*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : KX3850000
CHEMICAL NAME : Ethylene, tetrachloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 127-18-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1361721
REFERENCE : 4-01-00-00715 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED : 114
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-Cl4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 165.82
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GYGUYGG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ankilostin
* Antisol 1
* Carbon bichloride
* Carbon dichloride
* Czterochloroetylen
* Didakene
* Dilatin PT
* Dow-per
* ENT 1,860
* Ethene, tetrachloro-
* Ethylene tetrachloride
* Fedal-UN
* NCI-C04580
* PER
* Perawin
* Perchloorethyleen, per
* Perchlor
* Perchloraethylen, per
* Perchlorethylene
* Perchloroethylene
* Perclene
* Perclene D
* Percloroetilene
* Percosolve
* PERK
* Perklone
* Persec
* RCRA waste number U210
* Tetlen
* Tetracap
* Tetrachlooretheen
* Tetrachloraethen
* Tetrachlorethylene
* Tetrachloroethene
* Tetrachloroethylene
* 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylene
* Tetrachloroethylene
* Tetracloroetene
* Tetraleno
* Tetralex
* Tetravec
* Tetroguer
* Tetropil
*** 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 : 810 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
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: 9,171,1976
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
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: -,108,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 162 mg
REACTION SEVERITY : Mild
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: 9,171,1976
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: -,108,1986
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 96 ppm/7H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - local anesthetic
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB257-185
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION : 545 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,103,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 600 ppm/10M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - conjunctive irritation
Behavioral - general anesthetic
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,566,1952
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2629 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,364,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 34200 mg/m3/8H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,364,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4678 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,411,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520615
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 8100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - general anesthetic
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB257-185
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5200 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59,
1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year:
9,303,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
Chemical-Biological Coordination Center. (National Academy of Science
Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,378,1952
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 65 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - ataxia
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: 123,224,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
AJHYA2 American Journal of Hygiene. (Baltimore, MD) V.1-80, 1921-64. For
publisher information, see AJEPAS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,430,1929
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - liver function tests impaired
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10,119,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 85 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
QJPPAL Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. (London, UK) V.2-21,
1929-48. For publisher information, see JPPMAB. Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,205,1934
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
AJHYA2 American Journal of Hygiene. (Baltimore, MD) V.1-80, 1921-64. For
publisher information, see AJEPAS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,430,1929
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - sleep
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
AJHYA2 American Journal of Hygiene. (Baltimore, MD) V.1-80, 1921-64. For
publisher information, see AJEPAS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,430,1929
TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >3228 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD-A180-198
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
QJPPAL Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. (London, UK) V.2-21,
1929-48. For publisher information, see JPPMAB. Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,205,1934
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 14 gm/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
ENVRAL Environmental Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,427,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 36 gm/kg/90D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,119,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Liver - changes in liver weight
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
78,105,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1750 ppm/6H/14D-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-311,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 19300 mg/m3/24H/94D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 42(8),50,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/4W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - hepatic microsomal mixed oxidase (dealkylation, hydroxylation,
etc.)
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - other oxidoreductases
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,207,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 7000 ppm/8H/50D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in blood vessels or in circulation of
kidney
Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,323,1937
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 49750 ug/kg/3D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
TIHEEC Toxicology and Industrial Health. (Princeton Scientific Pub. Co.,
POB 2155, Princeton, NJ 08540) V.1- 1985- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,191,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/4H/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59,
1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,379,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1750 ppm/6H/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-311,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 ppm/6H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
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-311,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ppm/7H/39D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,566,1952
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/7H/32W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AMIHBC AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine.
(Chicago, IL) V.2-10, 1950-54. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,566,1952
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - gerbil
DOSE/DURATION : 120 ppm/24H/1Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,343,1984
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Blood - leukemia
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - testicular tumors
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-311,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 195 gm/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-13,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-311,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 240 gm/kg/62W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-13,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors
Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31(Suppl),16,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TC - Toxic concentration (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm/6H/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31(Suppl),16,1986
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1000 ppm/24H
SEX/DURATION : female 14 day(s) pre-mating
female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
APTOD9 Abstracts of Papers, Society of Toxicology. Annual Meetings.
(Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,A21,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1000 ppm/24H
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
APTOD9 Abstracts of Papers, Society of Toxicology. Annual Meetings.
(Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,A21,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 900 ppm/7H
SEX/DURATION : female 7-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - biochemical and metabolic
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
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: 19,41A,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 300 ppm/7H
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 :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
32,84,1975
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 300 ppm/7H
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
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - homeostasis
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
32,84,1975
TYPE OF TEST : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 500 ppm/7H
SEX/DURATION : male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB82-185075
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 50 uL/plate
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5AUG1977
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB82-185075
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 97 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ITCSAF In Vitro. (Rockville, MD) V.1-20, 1965-85. For publisher
information, see ICDBEO. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,290,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ppm
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB82-185075
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4 mmol/kg
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,31,1986
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 : Host-mediated assay
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppm
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB82-185075
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ppm
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB82-185075
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 190 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 182,135,1987
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Animal 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-STEL 685 mg/m3 (100 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
ACGIH TLV-TWA 170 mg/m3 (25 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
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,355,1987
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: 63,159,1995
IARC Cancer Review:Human 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: 63,159,1995
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,355,1987
IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,355,1987
IARC Cancer Review:Group 2A
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: 63,159,1995
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CMSHAF Chemosphere. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,517,1977
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
*** 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 100 ppm (670 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:
3,201,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 100 ppm;CL 200;Pk 300/5M/3H
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):8H TWA 100 ppm (670 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):8H TWA 100 ppm (670 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):8H TWA 100 ppm (670 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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 ppm (35 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 50 ppm (335 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 50 ppm (339 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm (1368 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 30 ppm (200 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 50 ppm (335 mg/m3);STEL 75 ppm (520 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 50 ppm (335 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 50 ppm (345 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 50 mg/m3;Skin;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 50 ppm (340 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 35 ppm (240 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 100 ppm (670 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 60 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 50 ppm;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 10 ppm (70 mg/m3);STEL 25 ppm (170 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 50 ppm (345 mg/m3);STEL 100 ppm;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 100 ppm;STEL 200 ppm JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 50 ppm (335 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm 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 TETRACHLOROETHYLENE-air:CA lowest feasible conc.
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 - 54790
No. of Facilities: 52013 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 288
No. of Occupations: 155
No. of Employees: 549154 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 54790
No. of Facilities: 49025 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 268
No. of Occupations: 151
No. of Employees: 688110 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 177342 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-RLV F344 rat embryo
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae gene conversion; S
cerevisiae-homozygosis
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae-reversion
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-SA7/SHE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-1292-8618;8EHQ-0393-8618
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0294-8618;8EHQ-0393-8762
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 20, 1978
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Hydrocarbons, halogenated, 1003
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1996: Volatile organic compound, 2549
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (gavage);clear evidence:mouse
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-13,77
NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (inhalation);clear evidence:mouse,rat
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-311,86
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (gavage);inadequate studies:rat
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
(Bethesda, MD) No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-13,77
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
*** END OF RECORD ***