Octabromobiphenyl
Agent Name
Octabromobiphenyl
CAS Number
27858-07-7
Formula
C12-H2-Br8
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
BB-8; OBB; Octabromodiphenyl; ar,ar,ar,ar,ar',ar',ar',ar'-Octabromo-1,1'-biphenyl; 1,1'-Biphenyl, ar,ar,ar,ar,ar',ar',ar',ar'-octabromo-; Biphenyl, octabromo-; Tetrabromo(tetrabromophenyl)benzene; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Halogenated Polyaromatics
Description
White solid; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used in flame retardants; Commercial product was mixture of four or more polybrominated biphenyls; In two commercial products tested, nonabromobiphenyl was found in higher percentage than octabromobiphenyl; [HSDB]
Comments
Emergency medical treatment: see PCB-PBB; A skin, eye, and mucous membrane irritant; Mildly irritating to rabbit conjunctivae; Feeding studies with rats have demonstrated adverse histological changes to liver; No evidence of chloracne in 30 day study with rabbit ears; Not sensitizing to guinea pig skin; [HSDB] see "Polybrominated biphenyls."
Restricted
Production discontinued in the US in 1979; [HSDB]
Biomedical References
Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
IARC Carcinogen
Possible (2b)
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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