3-Methylfuran

DATA ITEMS CITED :

2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C5-H6-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

82.11

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T5OJ C1

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 :

6651 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Skin and Appendages - hair Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

EXMPA6 Experimental and Molecular Pathology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,342,1983

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

3022 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 72,124,1984