260-94-6

DATA ITEMS CITED :

18

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C13-H9-N

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

179.23

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T C666 BNJ

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 :

2 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

100 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

4500 mg/kg/45D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA adduct

TEST SYSTEM :

Bird - chicken Leukocyte

DOSE/DURATION :

100 umol/L

REFERENCE :

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