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TR-239 Bis(2-chloro-1- methylethyl) ether

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Target Organs and Levels of Evidence
NTP Technical Report Number 239

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CHEMICAL/ CAS NUMBER PEER REVIEW DATE PRIMARY USES ROUTE/EXPOSURE LEVELS STUDY LABORATORY
BIS(2-CHLORO-1-METHYLETHYL) ETHER
108-60-1
12/16/81 PAINT & VARNISH REMOVERS; INTERMEDIATE IN DYES, RESINS AND PHARMACEUTICALS; NEMATOCIDE IN JAPAN Gavage 0,100,200 MG/KG/50 PER GROUP T.S.I. Mason Laboratories, Inc.
LEVELS OF EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENICITY--ORGAN/TISSUE (NEOPLASM):
MM: POSITIVE LUNG: ALVEOLAR/BRONCHIOLAR ADENOMA 5/50 13/50 11/50
LIVER: CARCINOMA 5/50 13/50 17/50
FM: POSITIVE LUNG: ALVEOLAR/BRONCHIOLAR ADENOMA 1/50 4/50 8/50
MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED: FORESTOMACH: SQUAMOUS CELL PAPILLOMA 0/50 0/49 1/49 OR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA 0/50 0/49 1/49 COMBINED 0/50 0/49 2/49