Toxic Hazards Research Unit Annual Technical Report: 1976

Abstract

The research programs of the Toxic Hazards Research Unit (THRU) for the period of June 1975 through May 1976 are reviewed in this report. Chronic toxicity experiments were conducted using JP-4, RJ-4 (perhydromethylcyclopentadiene) and RJ-5 (reduced dimers of bicyclopentadiene) jet fuels. Studies were carried out on the oncogenicity of hydrazine, 1,1- dimethylhydrazine and coal tar aerosol. The hepatotoxicity of dimethylnitrosamine was investigated by the oral route and, in conjunction with 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, by the inhalation route. Acute rodent toxicities of hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride and their mixtures with and without alumina dust were determined. The acute effects of tetranitromethane, the isomeric nitrotoluenes and methyl nitrate by various routes of administration were examined. Oral, cutaneous and inhalation toxicity determinations and skin corrosion studies were made on a number of transportable chemical agents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031860

Entities

People

  • E. H. Vernot
  • J. D. Macewen

Organizations

  • University of California, Irvine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Body Weight
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Rats
  • Rodents

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology