*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ1510000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthalene, bis(chloromethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27156-22-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H10-Cl2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 225.12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis-(chlormethyl)naftalen
   * Bis(chloromethyl)naphthalene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
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: 10(9),36,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,181,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1265 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
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: 10(9),36,1966
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 ug/m3/4H/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
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: 10(9),36,1966
 
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