POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (AROCLOR 1268) Toxicity Data With Reference
1. | | orl-rat LD50:10,900 mg/kg | | ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology. 14 (1974),139. |
2. | | skn-rbt LDLo:2500 mg/kg | | ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology. 14 (1974),139. |
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (AROCLOR 1268) Consensus Reports
IARC Cancer Review: Human Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 18 ,1978,p. 43.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) .
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (AROCLOR 1268) Safety Profile
Suspected human carcinogen. Moderately toxic by skin contact. Used in heat transfer, hydraulic fluids, lubricants, and insecticides. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl
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POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (AROCLOR 1268) Standards and Recommendations
NIOSH REL: (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) TWA 0.001 mg/m3