CAS 319-85-7|β-Hexachlorocyclohexane

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

GV4375000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, beta-isomer

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

319-85-7

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

1907338

LAST UPDATED :

199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :

20

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C6-H6-Cl6

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

290.82

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L6TJ AG BG CG DG EG FG BETA

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 :

6 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

ALLVAR Alimentation et la Vie. (Societe Scientifique d'Hygiene Alimentaire, 16, rue de l'Estrapade, 75005 Paris, France) V.39- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,-,1955

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology. English translation of FATOAO. (New York, NY) V.20-22, 1957-59. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,273,1959 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

672 mg/kg/2W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)

REFERENCE :

BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,531,1988

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

22750 mg/kg/13W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - hepatic microsomal mixed oxidase (dealkylation, hydroxylation, etc.)

REFERENCE :

FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,697,1986

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

8736 mg/kg/26W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - other changes Liver - changes in liver weight Related to Chronic Data - death

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: 100,59,1950

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1989 mg/kg/30D-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - recording from peripheral motor nerve

REFERENCE :

BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,704,1981

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

9 gm/kg/30D-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified) Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response

REFERENCE :

FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,293,1988

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Primate - monkey

DOSE/DURATION :

2250 mg/kg/90D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - fatty liver degeneration Liver - changes in liver weight Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - transaminases

REFERENCE :

NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 70,85P,1974 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

18 gm/kg/2Y-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Liver - tumors

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,433,1973 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

672 mg/kg/

SEX/DURATION :

male 2 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct

REFERENCE :

BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,531,1988 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited 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: 20,195,1979 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993

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