Acetochlor Quickview (CASRN 34256-82-1)

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Status of Data for Acetochlor

File First On-Line: 09/01/1993; Last Significant Revision: 09/01/1993

Category (section)	Status	Last Revised
Oral RfD Assessment	On-line	09/01/1993
Inhalation RfC Assessment	No data
Carcinogenicity Assessment	No data

Synonyms

2-Chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-6'-ethylacet-o-toluidide
2-Chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-6'-ethyl-o-acetotoluidide
2-Chloro-n-(ethoxymethyl)-n-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide
34256-82-1
Acetamide, 2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-

Acetochlor
Acetochlore
Azetochlor
Caswell No. 003b
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Acetochlor Source Documents

Acetochlor Summary

Revision History

Date	Section	Description
04/01/1997	III., IV., V.	Drinking Water Health Advisories, EPA Regulatory Actions, and Supplementary Data were removed from IRIS on or before April 1997. IRIS users were directed to the appropriate EPA Program Offices for this information.

See IRIS Summary for complete revision history.

Chronic Health Hazard Assessments for Noncarcinogenic Effects

Reference Dose for Chronic Oral Exposure (RfD)

Critical Effect	Point of Departure*	UF	MF	RfD
Salivation, increased ALT and ornithine carbamyl transferase; significant increases in triglyceride and decreased blood glucose levels; histopathological changes in kidneys and testes of males	NOAEL : 2 mg/kg-day	100	1	2 x10^-2 mg/kg-day