Testing Information

Testing Status of Agents at NTP

Chlorinated water

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CASRN: CHLORWATERMX

Related: CHLORAMINE

Synonyms/Common Names:

  • CHLORINE/SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
  • CHLORINE/SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE

Secondary:

  • 7782-50-5 - Chlorine
  • 7681-52-9 - Hypochlorous acid, sodium salt

Known Uses:

CHEMICALS USED IN THE CHLORINATION AND CHLORAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER

Long-Term Carcinogenicity

  • 2-YEAR (Dosed-Water)  (C91004) Report Complete 
    • TR-392 (NTIS No. PB92-191659)  (Peer Review 11/19/1990)
      Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Chlorinated Water (CAS Nos. 7782-50-5 and 7681-52-9) and Chloraminated Water (CAS No. 10599-90-3) (Deionized and Charcoal-Filtered) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Drinking Water Studies)
    • Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
    • Carcinogenesis Results
      • Male Rats No Evidence 
      • Female Rats Equivocal Evidence 
      • Male Mice No Evidence 
      • Female Mice No Evidence 
    • Dose: R&M: 0,70,140,275 PPM/70 PER GROUP

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