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Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for

Trichloropropane, 1,2,3-

CAS: 000096-18-4


Summary of HEAST Information on-Line

Subchronic and Chronic Toxicity
Chronic [RfD]:IRIS
Subchronic [RfD]:on-Line
Carcinogenicity
Oral [Slope Factor]:on-Line
Oral [Unit Risk]:on-Line
EPA Group:on-Line
Notes/Comments:on-Line






Subchronic and Chronic Toxicity (Other than Carcinogenicity)

Subchronic [RfD]: 6E-2 mg/kg/day
Uncertainty Factor: 100

Route: Oral

Target Organ / Critical Effect: Whole body / Toxicity
Liver / Lesions
Kidney / Lesions
Erythrocytes / Decreased count
Blood / Decreased hematocrit
Blood / Decreased hemoglobin

Species Effect Level Dose Experiment Length
Rat NOAEL 8 mg/kg/day 120 days

References
1983 NTP (National Toxicology Program). 1983. Final report 120-day toxicity gavage study of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Fischer 344 rats. Performed by Hazelton Laboratories.
1987 U.S. EPA. 1987. Health and environmental effects document for Trichloropropanes. Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, OH. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC
1986 U.S. EPA. 1986. RfD/RfC Work Group.






Carcinogenicity

Oral [Slope Factor]: 7E+0 (mg/kg/day)-1

Oral [Unit Risk]: 2E-4 (µg/L)-1

Route: Oral: gavage

Target Organ / Cancer: Multiple sites / Tumors, benign/malignant, combined

Species EPA Group
Rat B2

References
1991 NTP (National Toxicology Program). 1991. NTP technical report on the toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (CAS No. 96-18-4) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies). Board draft NTP TR 384. NIH PUB No. 91-2839. U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC.
1993 U.S. EPA. 1993. Carcinogen Risk Assessment Verification Endeavor (CRAVE) Work Group.

EPA Group Comment: Under review, current classification subject to change.



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