*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DV5330000
CHEMICAL NAME : Biphenyl, hexabromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 36355-01-8
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H4-Br6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 627.62
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* HBB
* Hexabromobiphenyl
* NCI-C53634
*** 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 : 21500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MFLRA3 Mededelingen van de Faculteit Landbouwwetenschappen,
Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Communications of the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences, State University of Ghent. (Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit
Labdbouwwettenschappen, Coupure 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium) V.35- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,709,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >15 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Liver - other changes
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
SRTCAC Science Reports of the Research Institutes, Tohoku University, Series
C: Medicine. (Tohoku University, Research Institute for Tuberculosis and
Cancer, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Sendai, Japan) V.1- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(1-4),10,1989
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
REFERENCE :
AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf
Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
38,307,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MFLRA3 Mededelingen van de Faculteit Landbouwwetenschappen,
Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Communications of the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences, State University of Ghent. (Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit
Labdbouwwettenschappen, Coupure 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium) V.35- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,709,1973
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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