Dichloroethyne

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-Cl2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

94.92

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

G1UU1G

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

19 ppm/6H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Skin and Appendages - hair

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

307 ppm/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - fatty liver degeneration Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

14 ppm/6H/77W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Vascular - tumors Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

2 ppm/24H/77W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors Blood - tumors

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in microorganisms

TEST SYSTEM :

Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 117,21,1983 *** 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-CL 0.39 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm) 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 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: 39,369,1986 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data 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: 39,369,1986 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) 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: 3,75,1971 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) 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):CL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.39 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;STEL 0.39 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;STEL 0.4 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);STEL 0.3 ppm (1.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);STEL 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3);Carcinogen 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 DICHLOROACETYLENE-air:CA CL 0.1 ppm 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5342 No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 61 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)