CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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  RTECS NUMBER :
 
 
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  CQ8750000
 
 
 
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  CHEMICAL NAME :
 
 
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  Barium chloride
 
 
 
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  CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 
 
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  10361-37-2
 
 
 
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  LAST UPDATED :
 
 
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  199712
 
 
 
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  DATA ITEMS CITED :
 
 
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  51
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 
 
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  Ba-Cl2
 
 
 
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  MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 
 
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  208.24
 
 
 
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  WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 
 
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  BA G2
 
 
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  118 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  178 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intravenous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  20 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - mouse
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  70 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intraperitoneal
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - mouse
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  39 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - mouse
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  10 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intravenous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - mouse
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  12 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - dog
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  90 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - dog
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  10 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - cat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  18 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intravenous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - cat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  40 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  170 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  40 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intravenous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  15 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Parenteral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rabbit
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  20 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - guinea pig
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  76 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - guinea pig
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  55 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Subcutaneous
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Amphibian - frog
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  910 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Mammal - species unspecified
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  398 mg/kg
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic Behavioral - muscle weakness Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  91 mg/kg/26W-I
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - multiple enzyme effects
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Oral
 
 
 
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  SPECIES OBSERVED :
 
 
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  Rodent - rat
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  3 gm/kg/10D-I
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Related to Chronic Data - death Related to Chronic Data - changes in ovarian weight
 
 
 
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
 
 
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  ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 
 
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  Intratesticular
 
 
 
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  DOSE :
 
 
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  16659 ug/kg
 
 
 
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  SEX/DURATION :
 
 
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  male 1 day(s) pre-mating
 
 
 
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  TOXIC EFFECTS :
 
 
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  Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
 
 
 
MUTATION DATA
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  TYPE OF TEST :
 
 
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  Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
 
 
 
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  TEST SYSTEM :
 
 
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  Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
 
 
 
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  DOSE/DURATION :
 
 
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  14 mmol/L
 
 
 
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  REFERENCE :
 
 
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  MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,21,1986 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,21,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 mg(Ba)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 08650 No. of Facilities: 1971 (estimated) No. of Industries: 46 No. of Occupations: 30 No. of Employees: 13339 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 08650 No. of Facilities: 4299 (estimated) No. of Industries: 62 No. of Occupations: 62 No. of Employees: 57997 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 15249 (estimated)
 
 
  
                                    
                                 
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