CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

DV5341000

CHEMICAL NAME :

1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromo-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

59080-40-9

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C12-H4-Br6

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

627.62

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

370 mg/kg/5W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle weakness

REFERENCE :

ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. (New York Academy of Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021) V.1- 1877- Volume(issue)/page/year: 320,325,1979 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

360 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 6-15 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,431,1985