*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (2-chloroethyl)trimethyl-, chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 999-81-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 39394-21-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 37
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H13-Cl-N.Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G2K1&1&1 &Q &G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Human
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * AC 38555
   * Antywylegacz
   * Barleyquat B
   * Bercema CCC
   * CCC (plant growth regulant)
   * 2-Chloraethyl-trimethylammoniumchlorid
   * Chlorcholinchlorid
   * Chlorcholine chloride
   * Chlormequat chloride
   * Chlorocholine chloride
   * (beta-Chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride
   * (2-Chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride
   * 2-Chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium chloride
   * 60-CS-16
   * Cycocel
   * Cycocel Extra
   * EI 38,555
   * Ethanaminium, 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride
   * Hico CCC
   * Hormocel-2CCC
   * Increcel
   * Lihocin
   * NCI-C02960
   * Premix
   * Retacel
   * Stabilan
   * Trimethyl-beta-chlorethylammoniumchlorid
   * TUR
   * WR 62
   * Zar
 
                       *** 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           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,616,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 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: 36(11),33,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5200 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,149,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,149,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 64 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   33,89,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VINIT* Vsesoyuznyi Institut Nauchnoi i Tekhnicheskoi Informatsii (VINITI).
   All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information.  (Moscow, USSR)
    Use information broker to obtain publications. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #4758-80
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 54 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,663,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 62 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,663,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 560 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VINIT* Vsesoyuznyi Institut Nauchnoi i Tekhnicheskoi Informatsii (VINITI).
   All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information.  (Moscow, USSR)
    Use information broker to obtain publications. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #4758-80
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,1049,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,1049,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 70 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 232 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   WRPCA2 World Review of Pest Control.  (London, UK)  V.1-10, 1962-71.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,119,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - central sympatholytic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,527,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 920 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,149,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION           : 555 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,149,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 670 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GUCHAZ Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.  (Information Canada,
   171 Slater St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,104,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 440 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GUCHAZ Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection.  (Information Canada,
   171 Slater St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,104,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 261 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,149,1991
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7920 mg/kg/72D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other oxidoreductases
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(11),33,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 15600 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - other transferases
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43(4),8,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1920 mg/kg/24D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in humoral immune response
REFERENCE :
   TXCYAC Toxicology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
   Limerick, Ireland) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,103,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1092 mg/kg/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight
   Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(11),33,1971
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7100 mg/kg/78W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-159
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mmol/L/30M
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,229,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravaginal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 pph
REFERENCE :
   JIDEAE Journal of Investigative Dermatology.  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428
   E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1938- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,378,1974

                    *** 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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M4610
       No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 107 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:mouse,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-158,79

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***