Perchloropyridine

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C5-Cl5-N

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

251.31

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T6NJ BG CG DG EG FG

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 :

435 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536503

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

235 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - antipsychotic Liver - fatty liver degeneration

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,361,1967 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4381 No. of Facilities: 15 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 9 No. of Employees: 488 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated)