*** 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 ***