1.0 Submitter/Company Information
Submitting Company: OCCIDENTAL CHEM CORP

Submitter Comments


2.0 Submission Information

EPA Receipt Date: 07/15/93

8(e)/FYI ID Number: 8EHQ-0793-10256 A

Submission Stage: INI

Document Control Number: 88930000353

Microfiche Number: OTS0570838

3.0 Chemical Information
CAS Number: 98-56-6

TSCA Chemical Inventory Name: Benzene, 1-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-

Synonyms: 4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)CHLOROBENZENE

Other Chemicals in Submission:

4.0 Study Information
Study Title:
INITIAL SUBMISSION: SUBCHRONIC INHALATION TOXICITY OF PCBTF IN RATS WITH COVER LETTER DATED 071593

Study Information:
Other Health Effects
Unknown Environmental Effects

Summary/Abstract:
SUBACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY IN THE RAT IS LOW CONCERN BASED ON 0% TREATMENT-
RELATED MORTALITY. RATS (10/SEX/GROUP) WERE EXPOSED TO 100, 262.1, 492.3, AND
1044 PPM 6 HOURS/DAY, 5 DAYS/WEEK FOR 4 WEEKS. CLINICAL SIGNS INCLUDED
HYPERACTIVITY (DOSE-RELATED) AND TREMORS (1044 PPM). CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
PARAMETER (> OR EQUAL TO 492.3 PPM); MICROSCOPIC KIDNEY (> OR EQUAL TO 262.1
PPM); AND MICROSCOPIC LIVER CHANGES (> OR EQUAL TO 100 PPM) WERE OBSERVED.