6AD, UK)  V.1-    1823-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,340,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(3),36,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 29000 ppm
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,143,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 98 gm/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Liver - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TLSMA6 Trudy Leningradskogo Sanitarno-Gigienicheskogo Meditsinskogo
   Instituta.  (Leningrad, Russia) V.1-145, 1949-82.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 111,10,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(3),36,1980
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10000 ppm/1H/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - conditioned vitamin deficiency
REFERENCE :
   JJATDK JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology.  (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins
   Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK)  V.1-    1981-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,9,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ppm/24H/5W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,408,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ppm/8H/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
   Biochemical - Neurotransmitters or modulators (putative) - dopamine at other
   sites
REFERENCE :
   EXNEAC Experimental Neurology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,168,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5126 mg/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(3),36,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ppm/6H/9D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other oxidoreductases
REFERENCE :
   DTESD7 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-15, 1977-87.
   Discontinued 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1977-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,407,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ppm/24H/5W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,408,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph/4H/80D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Immunological Including Allergic - increase in cellular immune response
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other transferases
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   143,245,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ppm/24H/5W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,408,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 10000 ppm/1H/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - conditioned vitamin deficiency
   Biochemical - Effect on specific coenzyme - not otherwise specified
REFERENCE :
   JJATDK JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology.  (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins
   Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK)  V.1-    1981-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,9,1989
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 100 ppm/8H
SEX/DURATION            : female 2-22 day(s) after conception
                          lactating female 30 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
   BBREDI Behavioural Brain Research.  (Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., POB
   211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,147,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 8000 ppm/12H
SEX/DURATION            : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1167,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1600 ppm/8H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,11,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 10 ppm/8H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including
   somatic cell genetic material)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,40,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 8000 ppm/6H
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
   AAREAV Anesthesie, Analgesie, Reanimation.  (Paris, France)  V.14-38,
   1957-81.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,41,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 10 ppm/8H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including
   somatic cell genetic material)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,174,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 3000 ppm/4H
SEX/DURATION            : female 9 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,167,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1000 ppm/4H
SEX/DURATION            : female 9 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,167,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1 pph/3H
SEX/DURATION            : female 13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,242,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 3000 ppm/4H
SEX/DURATION            : female 9 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,532,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 14000 ppm/1H
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   DABBBA Dissertation Abstracts International, B: The Sciences and
   Engineering.  (University Microfilms International, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann
   Arbor, MI 48106)  V.30-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,3599,1970
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph/1H
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,305,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 3450 ppm/24H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,225,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - grasshopper
DOSE/DURATION           : 46 pph/16H
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,467,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   ECREAL Experimental Cell Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.10-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 141,492,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph/48H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   NSMZDZ Nippon Shika Masui Gakkai Zasshi.  Journal of Japanese Dental
   Anesthesia Society.  (Nippon Shika Masui Gakkai, c/o Koko Hoken Kyokai,
   1-44-2, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan) V.1-    1973-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,19,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm/2H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,401,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,327,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph/1H
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,2187,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8000 ppm/24H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,3156,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,366,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,21,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pph/48H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   NSMZDZ Nippon Shika Masui Gakkai Zasshi.  Journal of Japanese Dental
   Anesthesia Society.  (Nippon Shika Masui Gakkai, c/o Koko Hoken Kyokai,
   1-44-2, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan) V.1-    1973-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,19,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg
REFERENCE :
   ENVRAL Environmental Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,366,1976

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
   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

   ACGIH TLV-TWA 404 mg/m3 (50 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

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,93,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARPTDI Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology.  (Annual Reviews, Inc.,
   POB 10139, Palo Alto, CA 94303)  V.16-    1976- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,67,1976

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   INTEAG Internist.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz
   Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,7,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARMCAH Annual Review of Medicine.  (Annual Reviews, Inc., POB 10139, Palo
   Alto, CA 94303) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,411,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   CJSUAX Canadian Journal of Surgery.  (Canadian Medical Assoc., POB 8650,
   Ottawa, ON K1G 0G8, Canada) V.1-    1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,217,1972

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AASXAP Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Supplementum.  (Munksgaard
   International Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark)  No.1- 1959- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,1,1971

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   AACRAT Anesthesia and Analgesia (New York).  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
   Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.36-    1957-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,328,1978

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (4.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 50 ppm (404 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (8 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (24 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 30 mg/m3;STEL 60 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 20 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (80 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 ppm (40 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (80 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 HALOTHANE-air:CL 2 ppm/60M
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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 82943
       No. of Facilities: 806 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 9490 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 82943
       No. of Facilities: 4118 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 94682 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 76108 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae gene conversion; S
   cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae-reversion
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Sperm morphology-mouse; V79 cell
   culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #29

 
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