Dichloroacetic acid CASRN 79-43-6 | IRIS

IRIS

Dichloroacetic acid

CASRN 79-43-6 | DTXSID2020428

Toxicological Review (PDF) (192 pp, 1.71 M)
IRIS Summary (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K)

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Noncancer Assessment

Reference Dose for Oral Exposure (RfD) (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K) Last Updated: 09/11/2003

System	RfD (mg/kg-day)	Basis	PoD	Composite UF	Confidence
Nervous, Reproductive, Hepatic	4 x 10 ^-3	Lesions observed in the testes, cerebrum, cerebellum, and liver.	LOAEL : 12.5 mg/kg-day	3000	Medium

Reference Concentration for Inhalation Exposure (RfC) (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K) Last Updated: 09/11/2003
Information reviewed but value not estimated.

Cancer Assessment

Weight of Evidence for Cancer (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K) Last Updated: 09/11/2003

WOE Characterization	Framework for WOE Characterization
Likely to be carcinogenic to humans	Revised Draft Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1999)

Basis:

EPA believes that DCA is likely to be a carcinogen in humans.
This may be a synopsis of the full weight-of-evidence narrative.

Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Oral Exposure (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K)

Oral Slope Factor: 5 x 10^-2 per mg/kg-day
Drinking Water Unit Risk: 1.4 x 10^-6 per µg/L
Extrapolation Method: Multistage model with Benchmark Dose Modeling
Tumor site(s): Hepatic
Tumor type(s): Hepatoadenoma and Hepatocarcinoma (DeAngelo et. al., 1999)

Quantitative Estimate of Carcinogenic Risk from Inhalation Exposure (PDF) (40 pp, 324 K)

Information reviewed but value not estimated.

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