*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : PC0700000
CHEMICAL NAME : 4,7-Methanoindene,
1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 76-44-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 23720-59-4
37229-06-4
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 77
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H5-Cl7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 373.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C555 A DU IUTJ AG AG BG FG HG IG JG
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aahepta
* Agroceres
* Arbinex 30TN
* 3-Chlorochlordene
* Dicyclopentadiene, 3,4,5,6,7,8,8a-heptachloro-
* E 3314
* ENT 15,152
* Eptacloro
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Eptacloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetraidro-4,7-endo-metano-indene
* GPKh
* H
* H-34
* H-60
* Hepta
* Heptachloor
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloor-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-endo-methano-indeen
* Heptachlor
* Heptachlor (technical grade)
* Heptachlorane
* Heptachlore
* 3,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachlorodicyclopentadiene
* 3,4,5,6,7,8,8a-Heptachlorodicyclopentadiene
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-endomethanoindene
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8a-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindane
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene
* 1(3a),4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a(1),4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanol-1H-indene
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methylene indene
* 1,4,5,6,7,10,10-Heptachloro-4,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4,7-methyleneindene
* 1,4,5,6,7,10,10-Heptachloro-4,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4,7-endomethyleneindene
* 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachlor-3a,4,7,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-endo-methano-inden
* Heptagran
* Heptamul
* Heptox
* Latka 104
* NCI-C00180
* OMS 193
* RCRA waste number P059
* Rhodiachlor
* Velsicol 104
* Velsicol heptachlor
*** 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 : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PHJOAV Pharmaceutical Journal. (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great Britain, 1
Lambeth High St., London, SE1 7JN, UK) V.131- 1933-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 185,361,1960
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 119 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SPEADM Special Publication of the Entomological Society of America. (4603
Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740) Volume(issue)/page/year: 78-1,12,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 27 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,63,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 68 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SPEADM Special Publication of the Entomological Society of America. (4603
Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740) Volume(issue)/page/year: 78-1,12,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SOGEBZ Soviet Genetics. English translation of GNKAA5. (Plenum Pub. Corp.,
233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) V.2- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,80,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/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: 107,266,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,289,1992
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Behavioral - aggression
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: 2(5),15,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
GKNT, 1982 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,71,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 500 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: 2(5),15,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 116 mg/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: -,576,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Behavioral - aggression
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: 2(5),15,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 7,159,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Behavioral - aggression
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: 2(5),15,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 60 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
New York, Inc., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,59,1971
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 22750 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(3),13,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 475 mg/kg/19D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
Related to Chronic Data - death
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: 2(5)15,1958
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 2800 mg/kg/28D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
REFERENCE :
AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
070944) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,913,1990
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 403 mg/kg/80W-C
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-9,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 930 mg/kg/80W-C
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-9,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 876 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
ECEBDI Experimental Cell Biology. (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New
York, NY 10003) V.44- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,147,1977
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 350 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
PHTOEH Pharmacology and Toxicology (Copenhagen). (Munksgaard International
Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark) V.60- 1987-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,112,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 3168 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 70 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
PHTOEH Pharmacology and Toxicology (Copenhagen). (Munksgaard International
Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark) V.60- 1987-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 76,112,1995
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 837 umol/L
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
19,98,1992
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,161,1977
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 60 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
34LXAP "Insecticide Biochemistry and Physiology," Wilkinson, C.F., ed., New
York, Plenum Pub. Corp., 1976 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,555,1976
TYPE OF TEST : Dominant lethal test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 60 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
34LXAP "Insecticide Biochemistry and Physiology," Wilkinson, C.F., ed., New
York, Plenum Pub. Corp., 1976 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,555,1976
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 35 mg/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 : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5200 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
SOGEBZ Soviet Genetics. English translation of GNKAA5. (Plenum Pub. Corp.,
233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) V.2- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,80,1966
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 25 mg/L
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,85,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
AETODY Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology. (Senate Press, Inc.,
P.O. Box 252, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,241,1980
*** 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-TWA 0.05 mg/m3 (skin)
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: 20,129,1979
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,146,1987
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: 53,115,1991
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate 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: 5,173,1974
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate 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: 20,129,1979
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate 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: 53,115,1991
IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
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: 53,115,1991
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CRTXB2 CRC Critical Reviews in Toxicology. (CRC Press, Inc., 2000 Corporate
Blvd., NW, Boca Raton, FL 33431) V.1- 1971- Volume(issue)/page/year:
1(1),93,1971
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CNDQA8 Cahiers de Nutrition et de Dietetique. (Editions Meteore, 42, rue du
Louvre, 75001 Paris, France) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10(3),43,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
RREVAH Residue Reviews. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44
Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year:
56,107,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
BNYMAM Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. (New York Academy of
Medicine, 2 E. 103rd St., New York, NY 10029) Ser 2: V.1- 1925-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,413,1978
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology. (New York, NY) V.1-18, 1968-81. For publisher
information, see JTCTDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,231,1978
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer
Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year:
5,250,1970
*** 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 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
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:
3,123,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
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 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
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 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
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 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 1.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.01 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3;Skin 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 HEPTACHLOR-air:10H CA TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (Sk)
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 - 35960
No. of Facilities: 346 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 8
No. of Employees: 907 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 35960
No. of Facilities: 120 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 1034 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB/89/194492/AS
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);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-9,77
NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:rat
NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
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