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TR-263 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride)

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Target Organs and Levels of Evidence
NTP Technical Report Number 263

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CHEMICAL/ CAS NUMBER PEER REVIEW DATE PRIMARY USES ROUTE/EXPOSURE LEVELS STUDY LABORATORY
1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE (PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE)
78-87-5
06/29/83 INTERMEDIATE; IN FINISHES, DRY CLEANING FLUIDS, AND PAINT REMOVERS; FUMIGANT, INSECTICIDE FOR STORED GRAINS, FRUITS, SOLVENT IN PLASTICS, IN ANTIKNOCK CMPDS (HSDB 1990) Gavage FR&M: 0,125,250, MR: 0,62,125 MG/KG/50 PER GROUP T.S.I. Mason Laboratories, Inc.
LEVELS OF EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENICITY--ORGAN/TISSUE (NEOPLASM):
MR: NO EVIDENCE
FR: EQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE MAMMARY GLAND: ADENOCARCINOMA 1/50 2/50 5/50
MM: SOME EVIDENCE LIVER: ADENOMA 7/50 10/50 17/50
FM: SOME EVIDENCE LIVER: ADENOMA 1/50 5/50 5/50