75-00-3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H5-Cl

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

64.52

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

G2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

152 gm/m3/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Behavioral - general anesthetic Blood - hemorrhage

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

146 gm/m3/2H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

40000 ppm/45M

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

19000 ppm/6H/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

14 gm/m3/2H/60D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

570 mg/m3/4H/26W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - liver function tests impaired Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

5000 ppm/23H/11D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

19000 ppm/6H/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

15000 ppm/6H/2Y-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

15000 ppm/6H/2Y-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - uterine tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

DOSE :

60 mg/m3/4H

SEX/DURATION :

male 26 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count)

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in mammalian somatic cells

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Ovary

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 322,33,1994 *** 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 264 mg/m3 (100 ppm) (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 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: 52,315,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Available 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: 52,315,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 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: 52,315,1991 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 40(3),A46,1979 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 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: 3,106,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) 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 1000 ppm (2600 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):8H TWA 1000 ppm (2600 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 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) 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 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1000 ppm (2640 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 500 ppm (1300 mg/m3);STEL 625 ppm (1625 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 100 mg/m3;STEL 300 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 200 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 1000 ppm;STEL 50 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 500 ppm (1300 mg/m3);STEL 700 ppm (1900 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1000 ppm (2600 mg/m3);STEL 1250 ppm 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 MONOCHLOROETHANE-air:Handle with caution 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 - 31970 No. of Facilities: 6154 (estimated) No. of Industries: 80 No. of Occupations: 66 No. of Employees: 96531 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 31970 No. of Facilities: 766 (estimated) No. of Industries: 12 No. of Occupations: 47 No. of Employees: 49210 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 35368 (estimated)