*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : KW2975000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ethylene glycol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 107-21-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 71767-64-1
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 107
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 62.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Athylenglykol
* 1,2-Dihydroxyethane
* 1,2-Ethandiol
* 1,2-Ethanediol
* Ethane-1,2-diol
* Ethylene alcohol
* Ethylene dihydrate
* Ethylene glycol
* Glycol alcohol
* Lutrol-9
* Macrogol 400 BPC
* M.E.G.
* Monoethylene glycol
* NCI-C00920
* Norkool
* Tescol
* Dowtherm SR 1
* Ucar 17
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/m3/3D
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,646,1970
TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 555 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 7/21/1965
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,205,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/1H
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: LMF-69
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/m3/3D
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,646,1970
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1440 mg/6H
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
BUYRAI Bulletin of Parenteral Drug Association. (Philadelphia, PA) V.1-31,
1946-77. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,25,1977
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 15 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - sensory change involving peripheral nerve
Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - renal function tests depressed
REFERENCE :
AEMED3 Annals of Emergency Medicine. (American College of Emergency
Physicians, 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX 75038)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,208,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 1195 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - sensory change involving peripheral nerve
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - renal function tests depressed
REFERENCE :
AEMED3 Annals of Emergency Medicine. (American College of Emergency
Physicians, 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX 75038)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,208,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - general anesthetic
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
PGMJAO Postgraduate Medical Journal. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1925- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,598,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 786 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - coma
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
EJTXAZ European Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene. (Paris,
France) V.7-9, 1974-76. For publisher information, see TOERD9.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,373,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 398 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - headache
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
SMEZA5 Sudebno-Meditsinskaya Ekspertiza. Forensic Medical Examination. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1958-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26(2),48,1983
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 10000 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
AGGHAR Archiv fuer Gewerbepathologie und Gewerbehygiene. (Berlin, Ger.)
V.1-18, 1930-61. For publisher information, see IAEHDW.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1,1933
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - coma
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - renal function tests depressed
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - metabolic acidosis
REFERENCE :
HETOEA Human & Experimental Toxicology. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Brunel Road,
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 2XS, UK) V.9- 1990-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,317,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 1637 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M.,
Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 26(6),28,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10876 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 39(9),106,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5010 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
KRKRDT Kriobiologiya i Kriomeditsina. Cryobiology and Cryomedicine.
(Izdatel'stvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev, USSR) No.1- 1975-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,36,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,49,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3260 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
KRKRDT Kriobiologiya i Kriomeditsina. Cryobiology and Cryomedicine.
(Izdatel'stvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev, USSR) No.1- 1975-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,36,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,387,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 13 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - excitement
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(3),16,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(3),31,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LC - Lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >200 mg/m3/2H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 25(11),57,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5614 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in both tubules and glomeruli
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD) V.1-46, 1942-87.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,342,1947
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BJIMAG British Journal of Industrial Medicine. (British Medical Journal,
Box 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046) V.1- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
1,207,1944
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,89,1939
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 8050 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - excitement
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(3),16,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Endocrine - hypoglycemia
REFERENCE :
RMVEAG Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire. (Masson Pub. USA, Inc., Year Book
Medical Pub., 35 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago IL 60601) V.1- 1824-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 154,137,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 1650 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Endocrine - hypoglycemia
REFERENCE :
RMVEAG Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire. (Masson Pub. USA, Inc., Year Book
Medical Pub., 35 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago IL 60601) V.1- 1824-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 154,137,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
AGGHAR Archiv fuer Gewerbepathologie und Gewerbehygiene. (Berlin, Ger.)
V.1-18, 1930-61. For publisher information, see IAEHDW.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1,1933
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 9530 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York,
Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,731,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966. (Topeka, KS)
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,502,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,387,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - coma
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,387,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5017 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - excitement
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(3),16,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 6610 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,259,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,398,1935
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 11150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - excitement
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(3),16,1968
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 438 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - fluid intake
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,229,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 85230 mg/kg/90D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in phosphorus
REFERENCE :
DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,43,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mL/kg/6D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in calcium
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in phosphorus
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
39,543,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 26150 mg/kg/10D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - dehydrogenases
REFERENCE :
DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,43,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 8400 ug/m3/24H/12W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - changes in brain weight
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume decreased
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 39(9),106,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/m3/8H/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,646,1970
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/m3/32W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
Liver - liver function tests impaired
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
TPKVAL Toksikologiya Novykh Promyshlennykh Khimicheskikh Veshchestv.
Toxicology of New Industrial Chemical Substances. For English translation,
see TNICS*. (Izdatel'stvo Meditsina, Moscow, USSR) No.1- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,102,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 546 gm/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-413,1993
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1081 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-413,1993
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 5751 gm/kg/22W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,624,1969
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/m3/8H/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,646,1970
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 50 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - skin and skin
appendages
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - blood and lymphatic
systems (including spleen and marrow)
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
81,113,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 8580 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
CHYCDW Zhonghua Yufangyixue Zazhi. Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine.
(China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep.
China) Beginning history not known. Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,289,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 12500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
(including nose and tongue)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
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: 29(2),52A,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 25 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
before birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB85-104594
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 50 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB85-104594
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 2500 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
abnormalities
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,57,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 7500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
81,113,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 7500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
(including nose and tongue)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
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: 29(2),52A,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 84 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-21 day(s) after conception
lactating female 21 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
gain)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - delayed effects
REFERENCE :
TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,136,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 88720 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
REFERENCE :
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing
Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,141,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 15 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB85-105385
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1000 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,57,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1000 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - sex ratio
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,57,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 2100 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,49,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 2100 mg/m3/6H
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
before birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,49,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 28 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB91-211219
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 320 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America. (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1- 1915-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,1171,1982
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1200 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
TGANAK Tsitologiya i Genetika. Cytology and Genetics. For English
translation, see CYGEDX. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,436,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1954-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,74,1980
*** 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-CL 100 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:
TLV/BEI,1997
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New
York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
13,747,1989
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
REPTED Reproductive Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,99,1994
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 10 mg/m3 (particulate)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,19,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 60 mg/m3;STEL 120 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 50 ppm (127 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:STEL 50 ppm (130 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 10 mg/m3;STEL 20 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 50 ppm (125 mg/m3);STEL 75 ppm (190 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 50 ppm (125 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 50 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 50 ppm (125 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 50 ppm (130 mg/m3);STEL 75 ppm (190 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 50 ppm (125 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 60 mg/m3;STEL 125 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 32385
No. of Facilities: 69314 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 308
No. of Occupations: 174
No. of Employees: 743782 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 32385
No. of Facilities: 102395 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 340
No. of Occupations: 214
No. of Employees: 1511087 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 446607 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-SA7/SHE; N
crassa-aneuploidy
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Histidine reversion-Ames test
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster-whole sex chrom. loss
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster-nondisjunction
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9100;8EHQ-0892-9252
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Ethylene glycol, 5500
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1996: Glycols, 5523
NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (feed);no evidence:mouse
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-413,93
*** END OF RECORD ***