*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : LQ6125000 CHEMICAL NAME : Formic acid, chloro-, ethyl ester CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 541-41-3 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0385653 REFERENCE : 4-03-00-00023 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199801 DATA ITEMS CITED : 9 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H5-Cl-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 108.53 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GVO2 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Chlorocarbonate d'ethyle * Chloroformic acid ethyl ester * Clhorameisensaeureaethylester * ECF * Ethylchloorformiaat * Ethyl chlorocarbonate * Ethyle, chloroformiat d' * Ethylester kyseliny chlormravenci * Etil clorocarbonato * Etil cloroformiato * TL 423 *** 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 : 270 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,417,1977 TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 840 mg/m3/1H TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0555045 TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2260 mg/m3/10M TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NDRC** National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Progress Report. Volume(issue)/page/year: NDCrc-132,NOV1942 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 15 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: 6,220,1954 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 7120 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,417,1977 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 ppm (4.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4668 No. of Facilities: 250 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 2247 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 187 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***