Aroclor 1260 composition booklet

Pcb composition in a mixture of aroclors 12541260 and only aroclor. Pcb congener composition of aroclors a detailed analyses of the pcb congener distributions present in aroclors 1016, 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260. Comparative potencies of aroclors 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254. Aroclor 1260 was observed in malt extract medium 18. Comparison of composition of aroclor mixtures tested. This light yellow viscous liquid is a particularly highly chlorinated pcb mixture which, by definition, contains 54% chlorine by weight. Aroclor 1221 is a commercial mixture of pcbs with an average chlorine content of 21%. The physical properties varied significantly between the aroclors. Substance and source identification product identifier srm number. It must be emphasized that these are approximate compositions of the pcb mixtures and that a particular product may vary in chemical composition from batch to batch.

Three of 11 wipe samples had aroclor 1260 present at greater than. Description, aroclor 1260 is a commercial mixture of pcbs with an average chlorine. Program and regulatory information about this substance, including links to epa applicationssystems, statuesregulations, or other sources that track or regulate this substance. P210 keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. Sigmaaldrich offers a number of aroclor 1260 solution products.

Pcbs made in the united states were marketed under the trade name aroclor and most are identified by a fourdigit numbering code in which the first two digits indicate that the parent molecule is a biphenyl and for the 1200 series aroclors the last two digits indicate the chlorine content by weight. Thus, aroclor 1260 is a 1200 series product and contains 60% chlorine by mass. The hazard fields include special hazard alerts air and water reactions, fire hazards, health hazards, a reactivity profile, and details about reactive groups assignments and potentially incompatible absorbents. Pdf complete pcb congener distributions for 17 aroclor mixtures. Aroclor 1260 is assumed to be representative of all pcb mixtures because there is no information regarding which constituents of any pcb mixture might be carcinogenic. Two other sampling events showed nondetect result for aroclor 1260 at tl1is well location mw359b. Avoid r eject firefighting water to enter environment. Polychlorinated biphenyls world health organization. This handbook provides information on conducting environmental forensic. It is a myth that the first two digits referred to the number of carbon atoms. Liver of rats that received aroclor 1254 on either day 7 or on day 28 contained in increased level of gammaglutamyltranspeptidase.

This congener composition with the lowest chlorinated congeners on the left and the highest chlorinated. Find aroclor 1260 related suppliers, manufacturers, products and specifications on globalspec a trusted source of aroclor 1260 information. Als environmental does not sell chemicals, but offers analytical lab testing to determine the presence of various elements and chemical compounds. Aroclor 1260 activation of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor ahr coplanar pcbs pcbs 126 and 77 activate ahr in rodents and hence are classified as dioxinlike pcbs. For instance aroclor 1221 would be 21% chlorine by mass and aroclor 1260 would be 60% chlorine by mass. Sections i health hazard assessments for noncarcinogenic effects and. The information in cameo chemicals comes from a variety of data sources. Please note that the layout and pagination of this pdf file are not necessarily. Aroclor 10161260 standard safety data sheet according to regulation e c no.

Aroclor was the brand name monsanto used for its pcb mixtures. As you likely know, the percent of chlorine in an aroclor is indicated by the last 2 digits in the model number. Their composition was previously analyzed by frame, cochran, and bowadt. Table of aroclors casrn iupac name type 12674112 aroclor 1016 mixture 147601874 aroclor 1210 mixture 151820278 aroclor 1216 mixture 11104282 aroclor 1221 mixture 37234405 aroclor 1231 mixture 11141165 aroclor 1232 mixture 728897 aroclor 1240 mixture 53469219. Health hazard evaluation report centers for disease. Differences between the pcb aroclors oreilly, talbot. The composition of commercial clophen a60 and phenoclor dp6 is similar to aroclor 1260. Aroclor 1260 was the least active inducer of the p4501a1mediated enzyme activities. Aroclor synonyms, aroclor pronunciation, aroclor translation, english dictionary definition of aroclor. Aroclor 1242 had approximately 150 ppb of chlorinated dibenfurans, of which 43% was the toxic 2,3,7,9tetrachloro isomer. Nist srm order request system srm 3080 aroclor 1260 in.

This srm is intended primarily for calibrating chromatographic instrumentation and methods of analysis used for the determination of aroclors and. Aroclor 1254 is one of several commercial pcb mixtures that were marketed between the 1930s and 70s. Carclnogenicity of aroclors 1016, 1242, 1254, and 1260. Towards a global historical emission inventory for. Development of advisory levels for polychlorinated. Identification and quantitation of pcb aroclor mixtures in a single run using the agilent 7000b triple quadrupole gcms authors dale r. Table 44, and the congener composition of aroclors is shown in table 45. Cas number iupac name type 36363 polychlorinated biphenyl pcb category. Soil, water and air jim occhhialini jim okun patricia mcisaac. Pcb composition in a mixture of aroclors 1254 1260 and only aroclor. Handbook of environmental data on organic chemicals. Frame 1997 also reported data on the composition of aroclor 1232 and 1248, analysed by one of the participating laboratories in his study referred to as jwc. Hepatocellular tumors developed in 95% of the female rats and 15% of the male rats.

Aroclor 1260 one detection of aroclor 1260 occmted in past sampling events. Aroclor 1254 was admin to each rat 7, 28, and 49 days after the dena, and some rats were killed 21 days after each dose of aroclor. Percent composition for some of the most toxic congeners in commercial aroclors mol%. Evidence for substantial degradation of polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures aroclor 1242, 1254, and 1260 by the white rot fungus phanerochaete chrysosporium, based on congenerspecific gas.

For example, aroclor 1260 contains primarily heavier congeners. A handbook for determining the sources of pcb contamination in sediments. Generally, the last two digits of an aroclors number indicates the percent chlorine in the mixture. Point south basin compared to reference aroclor 1260 100 figure 314. In contrast, aroclor 1260 was a potent inducer of prod activity ed50 37 mgkg, but aroclors 1232, 1242, 1248, and 1254 did not induce 50% of the maximal response at. Msds arochlor 1260, f112 polychlorinated biphenyl aroclor. Degradation of polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures aroclors 1242. Aroclor 1260 is a commercial mixture of pcbs with an average chlorine content of 60%. Production, importexport, use, and disposal chemical company produced aroclors 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260, 1262, and 1268. Dale walker agilent gcms applications engineer aroclor 1262. Analyzing pcbs in source materials and environmental media. In addition, data for aroclor 1016, 1242, 1254 and 1260 from a previous study schulz et al. Srm 3080 aroclor 1260 in transformer oil transformer oil, pcb, water, voc, vocs, epa, epa organic compounds related to water analysis, aroclor, aroclor 1260 certificate msds table add material to cart certificate.

Cas 11096825 arochlor 1260, f112 polychlorinated biphenyl aroclor 1260. Comparison of the compositions of aroclor 1242 and aroclor. Exhibit a projectspecific pcb aroclor analytical method. Analysis of seven bulk samples of the mineral oil indicated that aroclor 1260 was present in all samples, ranging from 17 to parts per million parts of oil. Polychlorinated biphenyls including aroclor 1260 in transformer oil react with. Use water spray or fog for cooling exposed containers. For more information about the substance, you may click one of the links below to take you to the relevant section. Pcb data set 1 is provided in the supplementary material on this books website.

Dale published november 2007 to be presented a1 wm 2008 phoenix wm symposia, inc. Aroclor 1260 solution certified reference material, 200. Pcb fingerprint of deeper sediment samples from the west side of hunters. The 1100 series was a crude pcb material which was distilled to create the 1200 series pcb product. Identification and quantitation of pcb aroclor mixtures in. Walker and fred feyerherm agilent technologies, inc. Pdf degradation of polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures. Congenerspecific compositions of example marketed aroclors. Aroclor 1254 caused gastrointestinaltract cancer adenocarcinoma in rats of both sexes morgan et al. Predicted data is generated using the us environmental protection agencys episuite. Aroclor 1254 aroclor 1260 additionally aroclors 1262 and 1268. Aroclor definition of aroclor by the free dictionary.