*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : KU8400000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ethylene, bromo- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 593-60-2 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1361370 REFERENCE : 4-01-00-00718 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 35 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H3-Br MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 106.96 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : E1U1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen Mutagen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Bromoethene * Bromoethylene * Bromure de vinyle * Ethene, bromo- * NCI-C50373 * Vinile (bromuro di) * Vinylbromid * Vinyl bromide * Vinyle (bromure de) *** 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 : 500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : DOWCC* Dow Chemical Company Reports. (Dow Chemical USA, Health and Environment Research, Toxicology Research Lab., Midland, MI 48640) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,12,1966 TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 50000 ppm/7H TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : 85INA8 "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices," 5th ed., Cincinnati, OH, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1690,1991 ** 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/7H/4W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1,1970 TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 250 ppm/6H/26W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - changes in heart weight Liver - changes in liver weight REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1,1970 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 10 ppm/6H/2Y-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Vascular - tumors REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,367,1982 TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest) ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 10 ppm TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease REFERENCE : CHWKA9 Chemical Week. (McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1221 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10020) V.68- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 123(24),25,1978 TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest) ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 52 ppm/6H/2Y-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Vascular - tumors REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,367,1982 ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium DOSE/DURATION : 2 pph/16H REFERENCE : ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,249,1979 TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 2000 ppm/14W (Intermittent) REFERENCE : ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,71,1981 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Suspected 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 22 mg/m3 (5 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 Sufficient 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: 39,133,1986 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: 39,133,1986 IARC Cancer Review:Group 2A 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 VHTODE Veterinary and Human Toxicology. (American College of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology, Publication Office, Comparative Toxicology, Manhattan, KS 66506) V.19- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,31,1980 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 250 ppm (1100 mg/m3) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,31,1972 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 ppm (22 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (40 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 ppm (20 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 VINYL BROMIDE-air:CA lowest feasible concentration 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 - 84575 No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 357 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84575 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 1822 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 272 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,26992,82 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 28, 1978 NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Vinyl bromide, 1009 OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #08 *** END OF RECORD ***