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EC number: 203-870-1 | CAS number: 111-44-4
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data

Acute Toxicity: oral
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: oral
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Information from handbook, no study details were provided.
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances 1981 - 82, Volume 2, D-O
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Year:
- 1 981
- Bibliographic source:
- NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Reference Type:
- other: internet data base
- Title:
- GESTIS Substance database
- Author:
- German Social Accident Insurance
- Year:
- 2 012
- Bibliographic source:
- http://www.dguv.de/ifa/en/gestis/stoffdb/index.jsp
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, BUA Report 21 (December 1987)
- Author:
- BUA
- Year:
- 1 987
- Bibliographic source:
- Beratergremium für Umweltrelevante Altstoffe (BUA)ISBN 3-527-28515-6 (VCH, Weinheim)
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- no information provided
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Test type:
- other: no information provided
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
- EC Number:
- 203-870-1
- EC Name:
- Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
- Cas Number:
- 111-44-4
- Molecular formula:
- C4H8Cl2O
- IUPAC Name:
- 1-chloro-2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethane
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- rat
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- oral: unspecified
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Sex:
- not specified
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- 75 mg/kg bw
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- Toxicity Category III
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
- Conclusions:
- oral rat LD50: 75 mg/kg bw
- Executive summary:
The handbook and database provide an oral rat LD50 of 75 mg/kg bw. No further information was provided. Based on the limited information, the relevance and validity of the data cannot be assessed.
Reference was made to the following publication:
Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 30, Pg. 63, 1948.
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