| MSDS | : | Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, beta-isomer
| | CAS | : | 319-85-7 | | SYNONYMS | : | * trans-alpha-Benzenehexachloride
* beta-BHC
* Cyclohexane, beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-
* Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, beta-
* Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, trans-
* ENT 9,233
* beta-HCH
* beta-Hexachlorobenzene
* 1-alpha,2-beta,3-alpha,4-beta,5-alpha,6-beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-Lindane
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*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GV4375000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, beta-isomer
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 319-85-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1907338
REFERENCE : 4-05-00-00061 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 20
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H6-Cl6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 290.82
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6TJ AG BG CG DG EG FG BETA
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* trans-alpha-Benzenehexachloride
* beta-BHC
* Cyclohexane, beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-
* Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, beta-
* Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, trans-
* ENT 9,233
* beta-HCH
* beta-Hexachlorobenzene
* 1-alpha,2-beta,3-alpha,4-beta,5-alpha,6-beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane
* beta-Lindane
*** 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 : 6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ALLVAR Alimentation et la Vie. (Societe Scientifique d'Hygiene Alimentaire,
16, rue de l'Estrapade, 75005 Paris, France) V.39- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,-,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology. English translation of FATOAO. (New
York, NY) V.20-22, 1957-59. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,273,1959
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 672 mg/kg/2W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Liver - changes in liver weight
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,531,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 22750 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - hepatic microsomal mixed oxidase (dealkylation, hydroxylation,
etc.)
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
6,697,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 8736 mg/kg/26W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Liver - changes in liver weight
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 100,59,1950
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1989 mg/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - recording from peripheral motor nerve
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,704,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 9 gm/kg/30D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,293,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 2250 mg/kg/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Liver - changes in liver weight
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
70,85P,1974
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 18 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,433,1973
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 672 mg/kg/
SEX/DURATION : male 2 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
BECTA6 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
07094) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,531,1988
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,195,1979
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB/90/171406/AS
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
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