【正文】 CHLORAL HYDRATE INTERORGANIZATION PROGRAMME FOR THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS A cooperative agreement among UNEP, ILO, FAO, WHO, UNIDO, UNITAR and OECD This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts and does not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organization, or the World Health Organization. First draft prepared by Dr R. Benson, Region VIII, Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, CO, USA Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organization, and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the InterOrganization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals. World Health Organization Geneva, 20xx The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), established in 1980, is a joint venture of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The overall objectives of the IPCS are to establish the scientific basis for assessment of the risk to human health and the environment from exposure to chemicals, through international peer review processes, as a prerequisite for the promotion of chemical safety, and to provide technical assistance in strengthening national capacities for the sound management of chemicals. The InterOrganization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) was established in 1995 by UNEP, ILO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, WHO, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Participating Organizations), following remendations made by the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development to strengthen cooperation and increase coordination in the field of chemical safety. The purpose of the IOMC is to promote coordination of the policies and activities pursued by the Participating Organizations, jointly or separately, to achieve the sound management of chemicals in relation to human health and the environment. WHO Library CataloguinginPublication Data Chloral hydrate. (Concise international chemical assessment document 。 25) hydrate toxicity assessment exposure Programme on Chemical Safety ISBN 92 4 153025 1 (NLM Classification: QV 85) ISSN 10206167 The World Health Organization weles requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications, in part or in full. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to the Office of Publications, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, which will be glad to provide the latest information on any changes made to the text, plans for new editions, and reprints and translations already available. (c) World Health Organization 20xx Publications of the World Health Organization enjoy copyright protection in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific panies or of certain manufacturers39。 products does not imply that they are endorsed or remended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany, provided financial support for the printing of this publication. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. IDENTITY AND PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 3. ANALYTICAL METHODS 4. SOURCES OF HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 5. ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT, DISTRIBUTION, AND TRANSFORMATION 6. ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS AND HUMAN EXPOSURE . Environmental levels . Human exposure 7. COMPARATIVE KINETICS AND METABOLISM IN LABORATORY ANIMALS AND HUMANS 8. EFFECTS ON LABORATORY MAMMALS AND IN VITRO TEST SYSTEMS . Single exposure . Oral . Inhalation . Irritation and sensitization . Shortterm exposure . Longterm exposure . Subchronic exposure . Chronic exposure and carcinogenicity . Genotoxicity and related endpoints . Genotoxicity . Cell proliferation . Oncogene activation . Free radicals and DNA adduct formation . Cell munication . Peroxisome proliferation . Reproductive and developmental toxicity . Immunological and neurological effects 9. EFFECTS ON HUMANS 10. EFFECTS ON OTHER ORGANISMS IN THE LABORATORY AND FIELD 11. EFFECTS EVALUATION .