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ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE<br />

CAS No: 107-06-2<br />

I. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (from HSDB, 1998)<br />

Molecular weight 98.97<br />

Boiling point<br />

83.5º C<br />

Melting point<br />

-35.3º C<br />

Vapor pressure<br />

64 mm Hg @ 20º C<br />

Air concentration conversion 1 ppm = 4.05 mg/m 3<br />

II.<br />

HEALTH ASSESSMENT VALUES<br />

Unit Risk Factor 2.1 E-5 (µg/m 3 ) -1<br />

Slope Factor 7.2 E-2 (mg/kg-day) -1<br />

[Calculated from the incidence of hemangiosarcomas in male rats (NCI, 1978) using a timecorrected<br />

(Weibull) multistage procedure (CDHS, 1985).]<br />

III.<br />

CARCINOGENC EFFECTS<br />

Human Studies<br />

CDHS (1985), U.S. EPA (1985), and IARC (1985) reported that there was no data on the<br />

carcinogenicity of ethylene dichloride (EDC) in humans.<br />

Animal Studies<br />

A number of studies have investigated the carcinogenicity of EDC. The National Cancer Institute (NCI,<br />

1978) conducted a carcinogenesis bioassay of EDC in corn oil by oral gavage in male and female<br />

Osborne-Mendel rats and B6C3F 1 mice. There were four groups for each sex of both species,<br />

including an untreated control, a vehicle (corn oil) control, a low dose group and a high dose (the<br />

maximum tolerated dose) group. Time-weighted average low and high dose levels were 47 and 95<br />

mg/kg for both male and female rats, 97 and 195 mg/kg for male mice, and 149 and 299 mg/kg for<br />

female mice, respectively. The animals were dosed five days/week for 78 weeks and observed for an<br />

additional 12-32 weeks. Mortality was early and severe in dosed animals, especially for high dose rats.<br />

A statistically significant (p ≤ 0.025) increase in the incidence of squamous cell carcinomas of the<br />

forestomach, hemangiosarcomas of the circulatory system, and fibromas of the subcutaneous tissue<br />

occurred in male rats. Female rats exhibited a statistically significant increase in the incidence of<br />

adenocarcinomas of the mammary gland and hemangiosarcomas of the circulatory systems. Male<br />

B6C3F 1 mice demonstrated a statistically significant increase in incidences of hepatocellular carcinomas<br />

and alveolar/bronchiolar adenomas, while female mice exhibited an increased incidence for<br />

alveolar/bronchiolar adenomas, mammary gland adenocarcinomas and endometrial stromal sarcomas<br />

(NCI, 1978).<br />

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