United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Health Effects Support
Document for
1,3-Dichloropropene
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Health Effects Support Document
for
1,3-Dichloropropene
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water (43 04T)
Health and Ecological Criteria Division
Washington, DC 20460
www.epa.gov/safewater/ccl/pdf/telone.pdf
EPA Document Number: 822-R-08-008
January, 2008
Printed on Recycled Paper
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FOREWORD
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a list of contaminants to aid the
Agency in regulatory priority setting for the drinking water program. In addition, the SDWA
requires EPA to make regulatory determinations for no fewer than five contaminants by August
2001 and every five years thereafter. The criteria used to determine whether or not to regulate a
chemical on the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) are the following:
• The contaminant may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.
The contaminant is known to occur or there is a substantial likelihood that the
contaminant will occur in public water systems with a frequency and at levels of
public health concern.
• In the sole judgment of the Administrator, regulation of such contaminant presents a
meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public water
systems.
The Agency's findings for all three criteria are used in making a determination to
regulate a contaminant. The Agency may determine that there is no need for regulation when a
contaminant fails to meet one of the criteria. The decision not to regulate is considered a final
Agency action and is subject to judicial review.
This document provides the health effects basis for the regulatory determination
forl,3-dichloropropene. In arriving at the regulatory determination, data on toxicokinetics,
human exposure, acute and chronic toxicity to animals and humans, epidemiology, and
mechanisms of toxicity were evaluated. In order to avoid wasteful duplication of effort,
information from the following risk assessments by the EPA and other government agencies
were used in development of this document.
U.S. EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 1998c. Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED): 1,3-dichloropropene. Prepared by the Office of Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. EPA 738-R-98-016. Available from:
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U.S. EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 2000e. Toxicological
Review of 1,3-dichloropropene. Prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment. NCEA S-0660.
U.S. EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 2000g. IRIS substance file:
1,3-dichloropropene (Section II, Carcinogenicity Assessment for Lifetime Exposure, last
update 5/25/2000). Available from: .
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ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry). 1992. Toxicological
profile for 1,3-dichloropropene. Available from:
.
Information from the published risk assessments was supplemented with information
from the primary references for key studies and recent studies of 1,3-dichloropropene identified
by a literature search conducted in 2004 with a focused update in 2008.
A Reference Dose (RfD) is provided as the assessment of long-term toxic effects other
than carcinogenicity. RfD determination assumes that thresholds exist for certain toxic effects,
such as cellular necrosis, significant body or organ weight changes, blood disorders, etc. It is
expressed in terms of milligrams per kilogram per day (mg/kg-day). In general, the RfD is an
estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily oral exposure to
the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an appreciable
risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime.
The carcinogenicity assessment for 1,3-dichloropropene includes a formal hazard
identification and an estimate of tumorigenic potency when available. Hazard identification is a
weight-of-evidence judgment of the likelihood that the agent is a human carcinogen via the oral
route and of the conditions under which the carcinogenic effects may be expressed.
Development of these hazard identification and dose-response assessments for
1,3-dichloropropene has followed the general guidelines for risk assessment as set forth by the
National Research Council (1983). EPA guidelines that were used in the development of this
assessment may include the following: Guidelines for the Health Risk Assessment of Chemical
Mixtures (U.S. EPA, 1986a), Guidelines for Mutagenicity Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1986b),
Guidelines for Developmental Toxicity Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1991), Guidelines for
Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1996a), Guidelines for Neurotoxicity Risk
Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1998a), Draft Revised Guidelines for Carcinogen Assessment (U.S. EPA,
1999), Recommendations for and Documentation of Biological Values for Use in Risk
Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1988), (proposed) Interim Policy for Particle Size and Limit
Concentration Issues in Inhalation Toxicity (U.S. EPA, 1994a), Methods for Derivation of
Inhalation Reference Concentrations and Application of Inhalation Dosimetry (U.S. EPA,
1994b), Use of the Benchmark Dose Approach in Health Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1995),
Science Policy Council Handbook: Peer Review (U.S. EPA, 1998b, 2000a), Science Policy
Council Handbook: Risk Characterization (U.S. EPA, 2000b), Benchmark Dose Technical
Guidance Document (U.S. EPA, 2000c), Supplementary Guidance for Conducting Health Risk
Assessment of Chemical Mixtures (U.S. EPA, 2000d), and A Review of the Reference Dose and
Reference Concentration Processes (U.S. EPA, 2002a).
The chapter on occurrence and exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene through potable water
was developed by the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. It is based primarily on
unregulated contaminant monitoring (UCM) and first Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
(UCMR 1) data collected under the SDWA. The UCM and UCMR 1 data are supplemented
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with ambient water data, as well as data from the states, and published papers on occurrence in
drinking water.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This document was prepared under the U.S. EPA contract No.68-C-02-009, Work
Assignment No. 2-54, 3-54, and 4-54 with ICF International, Fairfax, VA. The Lead U.S. EPA
Scientist is Octavia Conerly, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Science and
Technology, Office of Water.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD v
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ix
LIST OF TABLES xv
LIST OF FIGURES xvii
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-1
2.0 IDENTITY: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2-1
3.0 USES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FATE 3-1
3.1 Production and Use 3-1
3.2 Environmental Release 3-2
3.3 Environmental Fate 3-4
3.3.1 Soil 3-4
3.3.2 Air 3-5
3.3.3 Water 3-6
3.4 Summary 3-7
4.0 EXPOSURE FROM DRINKING WATER 4-1
4.1 Introduction 4-1
4.2 Ambient Occurrence 4-1
4.2.1 Data Sources and Methods 4-1
4.2.2 Results 4-2
4.3 Drinking Water Occurrence 4-3
4.3.1 UCM Rounds 1 and 2 4-3
4.3.1.1 Data Sources and Methods 4-3
4.3.1.2 Derivation of the Health Reference Level 4-4
4.3.1.3 Results 4-5
4.3.2 UCMR 1 Monitoring 4-17
4.3.2.1 Data Sources and Methods 4-17
4.3.2.2 Results 4-17
4.4 Summary 4-18
5.0 EXPOSURE FROM MEDIA OTHER THAN WATER 5-1
5.1 Exposure from Food 5-1
5.1.1 Concentration in Non-Fish Food Items 5-1
5.1.2 Concentrations in Fish and Shellfish 5-1
5.1.3 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Food 5-1
5.2 Exposure from Air 5-2
5.2.1 Concentration of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Air 5-2
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5.2.2 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Air 5-3
5.3 Exposure from Soil 5-3
5.3.1 Concentration of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Soil 5-3
5.3.2 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Soil 5-4
5.4 Other Residential Exposures 5-4
5.5 Occupational (Workplace) Exposures 5-5
5.5.1 Description of Industries and Workplaces 5-5
5.5.2 Types of Exposure (Inhalation, Dermal, Other) 5-5
5.5.3 Concentrations of 1,3-Dichloropropene in the Work Environment ... 5-5
5.6 Summary 5-6
6.0 TOXICOKINETICS 6-1
6.1 Absorption 6-1
6.2 Distribution 6-4
6.3 Metabolism 6-4
6.4 Excretion 6-6
7.0 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 7-1
7.1 Human Effects 7-1
7.1.1 Short-Term Studies 7-1
7.1.2 Long-Term Studies 7-2
7.2 Animal Studies 7-4
7.2.1 Acute Toxicity (Oral, Dermal, Inhalation) 7-4
7.2.2 Short-Term Studies 7-6
7.2.3 Subchronic Studies 7-6
7.2.4 Neurotoxicity 7-8
7.2.5 Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity 7-9
7.2.6 Chronic Toxicity 7-11
7.2.7 Carcinogenicity 7-13
7.3 Other Key Data 7-15
7.3.1 Mutagenicity/Genotoxicity Effects 7-15
7.3.2 Immunotoxicity 7-18
7.3.3 Hormonal Disruption 7-18
7.3.4 Physiological or Mechanistic Studies 7-19
7.3.5 Structure-Activity Relationship 7-20
7.4 Hazard Characterization 7-20
7.4.1 Synthesis and Evaluation of Non-Cancer Effects 7-20
7.4.2 Synthesis and Evaluation of Carcinogenic Effects 7-23
7.4.3 Mode of Action and Implications in Cancer Assessment 7-25
7.4.4 Weight of Evidence Evaluation for Carcinogenicity 7-26
7.4.5 Sensitive Populations 7-28
8.0 DOSE-RESPONSE ASSESSMENT 8-1
8.1 Dose-Response for Non-Cancer Effects 8-1
8.1.1 Reference Dose Determination 8-1
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8.1.2 Reference Concentration (RfC) Determination 8-2
8.2 Dose-Response for Cancer Effects 8-4
8.2.1 Choice of Study/Data With Rationale and Justification 8-5
8.2.2 Dose Conversion and Dose-Response Analysis 8-6
8.2.3 Extrapolation Model and Rationale 8-7
8.2.4 Cancer Potency and Unit Risk 8-8
9.0 REGULATORY DETERMINATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RISK
FROM DRINKING WATER 9-1
9.1 Regulatory Determination for Chemicals on the CCL 9-1
9.1.1 Criteria for Regulatory Determination 9-1
9.1.2 National Drinking Water Advisory Council Recommendations 9-2
9.2 Health Effects 9-2
9.2.1 Health Criterion Conclusion 9-3
9.2.2 Hazard Characterization and Mode of Action Implications 9-3
9.2.3 Dose-Response Characterization and Implications in Risk Assessment
9-4
9.3 Occurrence in Public Water Systems 9-6
9.3.1 Occurrence Criterion Conclusion 9-6
9.3.2 Monitoring Data 9-7
9.3.3 Use and Fate Data 9-8
9.4 Risk Reduction 9-9
9.4.1 Risk Criterion Conclusion 9-9
9.4.2 Exposed Population Estimates 9-9
9.4.3 Relative Source Contribution 9-10
9.4.4 Sensitive Populations 9-11
9.5 Regulatory Determination Decision 9-11
10.0 REFERENCES 10-1
APPENDIX A: Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix A-l
APPENDIX B: Benchmark Dose Modeling Appendix B-l
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2-1 Common and Trade Names of 1,3-Dichloropropene 2-1
Table 2-2 Chemical and Physical Properties of 1,3-Dichloropropene 2-2
Table 3-1 Environmental Releases (in pounds) of 1,3-Dichloropropene in the U.S., 1988-
2001 3-3
Table 4-1 Summary UCM Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Round 1) ... 4-7
Table 4-2 Summary UCM Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Round 2) ... 4-8
Table 4-3 Summary UCMR 1 Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene in Small
Systems 4-18
Table 5-1 Concentration/Estimated Intake Values for 1,3-Dichloropropene in Media Other
than Water 5-6
Table 7-1 Lowest Observed Effect Levels of Non-neoplastic Histopathologic Changes for
Cited Studies 7-21
Table 7-2 Genetic and Related Effects of 1,3-Dichloropropene 7-29
Table 8-1 Incidence of Forestomach Histopathology in Male F344 Rats 8-2
Table 8-2 Incidence of Nasal Histopathology in Female B6C3F1 Mice 8-3
Table 8-3 Incidence of Tumors in Chronic Oral Bioassays 8-6
Table 8-4 Linearized Multistage Oral Cancer Potency Calculations 8-8
Table 8-5 Multistage Oral Cancer Potency Calculations 8-9
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2-1 Chemical Structure of 1,3-Dichloropropene 2-2
Figure 2-2 Structural Formulas for Cis- and 7ram'-l,3-Dichloropropene 2-2
Figure 3-1 Estimated Annual Agricultural Use of 1,3-Dichloropropene, 1997 3-2
Figure 4-1 Cross-section States for Round 1 (24 States) and Round 2 (20 States) 4-4
Figure 4-2 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections in Both Cross-
Section and Non-Cross-Section States (Combined UCM Rounds 1 and 2) . . 4-10
Figure 4-3 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections in Both Cross-
Section and Non-Cross-Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM
Round 2) 4-11
Figure 4-4 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detection Frequencies in Cross-
Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM Round 2) 4-12
Figure 4-5 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene FtRL Exceedance Frequencies in
Cross-Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM Round 2) 4-13
Figure 4-6 Annual Frequency of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections (above) and HRL
Exceedances (below), 1985 - 1997, in Select Cross-Section States 4-15
Figure 4-7 Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections (above) and HRL Exceedances
(below) Among Select Cross-Section States 4-16
Figure 6-1 Metabolic Pathways for 1,3-Dichloropropene 6-3
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared this Health Effects
Support Document for 1,3-dichloropropene to assist in determining whether to regulate 1,3-
dichloropropene with a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). The available
data on occurrence, exposure, and other risk considerations suggest that, based on monitoring
conducted from 1988 to 1997, 1,3-dichloropropene does not occur in public water systems at a
frequency and at levels of public health concern at the present time. Based on the low
occurrence of 1,3-dichloropropene in the potable water, 1,3-dichloropropene does not present a
meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public water systems.
EPA presents its determination and data analysis in the Federal Register Notice covering the
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) regulatory determinations.
1,3-Dichloropropene (Chemical Abstracts Services Registry Number 542-75-6) is a
chlorinated hydrocarbon that is used commercially in the agricultural industry as a nematicide
(EPA, 1998c). At room temperature, 1,3-dichloropropene is a colorless to straw-colored liquid
with a sharp, sweet, penetrating, chloroform-like odor. It is miscible in most organic solvents
and evaporates easily (HSDB, 2000). 1,3-Dichloropropene, marketed under the trade name
"Telone," is used in agriculture on both food and non-food crops as a pre-planting fumigant,
primarily for the control of nematodes affecting the roots of plants (U.S. EPA, 1998c). 1,3-
Dichloropropene was first introduced as a pesticide in 1956 (Hayes, 1982), and is currently
registered for commercial cultivation of all types of food and feed crops, including vegetable,
fruit and nut crops, forage crops (grasses, legumes and other non-grass forage crops), tobacco,
fiber crops, and nursery crops (ornamental, non-bearing fruit/nut trees and forestry crops). It is
not registered for household use (U.S. EPA, 1998c). Commercial formulation of 1,3-
dichloropropene is a mixture of cis (Z) and trans (E) isomers, of which the (Z) isomer is the
more nematicidally active. Commercial formulations under different trademarks differ by the
amounts of 1,3-dichloropropene they contain.
Air emissions constitute most of the on-site releases (and total releases), and generally
decrease from 1988 to 2001. A sharp decline is evident between 1995 and 1996, and a modest
increase in 2000 and 2001. Surface water discharges are of secondary importance, and no
obvious trend is evident.
When 1,3-dichloropropene is used in farm fields, it is sprayed directly on the ground or
injected into the soil. Once in the soil, it can exist as a gas or dissolved in water, with the
absorption characteristic for each form (cis- or trans-) being different. 1,3-Dichloropropene
adsorbs more strongly to soil when it is in the vapor phase than when it is dissolved in water
(Munnecke and Vangundy, 1979). Adsorption in the vapor phase depends partly on the soil's
temperature and organic content (Leistra, 1970). Soil adsorption isotherms indicate increasing
adsorption with increasing organic content and decreasing temperature. Its Koc values suggest
medium to low soil mobility for 1,3-dichloropropene in the vapor phase in soil (Swann et al.,
1983). The persistence of 1,3-dichloropropene in soil has been reported to be up to a half-life of
69 days, depending on the type of soil tested. 1,3-Dichloropropene dissipates from soil primarily
through volatilization, leaching, abiotic hydrolysis, and aerobic soil metabolism. Runoff of this
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chemical from soil to water was determined to be, on average, very low. 1,3-Dichloropropene is
released into the air during its production and use as a soil fumigant and chemical intermediate
(HSDB, 2004). In the air, 1,3-dichloropropene exists primarily in the vapor phase (Eisenreich et
al., 1981). The important environmental fate process for the degradation of 1,3-dichloropropene
in ambient air is the vapor phase reaction with photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals. In
surface waters, volatilization of 1,3-dichloropropene is an important fate process that will
compete with the transformation processes of biodegradation or slow hydrolysis. The Henry's
Law constants of 1,3-dichloropropene indicate that, if discharged to surface water, this chemical
is likely to volatilize quickly, with a maximum estimated half-life in water of 50 hours. The
half-life estimates for 1,3-dichloropropene suggest that volatilization from natural waters is an
important fate process for 1,3-dichloropropene (ATSDR, 1992).
Most exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene appears to occur through air. 1,3-Dichloropropene
is not a widely occurring atmospheric pollutant, although it is a volatile compound and may enter
into the atmosphere after its application to soils. Concentration data for 1,3-dichloropropene in
air have primarily been reported for workplaces, although several studies have measured ambient
concentrations. Ambient air samples analyzed for cis- 1,3-dichloropropene were collected during
the period of 1970-1987 from urban areas throughout the United States. The median urban
atmospheric concentration of cis- 1,3-dichloropropene in 148 samples was 0.0239 ppmV (parts
per million by volume) (0.11 mg/m3). Information on rural, suburban, source-dominated, or
indoor air concentrations of cis- or ^ram--l,3-dichloropropene were not available from this study
(Shah and Heyerdahl, 1989).
Cross-sectional monitoring data from two rounds of sampling conducted under EPA's
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring (UCM) program indicate that the frequency of detection of
1,3-dichloropropene in public water system (PWS) is low. The data appear to show a decline in
the populations exposed to /^ the HRL and the HRL in Round 1 (1988-1992), as compared to
Round 2 (1993-1997). The Round 1 estimate for exposure above the HRL was approximately
1.8 million people, compared to about 700,000 people in Round 2. Similarly, the estimated
population exposed at greater than /^ the HRL in Round 1 was also 1.8 million people, as
compared to the approximately 900,000 suggested by Round 2 data. The decline in the
populations exposed to 1A the HRL and the HRL is supported by the ambient data for 1,3-
dichloropropene that show no detections at reporting levels from 0.024 to 0.2 |ig/L between 1991
and 2001. During the supplementary first Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 1)
data collection efforts between 2001 and 2003, neither cis- nor ^ram--l,3-dichloropropene was
detected (reporting limit for each isomer of 0.50 |ig/L).
Chronic and subchronic exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene at doses of 12.5 mg/kg/day and
above in animal dietary studies indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene is toxic to organs involved in
metabolism (liver), excretion of conjugated metabolites (e.g., urinary bladder and the kidney)
and organs along the portals of entry (e.g., forestomach for oral administration; mucous
membrane of the nasal passage and lungs for inhalation exposure). Exposure to
1,3-dichloropropene has not been shown to cause reproductive or developmental effects. Neither
reproductive nor developmental toxicity was observed in a two-generation reproductive study in
rats or in developmental studies in rats and rabbits at maternal inhalation concentrations up to
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376 mg/m3 (U.S. EPA, 2000e). Even concentrations that produced parental toxicity did not
produce reproductive or developmental effects (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
An RfD of 0.03 mg/kg/day for 1,3-dichloropropene has been established using a
benchmark dose (BMD) analysis based on a two-year chronic bioassay (Stott et al., 1995) in
which chronic irritation (forestomach hyperplasia) and significant body weight reduction were
the critical and co-critical effects, respectively. An RfC of 0.02 mg/m3 was derived from a two-
year bioassay (Lomax et al., 1989), which observed histopathology in the nasal epithelium.
Under the proposed cancer risk assessment guidelines, the weight of evidence for
evaluation of 1,3-dichloropropene's ability to cause cancer suggests that it is likely to be
carcinogenic to humans (U.S. EPA, 2000e). This characterization is supported by tumor
observations in chronic animal bioassays for both inhalation and oral routes of exposure.
The oral cancer slope factors calculated from chronic dietary, gavage and inhalation data
ranged from 5 x 10"2 to 1 x lO'^mg/kg/day)"1. Due to uncertainties in the delivered doses in
some studies, EPA (IRIS) recommended using the oral slope factor of 1 x 10"1 (mg/kg/day)"1
from an NTP (1985) study. Using this oral slope factor, EPA calculated an HRL of 0.4 |ig/L at
the 10"6 cancer risk level.
EPA also evaluated whether health information is available regarding the potential
effects on children and other sensitive populations. No human or animal studies are available
that have examined the effect of 1,3-dichloropropene exposure on juvenile subjects. Therefore,
its effects on children are unknown. Developmental studies in rats and rabbits show no evidence
of developmental effects and therefore it is unlikely that 1,3-dichloropropene causes
developmental toxicity.
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2.0 IDENTITY: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
1,3-Dichloropropene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that is used commercially in the
agricultural industry as a nematicide (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [U.S. EPA],
1998c). Common and trade names for 1,3-dichloropropene are presented in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Common and Trade Names of 1,3-Dichloropropene
Synonyms
Registered Trade Name(s)
1,3-D
1-Propene-1,3 -dichloro-
Propene, 1,3 -dichloro-
Gamma-Chlorpallyl Chloride
3-Chloropropenyl Chloride
DCP
cis, trans-1,3 -Dichloropropene
Dichloro-1,3 -propene
1,3 -Dichloropropene-1
l,3-Dichloro-2-Propene
Alpha, Gamma-Dichloropropylene
1,3 -Dichloropropy lene
1,3 -dichloro-1 -propy lene
Di-Trapex
Di-Trapex CP
Dorlone
Nematox
Caswell No. 324A
1,3 -dichloro-propene
NCI-C03985*
Nemex®
Telone®
Telone C17®
Telone II®
Telone II®a
Telone II®b
ViddenD®
Vorlex®
Vorlex201®
M-3993
DD®
DD-92®
Sources: ATSDR (1992); HSDB (2004); U.S. EPA (1998c)
At room temperature, 1,3-dichloropropene is a colorless to straw-colored liquid with a
sharp, sweet, penetrating, chloroform-like odor (HSDB, 2000). It is miscible in most organic
solvents and evaporates easily (HSDB, 2000). The chemical structure of 1,3-dichloropropene is
shown in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-2 presents the structural formulas for the cis- and trans- isomers
of 1,3-dichloropropene. Its physical and chemical properties and other reference information are
listed in Table 2-2.
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Figure 2-1 Chemical Structure of 1,3-Dichloropropene
Source: ChemlDPlus (2004)
Figure 2-2 Structural Formulas for Cis- and Trans- 1,3-Dichloropropene
, , Cl ..
ci—-1 ci x=\
cis-l,3-dichloropropene
Source: ChemlDPlus (2004)
Cl
fraws-l,3-dichloropropene
Table 2-2 Chemical and Physical Properties of 1,3-Dichloropropene
Parameter
Chemical Abstracts Registry (CAS)
No.:
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code:
Chemical Formula:
Molecular Weight:
Physical State:
Boiling Point:
Melting Point:
Density (at 25°C):
Vapor Pressure:
At 20°C
At 25°C
Partition Coefficients:
Log Kow
Log Koc
Solubility in:
Water
Other Solvents
Conversion Factors:
(at 25°C, 1 atm)
Data
542-75-6
029001
C3H4C12
110.98
Amber; colorless to straw-colored liquid
108°C
<-50°C
1.220
3.7 Pa
34 mmHg
1.82
1.36-1.41 (1.36 for cis and 1
.41 for trans)
2800 mg/L at 20°C
Soluble in toluene, acetone,
miscible with hydrocarbons,
solvents, esters, and ketones
octane;
halogenated
1 ppm= 4.54 mg/m3
1 mg/m3= 0.220 ppm
Sources: ATSDR (1992); HSDB (2004); U.S. EPA (1998c)
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3.0 USES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
3.1 Production and Use
1,3-Dichloropropene, marketed under the trade name "Telone," is used in agriculture on
both food and non-food crops as a pre-planting fumigant, primarily for the control of nematodes
affecting the roots of plants (U.S. EPA, 1998c). 1,3-Dichloropropene was first introduced as a
pesticide in 1956 (Hayes, 1982). It is currently registered for commercial cultivation of all types
of food and feed crops, including vegetable, fruit and nut crops, forage crops (grasses, legumes
and other non-grass forage crops), tobacco, fiber crops, and nursery crops (ornamental,
non-bearing fruit/nut trees and forestry crops). It is not registered for household use (U.S. EPA,
1998c). Commercial formulation of 1,3-dichloropropene is a mixture of cis (Z) and trans (E)
isomers, of which the (Z) isomer is the more nematicidally active. Commercial formulations of
1,3-dichloropropene include those under the trademarks Telone®, Telone II®, and Telone C17®,
which differ by the amounts of 1,3-dichloropropene they contain. Commercial formulations that
contain other dichloropropenes and/or dichloropropanes and other chemicals include Nematox,
Di-Trapex, and Vorlex® (HSDB, 2004).
When 1,3-dichloropropene is used, it is applied to soil before planting, except for
pineapples where it is applied at the time of planting. 1,3-Dichloropropene is normally applied
to the soil as a mixture of the cis- and trans-isomers at an application rate of several hundred
pounds per acre and a depth of approximately one foot below the soil surface. Application is
accomplished by either soil injection (using a chisel, Noble plow, or plow-sole) or by deep drip
irrigation (6 or more inches deep) (U.S. EPA, 1998c).
National use estimates are available. Using data from a variety of published sources and
its own proprietary data, mostly from a 1991 data call-in (DCI), U.S. EPA (1998c) estimated that
approximately 23 million pounds of active ingredient (a.i.) were used annually to treat
approximately 372 thousand acres during the years 1990-1995. The United States Geological
Survey (USGS) used data collected by the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
(NCFAP) and the Census of Agriculture (CA) to estimate that 40,023,187 Ibs a.i./yr of 1,3-
dichloropropene were used in agriculture in the early 1990s (Thelin and Gianessi, 2000). The
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) itself lists uses of 1,3-
dichloropropene on 19 crops totaling approximately 40,083,610 Ibs a.i./yr in 1992, and uses on
18 crops totaling approximately 34,717,237 Ibs a.i./yr in 1997 (NCFAP, 2003).
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Figure 3-1 shows the estimated geographic distribution and intensity of typical annual
1,3-dichloropropene use in the United States in the late 1990s. A breakdown of use by crop also
is included. The map was created by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) using
State-level data sets on pesticide use rates from 1995-1998 compiled by the National Center for
Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP), and from county-level data on harvested crop acreage
obtained from the 1997 Census of Agriculture (USGS, 2004). Due to the nature of the data
sources, non-agricultural uses are not reflected here, and variations in use at the county level are
also not well represented (Thelin and Gianessi, 2000). However, because there are no registered
residential uses for 1,3-dichloropropene, non-agricultural use is expected to be insignificant
(U.S. EPA, 1998c).
Figure 3-1 Estimated Annual Agricultural Use of 1,3-Dichloropropene, 1997
1,3-d - OTHER PESTICIDES
ESTIMATED ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL USE
Crops
tobacco
potatoes
cotton
onions
carrots
hot peppers
sugarbeets
sweet potatoes
peanuts
strawberries
Total
Pounds Applied
13,197,891
9,805,178
3,610,261
1,797,829
1,510,079
933,618
718, 848
697,364
503,883
174,785
Percent
National Use
39.38
29.26
10.77
5.36
4.51
2.79
2.14
2.08
1.50
0.52
Average use of
Active Ingredient
Pounds per square mile
of county per year
D No Estimated Use
D < 0.100
D 0.100-0.921
CH 0.922-5.709
D 5.710-31.358
• >=31.359
3.2 Environmental Release
1,3-Dichloropropene also is listed as a toxic release inventory (TRI) chemical (U.S. EPA,
1996b). The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986
established the TRI in order to make information about releases of hazardous chemicals
available to the public (U.S. EPA, 2000f). The EPCRA requires disclosure of releases of TRI
chemicals from facilities with more than 10 full-time employees that annually manufacture or
process more than 25,000 pounds of any listed TRI chemical, or otherwise use more than 10,000
pounds of a TRI chemical (U.S. EPA, 2003a). Facilities are required to report the pounds per
year of TRI chemicals released into the environment both on- and off-site. The on-site quantity
is subdivided into air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injections, and releases
to land. TRI data are housed on the EPA website (U.S. EPA, 2002b).
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TRI data for 1,3-dichloropropene (Table 3-1) are reported for the years 1988 to 2001
(U.S. EPA, 2002b). Air emissions constitute most of the on-site releases (and total releases), and
generally decrease throughout the period of record. A sharp decline is evident between 1995 and
1996, and a modest increase in 2000 and 2001. Surface water discharges are of secondary
importance, and no obvious trend is evident. Reported underground injection, releases to land,
and off-site releases are generally insignificant. TRI releases of 1,3-dichloropropene were
reported from 17 states (AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NC, OH, SC, TX,
and WA), although not all states reported releases every year.
Table 3-1 Environmental Releases (in pounds) of 1,3-Dichloropropene in the U.S.,
1988-2001
Year
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
On-Site Releases
Air Emissions
13,062
10,295
6600
11,566
10,131
10,875
32,977
24,670
33,348
37,711
20,405
59,473
50,917
54,590
Surface Water
Discharges
460
288
68
61
67
1270
193
86
2
69
0
310
340
250
Underground
Injection
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Releases
to Land
0
200
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Off-Site
Releases
505
10
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3354
0
Total On- &
Off-site
Releases
14,027
10,795
6836
11,628
10,198
12,145
33,170
24,756
33,350
37,780
20,405
59,783
54,611
54,840
Source: u.s. EPA (2002b)
Although the TRI can provide a general idea of release trends, it is far from exhaustive
and has significant limitations. For example, small facilities (those with fewer than 10 full-time
employees, and those that manufacture or process less than 25,000 Ibs/yr and use less than
10,000 Ibs/yr) are not required to report releases. In addition, the reporting threshold for the
manufacturing and processing of TRI chemicals changed between 1987 and 1989, dropping from
75,000 Ibs/yr in 1987 to 50,000 Ibs/yr in 1988 to the current 25,000 Ibs/yr in 1989; this could
create misleading data trends (U.S. EPA, 1996b). Finally, the TRI data are meant to reflect
releases and should not be used to estimate general public exposure to a chemical (U.S. EPA,
2002a).
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3.3 Environmental Fate
3.3.1 Soil
When 1,3-dichloropropene is used in farm fields, it is sprayed directly on the ground or
injected into the soil. Once in the soil, it can exist as a gas or dissolved in water, with the
absorption characteristic for each form (cis- or trans-) being different. For instance, Kenaga
(1980) reported an experimental organic carbon partition coefficient (Koc) in aqueous solutions
of 23 and 26 for cis- and fram'-l,3-dichloropropene, respectively. These Koc values indicate a
high mobility in soil and thus, a potential for leaching (Swann et al., 1983).
1,3-Dichloropropene adsorbs more strongly to soil when it is in the vapor phase than
when it is dissolved in water (Munnecke and Vangundy, 1979). Adsorption in the vapor phase
depends partly on the soil's temperature and organic content (Leistra, 1970). Soil adsorption
isotherms indicate increasing adsorption with increasing organic content and decreasing
temperature. For example, adsorption is approximately 3-times greater at 2°C than it is at 20°C,
and adsorption isotherms measured for humus sand, peaty sand, and peat indicate vapor-phase
Koc values ranging from 450 to 750. These Koc values suggest medium to low soil mobility for
1,3-dichloropropene in the vapor phase in soil (Swann et al., 1983).
The persistence of 1,3-dichloropropene in soil has been measured by a number of
investigators. Van der Pas and Leistra (1987) reported a half-life of 3 to 4 days in fields used for
planting flower bulbs. Only very small amounts of 1,3-dichloropropene remained after periods
up to 49 days. Leistra (1970) reported a much slower degradation rate of 0.035/day for a loam
soil, which corresponds to a half-life of 19.8 days, and a degradation rate of 0.01/day for sand
and peat soils, which corresponds to a half-life of 69 days. Albrecht and Chenchin (1985) have
reported half-lives of 3 to 25 days at 20°C for 1,3-dichloropropene in various soils.
Increases in degradation reportedly occurred as soil temperatures increased from 20°C to
50°C and as soil moisture content increased from 1.8% to 16% in a Californian soil, Carsitas
loamy sand (Gan et al., 1999). Increases in soil moisture contents of 25, 50, and 75% of its
maximum water holding capacity in a Californian soil (Arlington sandy loam) did not affect
degradation (Gan et al., 1999). Addition of certain soil amendments including composted
chicken and steer manures increased degradation 2.3 and 3.3 times, respectively (Dungan et al.,
2001).
1,3-Dichloropropene dissipates primarily through volatilization, leaching, abiotic
hydrolysis, and aerobic soil metabolism. Field volatility studies have shown that 45 to 53% of
1,3-dichloropropene is volatilized during the first two weeks following application (Kim et al.,
2003). Hydrolysis is temperature dependent, and there is an increase in stability at lower
temperatures. At 2°C, for both pH 5.5 and 7.5, the half-life of the parent compound is 90 to 100
days. Under aerobic conditions, half-lives ranging from 12 to 54 days were reported for the
parent compound. When 1,3-dichloropropene dissipates, the main hydrolytic degradation
product is expected to be 3-chloroallyl alcohol, and the major aerobic metabolite is
3-chloroacrylic acid (U.S. EPA, 1998c). The potential for soil-injected 1,3-dichloropropene to
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contribute to water contamination via runoff was found to be low, on the order of 0.002% (Heim
et al., 2002).
An alternate degradation pathway occurs in which bacteria biodegrade 1,3-
dichloropropene in soil (Belser and Castro, 1971). The initial step of the reaction involves
allylic dechlorination of 1,3-dichloropropene and hydroxyl substitution to form the
corresponding chloroallylalcohol (Castro and Belser, 1966; Roberts and Stoydin, 1976). Both
cis- and frnrm'-chloroallylalcohols undergo oxidation, resulting in the formation of the
corresponding chloroacrylic acids (Castro and Belser, 1968; Roberts and Stoydin, 1976). Next,
vinylic chlorines are removed and subsequent, propanoic acid 3-aldehyde is oxidized to carbon
dioxide (Belser and Castro, 1971).
3.3.2 Air
1,3-Dichloropropene is released into the air during its production and use as a soil
fumigant and chemical intermediate (HSDB, 2004). In the air, 1,3-dichloropropene exists
primarily in the vapor phase (Eisenreich et al., 1981), with vapor pressures of 43 and 34 mmHg
at 25°C for cis- and trans- 1,3-dichloropropene, respectively (Billing, 1977). The water
solubilities of cis- and £r
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Formyl chloride and chloroacetaldehyde have been identified as reaction products of 1,3-
dichloropropene with both hydroxyl radicals and ozone. Reaction with ozone also yields
chloroacetic acid, formic acid, hydrogen chloride, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide (Tuazon
etal., 1984).
1,3-Dichloropropene also is susceptible to photolysis in air. However, direct
photodegradation of 1,3-dichloropropene should not be an important fate process, compared to
its reaction with hydroxyl radicals (Mabey et al., 1981). Nevertheless, some evidence that the
photodecomposition of 1,3-dichloropropene may be enhanced by the presence of atmospheric
particulates exists (Tuazon et al., 1984).
3.3.3 Water
1,3-Dichloropropene is released into waste water during its production and use as a soil
fumigant and chemical intermediate (HSDB, 2004). A survey of sewage treatment facilities
demonstrated that 1,3-dichloropropene may be released to surface waters via primary and
secondary effluents (Rawlings and Samfield, 1979; Lao et al., 1982). In addition, trace
quantities of 1,3-dichloropropene are formed during the chlorination of cooling water, which
prevents the growth of microorganisms at electricity-generating power facilities (Bean et al.,
1985). Consequently, discharged cooling waters from electricity-generating stations and
industrial facilities may release 1,3-dichloropropene to surface waters. Treated waste water from
paint and ink formulation processes also can release 1,3-dichloropropene to surface waters (U.S.
EPA, 1981).
Chlorination of organic substances in treated water supplies also can form
1,3-dichloropropene, releasing it to drinking water (Dowty et al., 1975a,b; Krijgsheld and Van
der Gen, 1986; Otson, 1987; Rogers et al., 1987).
Groundwater contamination can occur at and near agricultural fields where 1,3-
dichloropropene has been used as a soil fumigant (Maddy et al., 1982; Cohen, 1986; Krijgsheld
and Van der Gen, 1986; U.S. EPA, 1998c). 1,3-Dichloropropene also may be released to
groundwater via landfills and hazardous waste sites (Hauser and Bromberg, 1982; Sable and
Clark, 1984).
In surface waters, volatilization of 1,3-dichloropropene is an important fate process that
will compete with the transformation processes of biodegradation or slow hydrolysis.
Experimentally measured Henry's law constants for cis- and trans- 1,3-dichloropropene are 1.2 x
10"3 and 8.0 x 10"4 atm-m3/mol at 20°C, respectively (Leistra, 1970). These values suggest that
volatilization from environmental waters is probably significant (Thomas, 1982). Using the
method of Thomas (1982), the estimated volatilization half lives of cis- and
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene from a model river 1 meter deep, flowing at a velocity of Im/sec with
a wind velocity of 3 m/sec are 3.8 and 4.2 hours, respectively. Using EPA's EXAMS II
computer simulation model (U.S. EPA, 1986c), which considers the effects of adsorption, the
corresponding estimated volatilization half-lives from a model pond with a depth of 2 meters are
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46 and 50 hours. These half-life estimates suggest that volatilization from most natural waters is
an important fate process for 1,3-dichloropropene (ATSDR, 1992).
The relatively high water solubilities of 2700 and 2800 mg/L for cis- and
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene, respectively, suggest that 1,3-dichloropropene is more likely to
remain in solution than become adsorbed to suspended aquatic materials and sediment (Billing,
1977).
Several aerobic biological screening studies, which used settled domestic waste water for
inocula, demonstrated that 1,3-dichloropropene is biodegradable (Tabak et al., 1981a,b). Within
7 days, the original cultures, added to synthetic media that contained 5 mg yeast extract/L, were
able to degrade about 50% of the 1,3-dichloropropene at an initial concentration of 10 ppm
(Tabak et al., 1981a,b). Acclimation to a series of subcultures also was demonstrated. The third
subculture, with identical concentrations and under identical conditions, showed an approximate
85% removal of 1,3-dichloropropene within the same period of time (Tabak et al., 1981a,b).
Nevertheless, the rate of biodegradation for 1,3-dichloropropene in natural waters cannot be
inferred from screening study data.
In addition to losses via biodegradation, 1,3-dichloropropene may undergo slow
hydrolysis in natural waters. Castro and Belser (1966) found that 1,3-dichloropropene
hydrolyzed about 1.4 times slower in buffered solution in soil-water suspensions with a
soil:water ratio of 2:1.
3.4 Summary
In soil, the Koc values of 1,3-dichloropropene suggest medium to low soil mobility in the
vapor phase. The persistence of 1,3-dichloropropene in soil has been reported to be up to a
half-life of 69 days, depending on the type of soil tested. 1,3-Dichloropropene dissipates from
soil primarily through volatilization, leaching, abiotic hydrolysis, and aerobic soil metabolism.
Runoff of this chemical from soil to water was determined to be, on average, very low.
Volatilization and air emissions of 1,3-dichloropropene during and after application are
affected by the rate of degradation of 1,3-dichloropropene in the soil and the application method.
Degradation of 1,3-dichloropropene is dependent on soil temperature, moisture content in certain
soil types, and addition of soil amendments. Depending on the reaction of 1,3-dichloropropene
in air with hydroxyl radicals and ozone molecules, the maximum estimated half-life in air was
about 76 days.
The Henry's Law constants of 1,3-dichloropropene indicate that, if discharged to surface
water, this chemical is likely to volatilize quickly, with a maximum estimated half-life in water
of 50 hours.
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4.0 EXPOSURE FROM DRINKING WATER
4.1 Introduction
EPA used data from several sources to evaluate the potential for occurrence of
1,3-dichloropropene in Public Water Systems (PWSs). The primary source of drinking water
occurrence data for 1,3-dichloropropene was the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring (UCM)
program. The Agency also looked at the results of supplementary first Unregulated Contaminant
Monitoring Rule (UCMR 1) data collection efforts. In addition, the Agency evaluated ambient
water quality data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
4.2 Ambient Occurrence
4.2.1 Data Sources and Methods
USGS instituted the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program in 1991 to
examine ambient water quality status and trends in the United States. NAWQA is designed to
apply nationally consistent methods to provide a consistent basis for comparisons between study
basins across the country and over time. These occurrence assessments serve to facilitate
interpretation of natural and anthropogenic factors affecting national water quality. For more
detailed information on the NAWQA program design and implementation, please refer to Leahy
and Thompson (1994) and Hamilton and colleagues (2004).
Study Unit Monitoring
The NAWQA program conducts monitoring and water quality assessments in significant
watersheds and aquifers referred to as "study units." NAWQA's sampling approach is not
"statistically" designed (i.e., it does not involve random sampling), but it provides a
representative view of the nation's waters in its coverage and scope. Together, the 51 study units
monitored between 1991 and 2001 include the aquifers and watersheds that supply more than
60% of the nation's drinking water and water used for agriculture and industry (NRC, 2002).
NAWQA monitors the occurrence of chemicals such as pesticides, nutrients, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), trace elements, and radionuclides, and the condition of aquatic habitats and
fish, insects, and algal communities (Hamilton et al., 2004).
Monitoring of study units occurs in stages. Between 1991 and 2001, approximately one-
third of the study units at a time were studied intensively for a period of three to five years,
alternated with a period of less intensive research and monitoring that lasted between five and
seven years. Thus, all participating study units rotated through intensive assessment in a ten-
year cycle (Leahy and Thompson, 1994). The first ten-year cycle was called "Cycle 1."
Summary reports are available for the 51 study units that underwent intensive monitoring in
Cycle 1 (USGS, 2001). Cycle 2 monitoring is scheduled to proceed in 42 study units from 2002
to 2012 (Hamilton et al., 2004).
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VOC National Synthesis
Through a series of National Synthesis efforts, the USGS NAWQA program is preparing
comprehensive analyses of data on topics of particular concern. These data are aggregated from
the individual study units and other sources to provide a national overview.
The VOC National Synthesis began in 1994. The most comprehensive VOC National
Synthesis reports to date are one random survey and one focused survey funded by the American
Water Works Association Research Foundation (AwwaRF) and carried out by USGS in
collaboration with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Oregon Health
& Science University. The random survey (Grady, 2003) targeted surface and ground waters
used as source water by community water systems (CWSs). Samples were taken from the source
waters of 954 CWSs in 1999 and 2000. The random survey was designed to be nationally
representative of CWS source water. In the focused survey (Delzer and Ivahnenko, 2003), 134
CWS source waters were monitored for VOCs between 1999 and 2001. These surface and
ground waters were chosen because they were suspected or known to contain methyl tertiary
butyl ether (MTBE). The focused survey was designed to provide insight into temporal
variability and anthropogenic factors associated with VOC occurrence. Details of the
monitoring plan for these two studies are provided by Ivahnenko and colleagues (2001).
Additional products of the VOC National Synthesis include a compilation of historical
VOC monitoring data from multiple studies (Squillace et al., 1999). The data, collected from
2948 wells between 1985 and 1995 by local, state, and federal agencies, were reviewed to ensure
they met data quality criteria. Most of the data were from early study unit monitoring. The
samples represent both urban and rural areas, and both drinking water and non-drinking water
wells. A full analysis of 10 years of study unit monitoring data has not yet been performed by
the VOC National Synthesis.
4.2.2 Results
Random and Focused VOC Surveys
The national random survey and focused survey both found no detections of 1,3-
dichloropropene at the reporting level of 0.2 |ig/L (Grady, 2003; Delzer and Ivahnenko, 2003).
Even when evaluating occurrence at levels as low as method detection limits (0.024 |ig/L for cis-
1,3-dichloropropene and 0.026 |ig/L for rram--l,3-dichloropropene), the focused survey found no
detections of cis- or ^ram--l,3-dichloropropene (Delzer and Ivahnenko, 2003).
Compilation of Historical VOC Monitoring Data
Multiple investigators collected c/'s-l,3-dichloropropene samples from 349 urban wells
and 2138 rural wells, and frvms-l^-dichloropropene samples from 347 urban wells and 2039
rural wells. At a reporting level of 0.2 |ig/L, there were no detections of either cis- or
rram--l,3-dichloropropene (Squillace et al., 1999).
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4.3 Drinking Water Occurrence
4.3.1 UCM Rounds 1 and 2
4.3.1.1 Data Sources and Methods
In 1987, EPA initiated the UCM program to fulfill a 1986 SDWA Amendment that
required monitoring of specified unregulated contaminants to gather information on their
occurrence in drinking water for future regulatory decision-making purposes. EPA implemented
the UCM program in two phases or rounds. The first round of UCM monitoring generally
extended from 1988 to 1992 and is referred to as UCM Round 1 monitoring. The second round
of UCM monitoring generally extended from 1993 to 1997 and is referred to as UCM Round 2
monitoring.
UCM Round 1 monitored for 34 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including
1,3-dichloropropene (52 FR 25720, July 8, 1987). UCM Round 2 monitored for the same 34
VOCs, plus 13 synthetic organic compounds (SOCs) and sulfate (57 FR 31776, July 17, 1992).
The UCM Round 1 database contains contaminant occurrence data from 38 states,
Washington, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The UCM Round 2 database contains data from
34 states and several tribes. Due to incomplete state data sets, national occurrence estimates
based on raw (unedited) UCM Round 1 or Round 2 data could be skewed to low-occurrence or
high-occurrence settings (e.g., some states only reported detections). To address potential biases
in the data, EPA developed national cross-sections from the UCM Round 1 and Round 2 State
data using an approach similar to that used for EPA's 1999 Chemical Monitoring Reform
(CMR), the first Six Year Review, and the first CCL Regulatory Determinations. This national
cross-section approach was developed to support occurrence analyses and was supported by
scientific peer reviewers and stakeholders. Because UCM Round 1 and Round 2 data represent
different time periods and include occurrence data from different states, EPA developed separate
national cross-sections for each data set.
The UCM Round 1 national cross-section consists of data from 24 states, with
approximately 3.3 million total analytical data points from approximately 22,000 unique PWSs.
The UCM Round 2 national cross-section consists of data from 20 states, with approximately 3.7
million analytical data points from slightly more than 27,000 unique PWSs. The two national
cross-sections represent significantly large samples of national occurrence data. Within each
cross-section, the number of systems and analytical records for each contaminant varies.
EPA constructed the national cross-sections in a way that provides a balance and range of
states with varying pollution potential indicators, a wide range of the geologic and hydrologic
conditions, and a very large sample of monitoring data points. While EPA recognizes that some
limitations exist, the Agency believes that the national cross-sections do provide a reasonable
estimate of the overall distribution and the central tendency of contaminant occurrence across the
United States. See Figure 4-1 for a listing of states in each national cross-section. Further
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details on the UCM program and the construction of cross-sections can be found in other
documents (U.S. EPA, 2000f, and others currently in preparation).
Figure 4-1 Cross-section States for Round 1 (24 States) and Round 2 (20 States)
Round 1
Round 2
Alabama
Alaska*
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky*
Maryland*
Minnesota*
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico*
North Carolina*
Ohio*
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Washington*
West Virginia
Wyoming
Alaska*
Arkansas
Colorado
Kentucky*
Maine
Maryland*
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota*
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Mexico*
North Carolina*
North Dakota
Ohio*
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington*
* cross-section state in both Round 1 and Round 2
4.3.1.2 Derivation of the Health Reference Level
To evaluate the systems and populations exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene through PWSs,
the monitoring data were analyzed against the Minimum Reporting Level (MRL) and a
benchmark value for health that is termed the Health Reference Level (HRL). Two different
approaches were used to derive the HRL, one for chemicals that cause cancer and exhibit a linear
response to dose and the other applies to noncarcinogens and carcinogens evaluated using a non-
linear approach.
The oral cancer slope factors calculated from chronic dietary, gavage and inhalation data
ranged from 5 x 10"2 to 1 x lO'^mg/kg/day)"1. Additional detail regarding the cancer assessment
for 1,3-dichloropropene may be found in Section 8. Due to uncertainties in the delivered doses
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in some studies, EPA (IRIS) recommended using the oral slope factor of 1 x 10"1 (mg/kg/day)"*
from an NTP (1985) study. The HRL is based on the concentration in drinking water equivalent
to a one-in-a million risk (10"6) of cancer above background calculated as follows:
Concentration at 10"6 Risk = (Risk x Body Weight)/(Slope Factor x Drinking Water Intake)
= (0.000001 x 70 kg)/(0.1 (mg/kg/day)-*-x 2 L/day)
= 3.5 x 10"4 mg/L (0.4 |ig/L rounded to one significant figure)
4.3.1.3 Results
1,3-Dichloropropene monitoring results from UCM Rounds 1 and 2 may have been
compromised by the widespread use of sodium sulfate and sodium thiosulfate as dechlorinating
agents. Before it was recognized that sodium sulfate and sodium thiosulfate degrade
1,3-dichloropropene in analytical samples, the two compounds were commonly used to preserve
drinking water samples for VOC testing. Hence, older drinking water surveys, like UCM
Rounds 1 and 2, likely underestimate actual 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence. (This concern does
not apply to the ambient 1,3-dichloropropene monitoring described above. USGS's ambient
monitoring typically does not involve a dechlorination step. In rare cases when dechlorination is
necessary, USGS employs ascorbic acid as the dechlorinating agent.)
With the caveat that UCM occurrence estimates are likely underestimates, it is still
instructive to analyze the occurrence data collected. Tables 4-1 and 4-2 show the results from
the Round 1 and Round 2 cross-sections. Results are analyzed at the level of simple detections
(at or above the minimum reporting level, or MRL), exceedances of the health reference level
(>HRL, or >0.4 |ig/L), and exceedances of one half the value of the HRL (^HRL or >0.2
|ig/L). MRLs for 1,3-dichloropropene were not uniform. They varied from 0.02 to 10 |ig/L in
the first Round, and from 0.08 to 1 |ig/L in the second Round. The modal (most common) MRL
in both Rounds was 0.5 |ig/L. Because the MRL was often higher than the HRL and /^HRL, it is
likely that the sampling failed to capture some ^HRL and HRL exceedances at the participating
systems, and that the /^HRL and HRL analyses underestimate actual 1,3-dichloropropene
occurrence.
In Round 1 cross-section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was detected at approximately
0.16% of PWSs, affecting 0.86% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 1.8
million people nationally. All of these detections were at concentrations higher than the HRL.
This is not surprising, since the most common MRL, 0.5 |ig/L, is higher than the HRL.
When all Round 1 results are included in the analysis, including results from states with
incomplete or less reliable data, 1,3-dichloropropene detection frequencies appear to be slightly
higher than the cross-section data indicate. Detections affect 0.20% of PWSs and 0.95% of the
population served; exceedances of the HRL (and ^HRL) affect 0.19% of PWSs and 0.94% of
the population served.
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In Round 2 cross-section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was detected at 0.35% of PWSs,
affecting 0.55% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 1.2 million people
nationally. The ^HRL benchmark was exceeded in 0.30% of PWSs, affecting 0.42% of the
population served, equivalent to approximately 0.9 million people nationally. The HRL
benchmark was exceeded in 0.23% of PWSs, affecting 0.33% of the population served,
equivalent to approximately 0.7 million people nationally. Compared with Round 1, Round 2
shows greater occurrence of 1,3-dichloropropene across the board, and shows a greater
proportion of detections at low levels that do not exceed the health-related benchmarks. Both of
these phenomena are at least partly explained by the fact that the analytical detection methods
used in Round 2 were generally more sensitive.
When all Round 2 results are included in the analysis, 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence
results appear to be slightly lower than those observed for the cross-section data. Detections
affect 0.31% of PWSs and 0.47% of the population served; ^HRL exceedances affect 0.27% of
PWSs and 0.36% of the population served; and HRL exceedances affect 0.20% of PWSs and
0.27% of the population served.
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Table 4-1 Summary UCM Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Round 1)
Frequency Factors
Total Number of Samples
Percent of Samples with Detections
99l Percentile Concentration (all samples)
Health Reference Level (HRL)
Minimum Reporting Level (MRL) - Range
- (modal value)4
Maximum Concentration of Detections
99th Percentile Concentration of Detections
Median Concentration of Detections
Total Number of PWSs
Number of GW PWSs
Number of SW PWSs
Total Population
Population of GW PWSs
Population of SW PWSs
Occurrence by System
PWSs with detections (>.MRL)
Range across States
GW PWSs with detections
SW PWSs with detections
PWSs> 1/2 HRL
Range across States
GWPWSs> 1/2 HRL
SW PWSs> 1/2 HRL
PWSs > HRL
Range across States
GW PWSs > HRL
SW PWSs > HRL
Occurrence by Population Served
Population served by PWSs with detections
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs with detections
Pop. Served by SW PWSs with detections
Population served by PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Pop. Served by SW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Population served by PWSs > HRL
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs > HRL
Pop. Served by SW PWSs > HRL
24 State
Cross-Section1
31,104
0.06%
1/zHRL, or PWSs >HRL = PWSs with at least one sampling result greater than or equal to the MRL,
exceeding the '/aHRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively; Population Served by PWSs with Detections, by PWSs >!/aHRL, or by PWSs >HRL = population served by
PWSs with at least one sampling result greater than or equal to the MRL, exceeding the !/iHRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively.
Notes:
-Only results at or above the MRL were reported as detections. Concentrations below the MRL are considered non-detects.
-Because some systems were counted as both ground water and surface water systems and others could not be classified, GW and SW figures might not add up to totals.
-Due to differences between the ratios of GW and SW systems with monitoring results and the national ratio, extrapolated GW and SW figures might not add up to extrapolated totals.
-Due to MRL variability, it is likely that the sampling failed to capture some '/zHRL and HRL exceedances at the participating systems, and the '/aHRL and HRL analyses underestimate actual
contaminant occurrence..
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Table 4-2 Summary UCM Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Round 2)
Frequency Factors
Total Number of Samples
Percent of Samples with Detections
99th Percentile Concentration (all samples)
Health Reference Level (HRL)
Minimum Reporting Level (MRL) - Range
- (modal value)4
Maximum Concentration of Detections
99th Percentile Concentration of Detections
Median Concentration of Detections
Total Number of PWSs
Number of GW PWSs
Number of SW PWSs
Total Population
Population of GW PWSs
Population of S W PWSs
Occurrence by System
PWSs with detections (> MRL)
Range across States
GW PWSs with detections
SW PWSs with detections
PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Range across States
GW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
SW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
PWSs > HRL
Range across States
GW PWSs > HRL
SW PWSs > HRL
Occurrence by Population Served
Population served by PWSs with detections
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs with detections
Pop. Served by SW PWSs with detections
Population served by PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Pop. Served by SW PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Population served by PWSs > HRL
Range across States
Pop. Served by GW PWSs > HRL
Pop. Served by SW PWSs > HRL
20 State
Cross-Section1
70,631
0.11%
1/zHRL, or PWSs >HRL = PWSs with at least one sampling result greater than or equal to the MRL,
exceeding the '/aHRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively; Population Served by PWSs with Detections, by PWSs >!/2HRL,or by PWSs >HRL = population served by
PWSs with at least one sampling result greater than or equal to the MRL, exceeding the '/iHRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively.
Notes:
-Only results at or above the MRL were reported as detections. Concentrations below the MRL are considered non-detects.
-Due to differences between the ratios of GW and SW systems with monitoring results and the national ratio, extrapolated GW and SW figures might not add up to extrapolated totals.
-Due to MRL variability, it is likely that the sampling failed to capture some '/JHRL and HRL exceedances at the participating systems, and the ViHRL and HRL analyses underestimate actual
contaminant occurrence.
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Regional Patterns
Each of the following maps focuses on a somewhat different aspect of the geographical
distribution of 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence. Figure 4-2 identifies all states with at least one
PWS with a detection of 1,3-dichloropropene in Round 1 or Round 2. All states are included in
this analysis, including both cross-section states with reliable data and non-cross-section states
with less reliable data, in order to provide the broadest assessment of possible 1,3-
dichloropropene occurrence. Figure 4-3 presents the same information (identifying states with
detections, regardless of whether they were included in the cross-sections) separately for Round
1 (1988-1992) and Round 2 (1993-1997), to reveal temporal trends.
Figure 4-4 illustrates the geographic distribution of states with different detection
frequencies (percentage of PWSs with at least one detection), and Figure 4-5 illustrates the
geographic distribution of different FIRL exceedance frequencies (percentage of PWSs with at
least one FIRL exceedance). Only cross-section states, which have the most complete and
reliable occurrence data, are included in these two analyses. In each figure, Round 1 data are
presented in the upper map and Round 2 data are presented in the lower map to reveal temporal
trends.
In each map, two color categories represent states with no data. Those in white do not
belong to the relevant Round or cross-section, and those in the lightest category of shading were
included in the Round or cross-section but have no data for 1,3-dichloropropene. The darker
shades are used to differentiate occurrence findings in states with 1,3-dichloropropene data.
These maps reveal no clear geographic or temporal patterns of 1,3-dichloropropene
occurrence. States with PWSs with detections are distributed from the east to the west coast, and
from the Canadian to the Mexican borders. Even the states with the highest proportion of PWSs
with detections are generally distributed across the United States.
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Figure 4-2 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections in Both Cross-
Section and Non-Cross-Section States (Combined UCM Rounds 1 and 2)
I | Stales Nol in Round 1 or 2
_] States with No Data for Contaminant
_| States with No Detections
I States with Detections
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Figure 4-3 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections in Both Cross-
Section and Non-Cross-Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM
Round 2)
States Not in Round 1
States with No Data for Contaminant
States with No Detections
States with Detections
States Not in Round 2
States with No Data for Contaminant
Stales with No fX'tcctions
States with Detections
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Figure 4-4 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detection Frequencies in
Cross-Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM Round 2)
I I Slates Not in Round 1 Cross-section
I I Slates with No Data for Contaminant
O Slates with No Detections
I Si.ites with Detections at 0 ul - 1 rtH°'0 of PWSs
| Slates with Deteclions at 1.01 - 3.00% of PWSs
„,
I | States Not in Round 2 Cross-section
[ j Slates with No Data for Contaminant
| | States with No Detections
I States with Detections at 0.01 - 1.00% of PWSs
I Stales with Detections at 1.01 - 3.00H of PWSs
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Figure 4-5 Geographic Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene HRL Exceedance
Frequencies in Cross-Section States (Above: UCM Round 1; Below: UCM
Round 2)
^] States Not in Round I Cross-section
I I States with No Data for Contaminant
l~1 States wilh No HRI. Exceedances
| States wilh HRI. Exceedances al 0.01 - 0.50% of I'VVSs
• States wilh HRI. Kxceedances at U.5] - 1.75% of PWSs
I I States Nol in Round 1 Cross-section
I I Stales with No Data for Contaminant
I I States with No HRL Exceedances
I States with HRL Exceedances at 001 - 0.50% of PWSs
• States with HRL Exceedances at 051 - 1.75% of PWSs
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Temporal Patterns
Eight states (Alaska, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico,
Ohio, and Washington) contributed 1,3-dichloropropene data to both the Round 1 and Round 2
cross-sections. While these states are not necessarily nationally representative, they enable a
preliminary assessment of temporal trends in 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence. Figures 4-6 and
4-7 indicate that both detections and HRL exceedances began in 1991 and peaked in 1994, and
that by far the state with the highest rate of detections, among the eight, was Minnesota.
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Figure 4-6 Annual Frequency of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections (above) and HRL
Exceedances (below), 1985 -1997, in Select Cross-Section States
0.80% -
Percent PWSs >
n
1985 1986 1987 1988
rn
MRL
I
1989 1990 1991 1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
D Round 1 • Round 2
Percent PWSs
>HRL
n
1985 1986 1987 1988
-
I_
1
1989 1990 1991 1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
D Round 1 • Round 2
Note: Data are from AK, KY, MD, MN, NC, MM, OH, and WA.
Both Round 1 and Round 2 have data for 1992.
The HRL for 1,3-dichloropropene is 0.4 ug/L.
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Figure 4-7 Distribution of 1,3-Dichloropropene Detections (above) and HRL
Exceedances (below) Among Select Cross-Section States
Percent PWSs > MRL
AK
KY
MD
MN
NC
NM
OH
WA
D Round 1 • Round 2
Percent PWSs > HRL
AK
KY
MD
MN
NC
NM
OH
WA
D Round 1 • Round 2
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4.3.2 UCMR 1 Monitoring
4.3.2.1 Data Sources and Methods
In 1999, EPA developed the UCMR 1 program in coordination with the CCL and the
National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Database to provide national occurrence
information on unregulated contaminants. With the exception of transient non-community
systems and systems that purchase 100% of their water, EPA required all large PWSs (systems
serving more than 10,000 people), plus a statistically representative national sample of 800 small
PWSs (systems serving 10,000 people or fewer) to conduct assessment monitoring.
Approximately one-third of the participating small systems were scheduled to monitor for these
contaminants during each calendar year from 2001 through 2003. Large systems could conduct
1 year of monitoring at any time during the 2001-2003 UCMR 1 period. EPA specified a
quarterly monitoring schedule for surface water systems and a twice-a-year, 6-month interval
monitoring schedule for ground water systems. Although UCMR 1 monitoring was conducted
primarily between 2001 and 2003, some results from large systems were not collected and
reported until as late as 2006.
The objective of the UCMR 1 sampling approach for small systems was to collect
contaminant occurrence data from a statistically selected, nationally representative sample of
small systems. The small system sample was stratified and population weighted and included
some other sampling adjustments, such as allocating a selection of at least two systems from
each state. Although 1,3-dichloropropene was not officially a UCMR 1 contaminant, EPA
collected 1,3-dichloropropene data from UCMR 1 small system samples alongside the regular
List 1 contaminants, using an appropriate analytical method that does not involve sodium sulfate
or sodium thiosulfate. The surface water and ground water systems were selected to be
representative of small systems nationwide
4.3.2.2 Results
A total of 3,719 samples from 796 systems were analyzed for cis- and
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene. Neither isomer was detected in any sample. The reporting limit for
each isomer was 0.50 ng/L (Table 4-3).
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Table 4-3 Summary UCMR 1 Occurrence Statistics for 1,3-Dichloropropene in Small
Systems
Frequency Factors
Total Number of Samples
Percent of Samples with Detections
99th Percentile Concentration (all samples)
Health Reference Level (HRL)
Minimum Reporting Level (MRL)
99 Percentile Concentration of Detections
Median Concentration of Detections
Total Number of PWSs
Number of GW PWSs
Number of SW PWSs
Total Population
Population of GW PWSs
Population of SW PWSs
Occurrence by System
PWSs (GW & SW) with Detections (> MRL)
PWSs (GW & SW) > 1/2 HRL
PWSs (GW & SW) > HRL
Occurrence by Population Served
Population Served by PWSs with Detections
Population Served by PWSs > 1/2 HRL
Population Served by PWSs > HRL
UCMR Data -
Small Systems
3,719
0.00%
^HRL, or PWSs > HRL = PWSs with at
least one sampling result greater than or equal to the MRL, exceeding the ViHRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively;
Population Served by PWSs with detections, by PWSs >'/2HRL, or by PWSs >HRL = population served by PWSs with at least one sampling
result greater than or equal to the MRL, exceeding the '/2HRL benchmark, or exceeding the HRL benchmark, respectively.
Notes:
-Small systems are those that serve 10,000 persons or fewer.
-Only results at or above the MRL were reported as detections. Concentrations below the MRL are considered non-detects.
-Due to differences between the ratio of GW and SW systems with monitoring results and the national ratio, extrapolated GW and SW figures
might not add up to extrapolated totals.
4.4 Summary
Both a national random survey and a focused survey of ambient occurrences of 1,3-
dichloropropene, conducted by the NAWQA program between 1991 and 2001, found no
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detections of 1,3-dichloropropene at the reporting level of 0.2 |ig/L. In addition, there were no
occurrences at the method detection limits (0.024 |ig/L for cis- 1,3-dichloropropene and 0.026
|ig/L for /rami-l,3-dichloropropene) during the focused survey. No detections of either cis- or
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene were found at a reporting level of 0.2 |ig/L in multiple investigations
of urban and rural wells.
The UCM Round 1 and Round 2 data should be interpreted with caution, since some
samples may have been compromised by interference with sample preservatives, detection limits
were not uniform, and in many cases the methods used were not sensitive enough to detect
concentrations as low as the HRL. For example, in both rounds, the most common detection
level for 1,3-dichloropropene was 0.5 |ig/L, as compared to the HRL of 0.4 |ig/L. Nevertheless,
the data appear to show a decline in the number of people exposed to /^ the HRL and the HRL
between Round 1 (1988-1992) and Round 2 (1993-1997). The Round 1 estimate for exposure
above the HRL was approximately 1.8 million people, compared to about 700,000 people in
Round 2. Similarly, the estimated population exposed at greater than 1A the HRL in Round 1 was
also 1.8 million people, as compared to the approximately 900,000 suggested by Round 2 data.
The decline in the populations exposed to 1A the HRL and the HRL is supported by the ambient
data for 1,3-dichloropropene that show no detections at reporting levels from 0.024 to 0.2 |ig/L
between 1991 and 2001.
UCMR 1 monitoring, conducted from 2001 to 2003 from UCMR 1 small systems
nationwide, detected no cis- nor frvms-l^-dichloropropene in any sample using a reporting limit
for each isomer of 0.50 |ig/L.
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5.0 EXPOSURE FROM MEDIA OTHER THAN WATER
5.1 Exposure from Food
5.1.1 Concentration in Non-Fish Food Items
1,3-Dichloropropene is a fumigant applied to soils before planting to control for
nematodes. It is classified as a non-food use pesticide by the EPA, and, thus, does not have any
food tolerances. Exposure through foods is not expected, as studies developed for its re-
registration do not show residues of 1,3-dichloropropene in crops grown in treated soils (U.S.
EPA, 1998c).
Only one study was identified that examined the concentration of 1,3-dichloropropene in
food items. Daft (1989) analyzed 231 ready-to-eat foods for the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration's Market Basket Survey, for 22 fumigants and industrial residues. 1,3-
Dichloropropene was not detected in any food samples at a detection limit of 1 ppb.
5.1.2 Concentrations in Fish and Shellfish
Monitoring data regarding the presence of 1,3-dichloropropene in fish and shellfish were
not located in the available literature. Information on 1,3-dichloropropene concentrations in
surface waters to estimate concentrations that may bioconcentrate in fish tissues also was not
located in the literature.
5.1.3 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Food
Non-Fish Food Dietary Intake
1,3-Dichloropropene was not detected in food samples in the United States, as reported
by Daft (1989), and is not anticipated to be a typical route of exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene
(U.S. EPA, 1998c). Thus, intake of 1,3-dichloropropene from non-fish food items is assumed,
on average, to be zero.
A high-end, conservative estimate of dietary exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene may be
made using a non-fish food concentration of one-half the detection limit reported in Daft (1989)
of 1 ppb. This estimate assumes that 1,3-dichloropropene may exist in food items at
concentrations below the 1 ppb detection limit. Assuming a concentration of 0.5 ppb (5 x 10"7
mg/kg) in non-fish food items, and an intake rate of 1.305 kg food/day (U.S. EPA, 1988), the
total estimated daily intake of 1,3-dichloropropene for a 70 kg adult (U.S. EPA, 1988) is 9.3 x
10'9 mg/kg-day. For a 10-kg child, with an intake rate of 0.84 kg food/day (U.S. EPA, 1988), the
total estimated daily intake of 1,3-dichloropropene in food is 4.2 x 10"8 mg/kg-day.
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5.2 Exposure from Air
5.2.1 Concentration of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Air
1,3-Dichloropropene is not a widely occurring atmospheric pollutant (Shah and
Heyerdahl, 1989), although it is a volatile compound and may enter into the atmosphere after its
application to soils (Krijgsheld and Van der Gen, 1986). Concentration data for 1,3-
dichloropropene in air have primarily been reported for workplaces, although several studies
have measured ambient concentrations.
Ambient air samples analyzed for c/'s-l,3-dichloropropene were collected during the
period of 1970-1987 from urban areas throughout the United States. The median urban
atmospheric concentration of c/'s-1,3-dichloropropene in 148 samples was 0.0239 ppmV (parts
per million by volume) (0.11 mg/m3). Information on rural, suburban, source-dominated, or
indoor air concentrations of cis- or frvms-l^-dichloropropene were not available from this study
(Shah and Heyerdahl, 1989).
Ambient concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene may be elevated near sources or in
source-dominated areas. High ambient air concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene were detected
in 1990 near a fumigation area in California, prompting a four-year suspension of Tel one II® use
(California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1990).
Woodruff et al. (1998) reported ambient air concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene based
on a hazard ratio (estimated outdoor concentration divided by a benchmark concentration) for
census tracts in the United States. Outdoor ambient air concentrations of hazardous air
pollutants (HAPs) were estimated from stationary and mobile source emission data for 1990
using an atmospheric dispersion model (Assessment System for Population Exposure
Nationwide [ASPEN]). Cancer and chronic non-cancer hazard ratios were calculated using a
one-in-a million cancer risk and EPA's inhalation reference concentrations (RfC) as benchmark
concentrations, as reported in Caldwell et al. (1998). The estimated median cancer hazard ratio
of 1,3-dichloropropene for the 60,083 census tracts was between 1 and 2, corresponding to
modeled ambient concentrations of 4.7 x 10"5 to 5.3 x 10"5 ppm (2.16 x 10"4 to 2.43 x 10"4 mg/m3).
Chronic toxicity hazard ratios were below 0.1 for all census tracts, with a median of
approximately 0.003. This median ratio corresponds to an average modeled ambient
concentration of 1.3 x 10"5 ppm (6 x 10"5 mg/m3). In the revised, final report for this study, the
mean concentration of 1,3-dichloropropene in ambient air for all census tracts was estimated as
1.2 x 10"5 ppm (5.6 xlO"6 mg/m3) (SAIC, 1999). While the ambient concentrations simulated by
this study are much lower than those reported by Shah and Heyerdahl (1989), Woodruff et al.
(1998) note that modeled concentrations have a tendency to underestimate actual ambient HAP
concentrations.
In a more recent study, Lee et al. (2002) used ambient 1,3-dichloropropene air data
collected by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 1990, 1996, and 2000 to estimate
airborne inhalation risks to California communities. In 2000, data were collected from two rural
monitoring locations. The first monitoring location, denoted as 2000a, had high use of 1,3-
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dichloropropene (mean + SD = 2.7+13) and secondary use of methyl bromide; the second
monitoring location, denoted as 2000b, had high use of methyl bromide and secondary use of
1,3-dichloropropene (mean + SD = 0.2+0.59). Using non-cancer reference doses (RfDs)1 from
various agencies as benchmark concentrations, non-cancer hazard quotients (HQ) (intake divided
by the reference dose) were calculated. 1,3-Dichloropropene had estimated HQs greater than
one for both adults and children (< 12-years old) for subchronic exposures, using the 1990 data,
as follows: for the 50th percentile of risk, the HQ was 1.6; for the 75th percentile of risk, the HQ
was 3.5; and for the 95th percentile of risk, the HQ was 11.5. All other HQs (other subchronic,
all chronic and acute) were less than one.
Lifetime cancer risks (intake multiplied by the PF) were estimated using cancer potency
factors. Calculated lifetime cancer risks for 1,3-dichloropropene in 1990 reached or exceeded 1
x 10"6 for an estimated 25 to 50% of the population.
As mentioned above, 1,3-dichloropropene use permits were suspended in California in
1990 after high concentrations were found in community air. Accordingly, exposures and
calculated non-cancer and cancer risks for 1,3-dichloropropene were reduced for the subsequent
monitoring years (1996 and 2000), with the exception of the 95th percentile of non-cancer risk
(adults and children) using the 2000a air monitoring data (HQ of 15.5).
5.2.2 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Air
Assuming an ambient concentration of 0.0239 ppmV (0.11 mg/m3) (the median urban
atmospheric concentration of cis-1,3-dichloropropene from the National Ambient Volatile
Organic Compounds Database), a compilation of published and unpublished air monitoring data
from 1970 for 148 samples collected from representative locations (Shah and Heyerdahl, 1989),
and an inhalation rate of 20 m3/day (U.S. EPA, 1988), the average estimated daily intake of 1,3-
dichloropropene for a 70-kg adult is 3.15 x 10"2 mg/kg-day. The estimated average daily intake
of 1,3-dichloropropene in air for a 10 kg child is 1.65 x 10"1 mg/kg-day, based on an inhalation
rate of 15 m3/day (U.S. EPA, 1988). Persons working in treated fields shortly after fumigant
treatment may have slightly higher inhalation exposures than the general population.
5.3 Exposure from Soil
5.3.1 Concentration of 1,3-Dichloropropene in Soil
Agricultural uses of compounds containing 1,3-dichloropropene contribute to soil
exposures. After application of 1,3-dichloropropene as a fumigant, soil concentrations of 1,3-
dichloropropene are dependent upon its volatilization into soil air and the surrounding air,
degradation, and movement with the soil water (Yon et al., 1991).
lrThe authors state that the term "RfD" is used to indicate all non-cancer reference values cited from various
sources, avoiding the use of multiple terms developed by various agencies, such as reference concentration,
minimum risk level, or reference exposure level. Reference values that are shown in air concentration units of
milligrams per cubic meter, rather than milligrams per kilogram body weight, are based on portal-of-entry effects.
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Laboratory experiments and model simulations approximate that 2-77% of 1,3-
dichloropropene volatilizes from the soil after subsurface injection (McKenry and Thomason,
1974; Leistra and Frissel, 1975; Basile, et al., 1986; Chen et al., 1995). Field studies report
volatilization losses of 1,3-dichloropropene of up to 50% from upper soil layers, depending on
soil type, soil moisture, and humidity (Yon et al., 1991). McKenry and Thomason (1974) found
volatilization into soil air to be a major route of dilution of 1,3-dichloropropene in soil. A study
conducted in Holland reported soil air concentrations of up to 1420 |ig/m3 immediately after soil
injection (California State Water Resources Board, Toxic Substances Control Program, 1983).
Eight to eleven days after injection, soil air concentrations had dropped to 0.2-11 |ig/m3 (Yon et
al., 1991). Field and laboratory studies on 1,3-dichloropropene degradation approximate its half
life in soil to range from 4-25 days (Van der Pas and Leistra, 1987; Van Dijk, 1974).
Despite its high volatility and degradation processes, Leistra (1970) and Williams (1968)
reported 1,3-dichloropropene in soils several months after its application (Yang, 1986). Roberts
and Stoydin (1976) found that 12 weeks after being applied to soil and stored in sealed
containers approximately 18-19% of 1,3-dichloropropene remained in sandy loam soils. For
medium loam soils, 10-22% of the 1,3-dichloropropene remained. After 20 weeks, sandy and
medium loam soils contained 4-5% and 3-14% of the initial 1,3-dichloropropene, respectively
(Yang, 1986).
Chung et al. (1999) reported 1,3-dichloropropene concentrations for surface soil (0-15
cm) samples from a farm in Florida after treatment with Telone II®. Application of 1,3-
dichloropropene at 1.56 kg/ha resulted in initial soil concentrations of 16 |ig/g. After 5 days, soil
concentrations were reduced to 13 ug/g, and were not detected in surface soils after 10 days.
5.3.2 Intake of 1,3-Dichloropropene from Soil
Due to its rapid dissipation in soil, the general population is not likely to be exposed to
1,3-dichloropropene via soil, and intakes are typically expected to be zero. An estimate of
maximum exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene from soil, occurring around the time of application,
can be made based upon the maximum soil concentration reported by Chung et al. (1999) of 16
|ig/g. The total daily intake of 1,3-dichloropropene from soil for a 70 kg adult, with a daily
intake of 50 mg/day (U.S. EPA, 1997a) would be approximately 1.1 x 10"5 mg/kg-day. For a 10
kg child exposed to the same soil concentrations, and an intake rate of 100 mg/day (U.S. EPA,
1997a), the total daily intake would be approximately 1.6 x 10"4 mg/kg-day.
5.4 Other Residential Exposures
1,3-Dichloropropene is not a naturally occurring product (IARC, 1986). However, it is a
chemical component of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) as either one of several organic
components of asphalt, or a chemical that has become associated with asphalt pavement (in the
same manner as oil and brake dust) during its use. RAP poses the potential for environmental
exposures when it is landfilled or stockpiled before being milled into new asphalt. Brantley and
Townsend (1999) examined the leaching of 1,3-dichloropropene, among other chemicals, from
RAP from six sites in Florida. Two sample sites contained RAP from specific milling projects,
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whereas the remaining four sample stockpiles were from various RAP sources. Batch test results
for 1,3-dichloropropene were below GC/MS detection limits of 1 ng/L. Column leaching tests,
simulating leachate generated under both landfilling and rainfall conditions, also were below
GC/MS detection limits of 1 |ig/L. RAP is not anticipated to be a major route of environmental
exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene. Intake of 1,3-dichloropropene from RAP is typically expected
to be zero.
Additional data about the presence of 1,3-dichloropropene in other media that could be
associated with potential residential exposures were not located in the available literature.
5.5 Occupational (Workplace) Exposures
5.5.1 Description of Industries and Workplaces
Exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene may occur for workers during its handling and
application as a soil fumigant, or during its manufacture. The National Occupational Exposure
Survey (NOES) conducted between 1981 and 1983 by the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), estimated that 1779 workers were potentially exposed to 1,3-
dichloropropene. This survey did not report concentrations, frequency, or durations of exposures
(NIOSH, 1989).
5.5.2 Types of Exposure (Inhalation, Dermal, Other)
Occupational exposures are most likely to occur by inhalation and dermal contact at
workplaces where 1,3-dichloropropene and/or compounds containing 1,3-dichloropropene are
produced or used as soil fumigants (ATSDR, 1994).
5.5.3 Concentrations of 1,3-Dichloropropene in the Work Environment
Several studies have reported exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene during its handling and
application as a soil fumigant (Albrecht, 1987; Albrecht et al., 1986; Markovitz and Crosby,
1984; Nater and Gooskens, 1976; Osterloh et al., 1984, 1989a,b; Schenker and McCurdy, 1986;
van Joost and Jong, 1988; Wang, 1984). Albrecht (1987) determined that workers applying
Telone II® to pineapple fields in Hawaii were exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene at concentrations
predominantly below 1 ppm (4.61 mg/m3).
Monsanto Agricultural Products Company conducted laboratory studies that simulated
the concentration of 1,3-dichloropropene that would occur in workplace air during its
manufacture. Under simulated workplace conditions, 1,3-dichloropropene ranged from 0.4-4.0
ppm (1.84-18.43 mg/m3) (Leiber and Berk, 1984).
Monitoring data pertaining to dermal exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene were not located
in the available literature (ATSDR, 1994).
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5.6 Summary
Concentration and estimated intake values for 1,3-dichloropropene in media other than
water are summarized in the table below. Most exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene appears to
occur through air.
Table 5-1 Concentration/Estimated Intake Values for 1,3-Dichloropropene in Media
Other than Water
Parameter
Concentration in
medium (based on
available data, as
discussed in Chapter
5)
Estimated daily intake
(mg/kg-day)
(assuming 70 kg adult
body weight and 10 kg
child body weight)
Medium
Food1
Adult
Child
Non-Fish (NF) average:
Omg/kg
Non-Fish (NF) high-end:
5 x 10"7 mg/kg
NF:
(average)
0
NF:
(high-end)
9.3 x 10-9
NF:
(average)
0
NF:
(high-end)
4.2 x 10-8
Air2
Adult
Child
O.llmg/m3
3.15xlO-2
1.65 xlO'1
Soil3
Adult
Child
16 mg/kg
1.1 xlO'5
1.6 xlO'4
1. Since food is not anticipated to be a typical route of exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene, the average intake of
1,3-dichloropropene from non-fish food items is assumed to be zero. Using a non-fish food concentration of
one-half the detection limit of 1 ppb for food samples in the United States, as reported by Daft (1989), and an intake
rate of 1.305 kg food/day for adults and an intake rate of 0.84 kg food/day for children.
2. Estimated using an ambient air concentration of 0.11 mg/m3 (the median urban atmospheric concentration of
cis- 1,3-dichloropropene from the National Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds Database, Shah and Heyerdahl,
1989), and using standard rates of inhalation.
3. Estimated based on maximum soil concentration reported by Chung et al. (1999) of 16 ug/g, and adult daily
intake of 50 mg/day and child daily intake rate of 100 mg/day.
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6.0 TOXICOKINETICS
The toxicokinetics of 1,3-dichloropropene are similar in humans and in rodents.
Inhalation and oral studies with both humans and animals have shown that 1,3-dichloropropene
is absorbed rapidly, and in its major metabolic pathway, is conjugated with glutathione (GSH)
via glutathione S-transferase (GST), and rapidly excreted in the urine as N-acetyl-(S-3-
chloroprop-2-enyl) cysteine (3CNAC), the mercapturic acid metabolite (Fisher and Kilgore,
1988a; U.S. EPA, 2000e), accounting for up to 84% of the administered dose for the c/'s-isomer
(Hutson et al., 1971; Climie et al., 1979). Urinary excretion was the predominant route of
elimination during 48 hours after dosing, accounting for 51%-61% of the administered dose in
rats and 63%-79% in mice (Dietz et al., 1984). Thus, the major metabolic pathway for 1,3-
dichloropropene leads to its detoxification and excretion. In addition, it is unlikely to
accumulate in the body. Some studies have found that epoxidation of 1,3-dichloropropene is a
minor metabolic pathway. Formation of carbon dioxide from 1,3-dichloropropene also is
another possible route of metabolism in rats and mice; Dietz et al. (1985) reported that up to 24%
of the trans- isomer was recovered in expired air. Figure 6-1 presents the metabolic pathways
for 1,3-dichloropropene, with the primary metabolic pathway of GSH conjugation shown below
the box containing the 1,3-dichloropropene formula.
6.1 Absorption
Absorption data are available only for oral and inhalation exposure. No studies were
located regarding absorption following dermal exposure in humans or animals.
Oral Exposure
No studies were located regarding absorption following oral exposure in humans.
However, in F344 rats, Stott et al. (1998) demonstrated that the pharmacokinetics of 1,3-
dichloropropene orally administered in a microencapsulated starch-sucrose shell are similar to
that of neat 1,3-dichloropropene (i.e., 1,3-dichloropropene alone). Female rats were co-
administered 13C-l,3-dichloropropene and microencapsulated 1,3-dichloropropene (25 mg/kg
each) suspended in corn oil, via gavage. Blood concentrations of total or cis- and trans- isomers
of 1,3-dichloropropene in treated rats were measured at various intervals by gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The absorption half life of neat 1,3-
dichloropropene was 2.5 minutes for the c/s-isomer and 2.7 minutes for the trans- isomer, while
the absorption half life for encapsulated 1,3-dichloropropene was 1.3 minutes for the c/'s-isomer
and 2.3 minutes for the trans- isomer.
Inhalation Exposure
The detection of the N-acetyl-cysteine, a conjugate of 1,3-dichloropropene, in the urine
of four men 24 hours after field application of Telone II® indicates that 1,3-dichloropropene is
absorbed in humans after inhalation exposure (Osterloh et al., 1984).
Waechter et al. (1992) also reported the absorption of 1,3-dichloropropene by humans
after inhalation exposure. Six male volunteers were exposed to 1 ppm commercial Telone II®
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(50.6% c/'s-isomer, 45.2% trans-isomer) for 6 hours. The absorption of c/5-l,3-dichloropropene
was 72-80% while the absorption of frvms-l^-dichloropropene was 77-82%.
Stott and Kastl (1986) reported the absorption of 1,3-dichloropropene by rats after
inhalation exposure. Male Fisher 344 (F344) rats were exposed to 30, 90, 300, or 900 ppm of
technical grade 1,3-dichloropropene (mixture of cis- and frvms-isomers) for 3 hours. The uptake
was 82, 65, 66, or 62%, respectively. A decrease in the respiratory rate was observed in rats
exposed to 90 ppm or more. Saturation of metabolism for 1,3-dichloropropene was observed at
300 ppm or more, which could account for the decrease in uptake at these concentrations.
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Figure 6-1
Metabolic Pathways for 1,3-Dichloropropene
H O H
...
O
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C-C
H,O
Cl
CH2CI
H Cl
OHC - C - C - H
OH H
1 , 3-dichloropropene epoxide 3-chloro-2-hydroxy-propanal
Cytochrome P450
Cl - CH = CH - CH2 - Cl
1 ,3-dichloropropene
Primary
GSH-S-transferase +GSH
i '
O
ii
NH-C-CH2-CH2-CH-COOH
i I
Cl - CH = CH - CH2 -S - CH2 - CH NH2
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Cl - CH = CH - CH2 - S - CH2 -
C^^
= O
I
NH - CH2 - COOH
NH - COCH3
CH2
COOH
N - acetyl - S - (3-chloroprop-2-enyl)
cysteine (3CNAC)
1 O NH - COCH,
ii i
Cl - CH = CH - CH2 - S - CH2 - CH2
3CNAC sulfoxide
I
COOH
rroposea
+H2O
-HCI
1 r
Cl - CH = CH - CH2 - OH
1-chloroallyl alcohol
alcohol
dehydrogenase
0
ii
Cl - CH = CH - CH
1-chloroacrolein
I aldehyde
^ dehydrogenase
o I
II
HC-CH2-COOH
malonyl semi-aldehyde
I ^ CQ
Acetyl CoA
i
i
TCA cycle
"0 NH - COCH,
II I
Cl - CH = CH - CH2 - S - CH2 - CH2
O
3CNAC sulfone
i
COOH
Sources: Waechter and Kastl (1988); Schneider et al. (1998a)
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6.2 Distribution
Data are available only for distribution in animals following oral exposure. No studies
were located regarding distribution following oral, inhalation, or dermal exposure in humans.
In rats and mice after oral administration, Deitz et al. (1985) reported that 1,3-
dichloropropene is distributed primarily to the forestomach, glandular stomach, kidney, liver,
and bladder, as compared to the fat, skin, and blood. Male F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice were
administered one single oral dose of 14C-l,3-dichloropropene (1 or 50 mg/kg to rats and 1 or 100
mg/kg to mice). Forty-eight hours after administration, in the 1-mg/kg dose group, the
forestomach and bladder had the highest 14C-activities in both species, followed by the liver,
kidney, and glandular stomach. 14C-activity in the remaining tissues was much less. At the high
dose, the forestomach and kidney had the highest 14C-activities in both species. In rats, these
were followed by the glandular stomach, liver, and bladder; in mice they were followed by the
liver, fat, bladder, and glandular stomach. Due to the rapid metabolism and excretion of 1,3-
dichloropropene, the 14C-activities measured 48 hours after the single doses actually represent
metabolized 1,3-dichloropropene rather than the parent compound (Deitz et al., 1985).
Analysis of the distribution of radioactivity 48 hours after gavage administration of 14C-
cis/trans- 1,3-dichloropropene (not specified whether a cisltrans mixture or isomers were tested
separately) to rats revealed essentially equal distribution of 1,3-dichloropropene or its
metabolites to most organs and tissues (Waechter and Kastl, 1988). The highest concentrations
of radioactivity were found in the nonglandular stomach and the urinary bladder. Lower
concentrations of radioactivity were also found in blood, bone, brain, fat, heart, kidney, liver,
lung, skeletal muscle, skin, spleen, ovaries, and testes.
6.3 Metabolism
Overview of Metabolic Pathways
Studies have shown that 1,3-dichloropropene is primarily metabolized by GSH
conjugation after inhalation or oral exposures in animals and humans (illustrated as the
"primary" pathway in Figure 6-1) (Climie et al., 1979; Osterloh et al., 1984; Deitz et al., 1985;
Fisher and Kilgore, 1989; Waechter et al., 1992). Orally administered 1,3-dichloropropene
results in the metabolism of 1,3-dichloropropene to 3CNAC. Although the major metabolic
pathway of 1,3-dichloropropene is conjugation by GSH, Schneider et al. (1998a) found that
epoxidation of 1,3-dichloropropene is a minor metabolic pathway in mouse liver at doses equal
to or exceeding the reported LD50 of this compound in mice (illustrated as the "minor" pathway
in Figure 6-1). The two isomers of 1,3-dichloropropene appear to be metabolized at different
rates. Metabolism of 1,3-dichloropropene by GSH conjugation appears to occur in the nasal
tissue, kidney, and liver, after inhalation exposure in rats and primarily in the forestomach,
glandular stomach, and liver, after oral exposure in rats and mice (Deitz et al., 1982; Deitz et al.,
1985; Stott and Kastl, 1986). In addition, an alternate pathway occurs in which bacteria
biodegrade 1,3-dichloropropene in soil (Belser and Castro, 1971) (illustrated as the "proposed"
pathway in Figure 6-1).
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Studies ofl,3-Dichloropropene Metabolism in Humans
For inhalation exposures, Osterloh et al. (1984) reported the detection of the
N-acetyl-cysteine (3CNAC) metabolite of c/'s-1,3-dichloropropene in the urine of four men
occupationally exposed to Telone II®, indicating that glutathione conjugation is a metabolic
pathway in humans. This metabolite was the major urinary metabolite, and a significant
correlation was observed between exposure levels of 1,3-dichloropropene and excretion of the
metabolite. Similar findings were reported by Waechter et al. (1992) for humans after inhalation
exposure to Telone II®.
Animal Studies of 1,3-Dichloropropene Metabolism
Fisher and Kilgore (1989) reported that 1,3-dichloropropene was rapidly metabolized to
3CNAC in rats after inhalation exposure to Telone II®. Climie et al. (1979) reported that
following the oral administration of 14C-labeled cis- 1,3-dichloropropene to rats, urine collected
for 24 hours yielded 82-84% of the radioactivity as 3CNAC. Similarly, Deitz et al. (1985)
reported that after oral administration of cis- and /rami-l,3-dichloropropene to male F344 rats
and B6C3F1 mice, the major metabolites in urine were 3CNAC and its sulfone derivative in both
species.
Plateau blood levels of the cis- and trans- isomers were 0.085±0.024 and 0.12±0.03
|lg/mL, respectively, in rats exposed to 30 ppm Telone II® for 1 hour, and 0.2±0.04 and
0.26±0.03 |-lg/mL, respectively, in rats exposed to 90 ppm Telone II® for 1 hour. Plateau blood
levels reached after 2 to 3 hours in rats exposed to 300 ppm were 0.89±0.2 and 1.87±0.27 |lg/mL
for the cis- and trans- isomers, respectively (Stott and Kastl, 1986). In vitro studies using a rat
liver enzyme preparation revealed that the c/'s-isomer was metabolized four to five times faster
than the trans- isomer (Climie et al., 1979).
Metabolism of 1,3-dichloropropene by GSH conjugation appears to occur in the nasal
tissue, kidney, and liver, after inhalation exposure in rats and primarily in the forestomach,
glandular stomach, and liver, after oral exposure in rats and mice (Deitz et al., 1982; Deitz et al.,
1985; Stott and Kastl, 1986). Stott and Kastl (1986) reported that nonprotein sulfhydryl
glutathione (used in the GSH conjugation of 1,3-dichloropropene) levels decreased in the nasal
tissues, kidney, and liver of rats after inhalation exposure to Telone II®. In a study to determine
the effect of 1,3-dichloropropene on glutathione levels in rodents, Deitz et al. (1982) observed
the decrease of glutathione in the forestomach, glandular stomach, liver, and kidney in mice
following a single gavage administration of 50 mg/kg cis- and trans- 1,3-dichloropropene. In a
subsequent study, Deitz et al. (1985) reported that after single gavage doses of 0, 1, 5, 25, 50, or
100 mg/kg 14C-1,3-dichloropropene to male F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice, significant depression
of glutathione levels occurred in the forestomach and the glandular stomach of rats and mice at
the 25 to 100 mg/kg doses. Depression of glutathione levels also occurred in the liver for both
species, but it was less than that observed in the forestomach and glandular stomach. No
statistically-significant changes in glutathione levels were observed in the kidney or urinary
bladder of either rats or mice (Deitz et al., 1985).
Although the major metabolic pathway of 1,3-dichloropropene is conjugation by GSH,
Schneider et al. (1998a) found that epoxidation of 1,3-dichloropropene is a minor metabolic
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pathway ("minor" pathway in Figure 6-1) in mouse liver at doses equal to or exceeding the
reported LD50 of this compound in mice. Schneider et al. (1998a) administered either 350 mg/kg
of individual isomers or 700 mg/kg of combined c/5/^rara'-l,3-dichloropropene to male Swiss-
Webster mice by intraperitoneal injection and then measured epoxide formation in the liver at
various times up to 150 minutes later. The GC/MS measurements revealed that 1,3-
dichloropropene concentrations in the liver peaked about 10 minutes after treatment and then
decayed with apparent first-order kinetics with half-lives of 36 minutes for the c/s-isomer and 50
minutes for the trans- isomer. Epoxide concentrations were approximately two orders of
magnitude lower than the parent compound at less toxic doses of 100 or 700 mg/kg. Bartels et
al. (2000) followed up this experiment to examine the potential for epoxidation of 1,3-
dichloropropene in rats and mice at doses lower than the LD50 levels. Only very low levels of
the epoxidation metabolite (1,3-dichloropropene oxide) were seen following intraperitoneal
administration of 700 mg/kg of 1,3-dichloropropene; acute toxicity also was noted at this level.
Oral administration of 100 mg/kg resulted in no formation of the metabolite. In in vitro
experiments, Schneider et al. (1998a) demonstrated that conjugation of 1,3-dichloropropene with
GSH decreases epoxide formation in mouse liver.
6.4 Excretion
Excretion data are available only for oral and inhalation exposure. No studies were
located regarding excretion following dermal exposure in humans or animals.
Oral Exposure
Studies have shown that following oral exposure, 1,3-dichloropropene is excreted as the
mercapturic acid primarily in the urine, with lesser amounts being excreted in feces and expired
air in humans and animals (Hutson et al., 1971; Climie et al., 1979; Deitz et al., 1984). Both
Hutson et al. (1971) and Climie et al. (1979) reported the significant recovery of 14C-labeled 1,3-
dichloropropene in urine from rats after oral exposure. In both studies, 82-84% of the
administered c/'s-isomer was recovered as the mercapturic acid conjugate of 1,3-dichloropropene
in a 24-hour collection of urine. However, only 55-60% of the trans- isomer was recovered as
the mercapturic acid conjugate in the urine (Hutson et al., 1971). A significant portion of the
trans- isomer was recovered as 14CO2 (22-25%). A smaller percentage of each isomer was
recovered in the feces: 2-3% of the c/'s-isomer and 2% of the trans- isomer. Less than 2% of
either compound remained in the carcass after 4 days (Hutson et al., 1971). Similar results were
reported by Deitz et al. (1984). Following the oral administration of 14C-labeled 1,3-
dichloropropene to male rats and mice, 51-61% and 63-79%, respectively, of the administered
dose were recovered in the urine. Feces and expired carbon dioxide contained about 18% and
5%, respectively of the administered dose in rats, and 15% and 14%, respectively, of the
administered dose in mice. Only 2-6% of the original dose remained in the carcass at the end of
48 hours (Deitz et al., 1984).
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Inhalation Exposure
Following inhalation exposures, urinary excretion of 1,3-dichloropropene occurs in two
phases: a rapid initial phase followed by a slower elimination phase (Stott and Kastl, 1986; van
Welie et al., 1991; Waechter et al., 1992). The initial phase of elimination primarily represents
the redistribution of 1,3-dichloropropene from blood to tissues while the second phase of
elimination is determined by the rate of metabolism (Stott and Kastl, 1986). In addition, there is
a dose-dependent relationship between exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene and excretion of the
urinary mercapturic acids, cis- and trans-3CNAC (Fisher and Kilgore, 1988b; Osterloh et al.,
1989a; Osterloh et al., 1989b; van Welie et al., 1991).
In a human study by Waechter et al. (1992), the urinary excretion of 1,3-dichloropropene
was an apparent first-order process at an inhalation exposure of 4.54 mg/m3 for 6 hours. The
elimination half-lives for the initial phase were 4.2±0.8 hours (c/'s-isomer) and 3.2±0.8 hours
(trans- isomer), while the half lives for the terminal phase were 12.3±2.4 hours (c/'s-isomer) and
17.1±6 hours (trans- isomer). Similar results were reported by van Welie et al. (1991). Twelve
male workers exposed to 0.3 to 18.9 mg/m3 cis- and trans-\ ,3-D during 1 to 11 hour shifts
excreted 3CNAC in their urine in a pattern that followed first order elimination kinetics. The
elimination half-lives of 3CNAC were 5.0±1.2 hours for the c/'s-isomer and 4.7±1.3 hours for the
trans- isomer (van Welie et al, 1991). Van Welie et al. (1991) also reported that a dose-response
relationship exists between respiratory occupational exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene and
excretion of the cis- and trans-3CNAC. They observed that c/'s-l,3-dichloropropene yielded
three times more 3CNAC than trans-\,3-D, which is consistent with differences in the rate of
metabolism between the isomers. In an evaluation similar in design to van Welie et al. (1991),
Osterloh et al. (1989a) concluded that excretion of urinary 3CNAC in humans is correlated with
1,3-dichloropropene exposures.
Stott and Kastl (1986) exposed F344 male rats to 136, 409, 1363, and 4086 mg/m3 1,3-
dichloropropene for 3 hours. A pronounced rapid elimination phase was observed in all rats
exposed to 1363 mg/m3 or less. In this initial phase, the half life of cis- 1,3-dichloropropene was
calculated at 3-5 minutes for animals exposed to < 1363 mg/m3 and increased to more than 14
minutes for animals exposed to 4086 mg/m3. Rats exposed to trans- 1,3-dichloropropene had a
longer first phase elimination half-life averaging 6 minutes for those exposed to 1363 mg/m3 or
less and 27 minutes in those exposed to 4086 mg/m3. Following this first phase, both cis- and
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene exhibited a second slower and longer phase of elimination in rats
exposed to 1363 mg/m3 or 4086 mg/m3, roughly 25 to 43 minutes, independent of isomer or
exposure concentrations.
In a study to evaluate the dose-dependency of GSH metabolism, Fisher and Kilgore
(1988b) exposed male Sprague-Dawley rats to technical grade 1,3-dichloropropene vapors for 1
hour at concentrations up to 789 ppm (3582 mg/m3). The 24-hour urine collection (to measure
C/5-3CNAC) indicated a concentration-dependent increase of c/s-3CNAC in the urine of rats
exposed from 0 to 284 ppm (1289 mg/m3) 1,3-dichloropropene.
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7.0 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
The purpose of Section 7.0 is to assess and summarize the health hazards caused by
exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene. Included in this section are summaries of relevant
toxicological and epidemiological studies, other key data important for understanding health
effects, information on potentially sensitive subpopulations, and an evaluation of the evidence
for carcinogenicity. Section 7.0 concludes with syntheses of the non-carcinogenic and
carcinogenic health effects of 1,3-dichloropropene.
7.1 Human Effects
This section will summarize the health effects observed in humans following exposure to
1,3-dichloropropene. Case reports, both for the general population, as well as for workers, are
presented in Section 7.1.1. Several long-term studies, in both the general population and in
occupational settings, are presented in Section 7.1.2.
7.1.1 Short-Term Studies
No short-term human studies were identified for 1,3-dichloropropene. However several
case reports documenting the health effects in humans following acute and subacute exposures to
1,3-dichloropropene were identified and are presented.
Intentional and Accidental Acute Ingestion
Hernandez et al. (1994) presented the details of a case report in which a young man died
40 hours after accidentally ingesting 1,3-dichloropropene. A 27-year-old male that accidentally
drank an unknown quantity of dichloropropene presented himself to the emergency department 2
hours after ingestion with acute gastrointestinal distress, sweating, tachypnea (rapid, shallow
respiratory rate), tachycardia (rapid heart rate), hypovolemic disturbance, and lividity
(blackish-bluish discoloration) on both legs. Over the next several hours, the patient developed
adult respiratory distress syndrome, as well as hemodynamic, gastrointestinal, liver, and kidney
deterioration. Death from multiple organ failure occurred 38 hours following admission to the
hospital. Toxicological identification of the ingested compound by GC/MS confirmed that
Telone II (cis- and trans-l,3-D) was the cause of death (Hernandez et al., 1994).
Acute and Short-Term Inhalation Exposure
About 80 people were exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene vapors after a truck accident.
Signs and symptoms included headaches, irritation of mucous membranes, dizziness, and chest
discomfort, and three individuals became unconscious. Forty-one exposed individuals were
tested; 11 had slightly elevated serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and/or glutamic
pyruvic transaminase values. Values returned to normal in 8 people after 48 to72 hours, but
some still had slightly elevated serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (Hayes, 1982).
Humans exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene (not otherwise specified) after a tank truck spill
complained of mucous membrane irritation, chest pain, coughing, and breathing difficulties
(Flessel et al., 1978; Markovitz and Crosby, 1984).
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Markovitz and Crosby (1984) described a case report in which 9 firefighters were
exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene during the cleanup of a tanker truck. Initial signs and symptoms
included headache, nausea, and breathing difficulties. Six years following the incident, two of
the firemen developed histiocytic lymphoma and died. As of the date of the publication, none of
the other men had developed malignancies (Markovitz and Crosby, 1984).
A case report identified a farmer in good health who developed pain in the right ear,
nasal mucosa, and pharynx after applying 1,3-dichloropropene to his fields for 30 days. Hospital
examination revealed a red and painful external ear, hyperemia, superficial ulcerations of the
nasal mucosa, and inflammation of the pharynx. The hose containing 1,3-dichloropropene had a
small leak which sprayed the chemical near his face. Over the following year, the man
developed leukemia; subsequently, he died of pneumonia (Markovitz and Crosby, 1984). In
another case of an accidental exposure of a farmer to 1,3-dichloropropene, Corazza et al. (2003)
described immediate contact dermatitis in all the body areas that had come into direct contact
with the chemical. Three weeks later, even without direct contact with the chemical, the
individual again reported an acute allergic contact dermatitis, indicating the sensitizing potential
of 1,3-dichloropropene. Another report of skin effects that persisted for several days included
symptoms such as a severe burning feeling, reddening of the skin, edema, and blisters
(Meulenbelt and de Vries, 1997). Skin sensitization to 1,3-D was noted in a 26-year-old male
exposed during the manufacture of the soil fumigant DD-92®. Skin contact produced an itchy
rash in this subject (Van Joost and de Jong, 1988).
Bousema et al. (1991) reported the findings of a case report in which a male process
operator at a pesticide plant had developed an acute bullous dermatitis on his feet following
dermal exposure to DD-95® (a nematocide containing 95% 1,3-dichloropropene). The operator
had soiled his shoes with DD-95® about 10 days before he developed the dermatitis in August
1988 and again 1 day before the dermatitis reappeared in September 1989. The patient was
patch-tested with DD-95® at 2%, 1 %, 0.5%, 0.1 %, 0.03%, and 0.005% and responded
positively to all concentrations up to three days later. A control group of 20 volunteers was
similarly tested at a concentration of 0.05% DD-95®, but none showed any positive symptoms.
The authors suggest that there is a small but distinct subgroup of individuals working with
pesticides who develop an allergic reaction upon dermal contact with DD-95® and other
pesticides containing mainly 1,3-dichloropropene (Bousema et al., 1991).
7.1.2 Long-Term Studies
Long-term studies include studies of general population exposures to airborne
agricultural pesticides, and occupational studies of workers involved in spraying soil fumigants
containing telone.
Epidemiological Studies
Two studies that focused on community exposures to pesticides in California were
identified. One study (Clary and Ritz, 2003) examined the incidence of pancreatic cancer
mortality and its relationship to the use of pesticides in high pesticide use areas. Deaths from
pancreatic cancer from 1989 to 1996 were compared with a random sample of non-cancer deaths
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in three agricultural counties. Among long-term residents, pancreatic cancer mortality was
elevated for areas with the highest use of four pesticides from 1972 to 1989, including 1,3-
dichloropropene. The analysis showed an increased risk for those residents who had lived in one
of the three counties for at least 20 years and whose residence at the time of death was in areas of
the highest quartile of 1,3-dichloropropene application in comparison to the lower three
quartiles. Several other pesticides exhibited similar size risk increases, but none of the 95%
confidence intervals excluded the null value. In addition, only 1,3-dichloropropene and dieldrin
had been classified by the EPA as either possible, probable, or known human carcinogens. The
authors noted that dieldrin was removed from the market in 1987, while 1,3-dichloropropene is
still in use.
A second study (Lee et al., 2002) calculated inhalation risks due to airborne agricultural
pesticides using ambient air data. Exposure estimates greater than or equal to non-cancer
reference values occurred for 50% of the exposed population for several exposures, including
1,3-dichloropropene subchronic exposures (using 1990 data and previously established toxicity
values). Lifetime cancer risks of one-in-a-million or greater were estimated for 50% of the
exposed population for 1,3-dichloropropene.
Nater and Gooskens (1976) reported the results of a study using patch tests on previously
exposed workers to determine whether occupational dermatitis resulting from direct contact with
1,3-dichloropropene was due to an allergic or a primary irritant reaction. Three cases of
occupational skin contact with a common nematocide soil fumigant, D-D® mixture, were
examined. The mixture contained 1,3-dichloropropene, 1,2-dichloropropene, and
epichlorohydrin. Patient 1 received two 1-week exposures 1 year apart and developed itching
erythematous rash. Patient 2 developed the rash after a single exposure. Patient 3 was employed
spraying pesticides on a daily basis for 10 years between September and January. After 7 years,
he developed dermatitis on his arms, face, and ears, which subsided upon avoidance of the
nematocide. Patch testing was performed on the three subjects with D-D®, other preparations of
1,3-dichloropropene, and 1,2-dichloropropene at 1% in acetone (a concentration producing no
reaction in five volunteers), and with the 20 standard allergens of the International Contact
Dermatitis Research Group. Patch testing of all 1,3-dichloropropene preparations produced
allergic reactions in patient 1 (with spongiosis, lymphocyte infiltration, and migration), but not
in patients 2 or 3. No patients reacted positively to 1,2-dichloropropene. The results indicate
that 1,3-dichloropropene is a primary irritant (as demonstrated by the occupational dermatitis in
patients 2 and 3), but also that 1,3-dichloropropene can cause a contact allergic reaction, as
demonstrated by the positive patch test in patient 1 (Nater and Gooskens, 1976).
Brouwer et al. (1991) performed a prospective study to examine the liver and kidney
effects of subchronic exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene in employees of the Dutch flower bulb
industry. Venous blood and spot urine samples were collected from the 14 commercial
applicators who used 1,3-dichloropropene in soil fumigation operations at the start of the bulb
culture season in July and after the season ended in October. Possible hepatotoxicity was
assessed by determining serum activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate
aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, y-glutamyltranspeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, and
total serum bilirubin. Kidney function was evaluated by measuring serum P2-microglobulin and
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creatinine, urinary albumin, retinal binding protein, p-galactosidase, and alanine
aminopeptidase. Blood GSH concentration and erythrocyte GST activity were determined to
evaluate the effect on blood GSH conjugation capacity.
Data from the environmental monitoring study indicated that the fumigators were
exposed to time weighted average (TWA) concentrations of 1.9-18.9 mg/m3
1,3-dichloropropene. The Dutch standard of 5 mg/m3 was exceeded about 30% of the exposure
time. The only parameter of liver function to be significantly affected by 1,3-dichloropropene
was a significant decrease in serum total bilirubin concentration. For kidney function, urine
albumin and retinol binding protein concentrations were significantly increased and serum
creatinine concentration was significantly decreased by the end of the spraying season. Blood
GSH concentration and erythrocyte GST activity also were significantly decreased. The authors
concluded that a subclinical nephrotoxic effect due to exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene over a
spraying season could not be ruled out. The authors also mentioned that changes in serum
chemistry and urine analysis parameters may have been adaptive responses to detoxification and
elimination of 1,3-dichloropropene. The serum chemistry and urine analysis parameters of the
exposed workers were not subsequently evaluated to assess whether the observed alterations
returned to normal values. The decrease in GSH and GST values indicate that GSH conjugation
is involved in 1,3-dichloropropene elimination and likely detoxification (Brouwer et al., 1991).
Verplanke et al. (2000) examined 13 commercial application workers exposed to cis-
dichloropropene for 117 days, and 22 matched control workers. The geometric mean exposure
(time-weighted average) of the workers was 2.7 mg/m3 with a range of 0.1 to 9.5 mg/m3.
Biological monitoring data were collected to investigate kidney and liver function before, during,
and after the fumigation season. No differences were found between the values of the renal
effect variables or the liver variables except for a lower urinary ratio of 6-p-hydroxycortisol to
free cortisol used to monitor hepatic cytochrome P-450IIIA isoenzyme activity) in the exposed
group (however, this parameter was not considered to be related to the exposures).
7.2 Animal Studies
This section addresses the health effects observed in animal studies following exposure to
1,3-dichloropropene. Animal studies focusing on acute toxicity, subchronic toxicity,
neurotoxicity, developmental/reproductive toxicity, chronic toxicity, and carcinogenicity are
summarized in the following sections.
7.2.1 Acute Toxicity (Oral, Dermal, Inhalation)
Acute toxicity studies generally examine one-time or very short-term exposures. Acute
oral and dermal animal studies often determine the lethal dose for 50% of the animals (LD50),
while acute inhalation animal studies determine the lethal air concentration for 50% of the
animals (LC50).
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Oral Exposure
Several studies have reported oral LD50 values for various formulations of
1,3-dichloropropene in the Fischer 344 rat. The oral LD50 for M-3993 was 713 mg/kg in males
and 470 mg/kg in females (Lichy and Olson, 1975). The LD50 for Telone C-17® was 519 mg/kg
in males and 304 mg/kg in females (Mizell et al., 1988a). The LD50 for Telone II was 300 mg/kg
in males and 224 mg/kg in females (Jeffrey et al., 1987). For the c/'s-isomer of
1,3-dichloropropene, LD50 values of 121 mg/kg, 126 mg/kg, and 117 mg/kg were determined for
male and female rats combined, male rats, and female rats, respectively (Jones, 1988a).
In a rat LD50 study, a single oral administration of Telone II® induced dose-related
respiratory effects, which included lung congestion (75 mg/kg/day) and lung hemorrhage (250
mg/kg/day) (Jones and Collier, 1986a). Abnormally red and hemorrhagic lungs were observed
in rats that received a single oral dose (110 mg/kg/day) of cis- 1,3-dichloropropene in an LD50
study (Jones, 1988a).
1,3-Dichloropropene may cause gastrointestinal effects following oral exposure.
Histological examination of the stomach revealed several raised white patches on the mucosal
surface of rats that received a single gavage dose of 75 mg/kg Telone II®a, a commercial
formulation of 1,3-dichloropropene (Jones and Collier, 1986a). Rats that received a single oral
dose of 110 mg/kg c/'s-l,3-dichloropropene or more developed ulcerations of the glandular
stomach and hemorrhage of the small intestine (Jones, 1988a). Mizell et al. (1988a) reported
that a single gavage dose of 100 mg/kg Telone C-17® induced hyperkeratosis of the nonglandular
stomach in the rat.
Inhalation Exposure
LC50 values for inhalation exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene have been determined in rats
(Cracknell et al., 1987; Streeter et al., 1987; Streeter and Lomax, 1988). The LC50 for female
rats exposed to Telone II®a for 4 hours was 904 ppm (Streeter et al., 1987). The LC50 for male
rats was 855-1035 ppm for 1,3-dichloropropene. Telone C-17® appears to be more toxic than
Telone II®a; the LC50 for rats after a 1-hour exposure to Telone C-17® was 253 ppm (Streeter and
Lomax, 1988). Six of 10 rats died after a 4-hour exposure to 676 ppm Telone II®a. In the same
study, no rats died after a 4-hour exposure to 595 ppm or less of Telone II®a (Cracknell et al.,
1987).
Acute exposures of rats to various formulations of 1,3-dichloropropene induce
respiratory effects (Cracknell et al., 1987; Streeter et al., 1987; Streeter and Lomax, 1988).
Gross pathological examination revealed atelectasis (partial lung collapse), emphysema, and/or
edema in rats exposed to 206 ppm of Telone C-17® for 1 hour. Atelectasis was still present in
animals surviving the 2-week observation period (Streeter and Lomax, 1988). As noted for
death, Telone C-17® also appears to be more toxic than Telone II®a after acute exposure. No
respiratory effects were noted in rats after a 4-hour exposure to 582 ppm of Telone II®a;
however, swollen lungs were observed in rats after a 4-hour exposure to 595 ppm (Cracknell et
al., 1987). In the same study, rats exposed to 676 ppm Telone II® had lung congestion, tracheal
congestion, and fluid in the thoracic cavity (Cracknell et al., 1987). Streeter et al. (1987)
observed multifocal lung hemorrhage in rats exposed for 4 hours to 1035 ppm of Telone II®a.
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Rabbits exposed by inhalation to 300 ppm Telone II® during gestation days 6-18
developed ataxia and died. The cause of death was not determined, although lung congestion
and edema were noted on necropsy (Kloes et al., 1983).
Dermal Exposure
The acute dermal LD50 values for c/'s-l,3-dichloropropene were 794 mg/kg, 758 mg/kg,
and 841 mg/kg in male and female rats combined, male rats, and female rats, respectively (Jones,
1988b). The acute dermal LD50 for Telone II®a in rats was 1200 mg/kg (Jones and Collier,
1986b). The acute dermal LD50 in rabbits for M-3993 was 713 mg/kg in males and 407 mg/kg
for females (Lichy and Olson, 1975). In a similar study, the dermal LD50 for Telone II®a in
rabbits was 333 mg/kg (Jeffrey et al., 1987b). Six of 10 rabbits died or were submitted to
pathology in a moribund condition within 4 days after receiving a dermal application of 500
mg/kg Telone C-17® (Mizell et at. 1988b).
Gross necropsy revealed abnormally red lungs in rats that died after dermal application of
800 mg/kg c/s-l,3-dichloropropene (Jones, 1988b). Rats that received a single dermal
application of 500 mg/kg Telone II®a developed lung congestion, and at 800 mg/kg, lung
hemorrhage (Jones and Collier, 1986b).
Acute dermal application of dilute or full strength Telone II®a or M-3993 (doses ranging
from 0.1 mL to 0.5 mL of a 10% solution) rapidly produced erythema (redness of the skin) and
edema in rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs (Lichy and Olson, 1975; Carreon and Wall, 1983; Jones
and Collier, 1986b; Jeffrey, 1987b; Mizell, 1988). At concentrations of 200 mg/kg Telone II® or
more, necrosis and subcutaneous/skeletal muscle were observed in rabbits and in rats (Jones and
Collier, 1986b; Mizell, 1988; Mizell etal., 1988b).
Severe conjunctival irritation, corneal injury, and corneal opacity were observed after
instillation of 0.1 mL Telone II®a or M-3993 into the conjunctival sacs of rabbits (Jeffrey, 1987a;
Lichy and Olsen, 1975).
7.2.2 Short-Term Studies
No short term studies were identified for 1,3-dichloropropene.
7.2.3 Subchronic Studies
Oral and inhalation subchronic studies in animals are available. No subchronic studies
were identified for dermal exposure in animals for 1,3-dichloropropene.
Oral Exposure
Telone II® (96% 1,3-dichloropropene) was administered to Fischer 344 rats
(10/sex/group) at dietary levels of 0, 5, 15, 50, or 100 mg/kg/day for 13 weeks. No clinical signs
of toxicity were noted at any dose level. The body weights and organ weights were significantly
reduced in males (6-16%) ingesting >5 mg/kg/day and in females (5-11%) ingesting >15
mg/kg/day. In addition, a majority of the rats (both sexes) ingesting >15 mg/kg/day Telone II®
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developed a slight basal cell hyperplasia and those ingesting >50 mg/kg/day Telone II®
developed hyperkeratosis in the nonglandular portion of the stomach (Haut et al., 1996).
In a subchronic study, Telone II® (96% 1,3-dichloropropene) was administered to
B6C3F1 mice (10/sex/group) at dietary levels of 0, 15, 50, 100, or 175 mg/kg/day for 13 weeks.
No clinical signs of toxicity were noted at any dose level. Body weights of male and female
mice ingesting dosages of >15 mg/kg/day were depressed in a dose-related manner at the end of
the study by 5-15% and 5-13%, respectively (Haut et al., 1996).
In order to determine its potential toxicologic effects in dogs, Stebbins et al. (1999)
administered 1,3-dichloropropene (equal mixtures of cis and trans) to beagle dogs (4/sex/group)
at dietary levels of 0, 5, 15, or 41 mg/kg/day for 13 week. At the end of this study, body weights
were lower than the control group in males at 15 and 41 mg/kg/day (3% and 28%, respectively)
and in females at 5, 15, or 41 mg/kg/day (4.5%, 12%, and 25%, respectively). The higher doses
caused a regenerative hypochromic microcyte anemia (depressed erythrocyte counts,
hemoglobin concentrations, and hematocrit values) in both sexes, which worsened over the
exposure period in the 41-mg/kg/day group and remained constant over the exposure period in
the 15-mg/kg/day group. A partial reversal of the anemia (only erythrocyte counts were
equivalent in dosed and control groups) occurred in the high dose animals during the 5-week
recovery period following the dosing regimen (Stebbins et al., 1999).
Inhalation Exposure
In a 30-day inhalation study, Fischer 344 rats (10/sex/group), were exposed to Telone II®
("production grade" - no percentage of 1,3-dichloropropene presented) at concentrations of 0, 3,
10, or 30 ppm (equivalent to 0, 13.6, 45.4, and 136.2 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure
duration was 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks. There was no mortality at any dose level.
At the end of this study, body weights of male rats at all concentrations were similar to that of
the control group. Females exhibited a slight decrease in body weights. There was an increase
in the incidence of enlarged peribronchial lymph nodes in males at 13.6 and 45.4 mg/m3, but not
at 136.2 mg/m3. The incidences were 1, 5, 6, and 2 at 0, 13.6,45.4, and 136.2 mg/m3,
respectively (Coate et al., 1978).
In a subchronic toxicity study, Fischer 344 rats (28/sex/group) were exposed to DD®
(25% cis- 1,3-dichloropropene, 27% rram--l,3-dichloropropene, and 29%-1,2-dichloropropene)
at concentrations of 0, 5, 15, or 50 ppm (equivalent to 0, 22.7, 68.1, and 227 mg/m3,
respectively), 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for either 6 (10/sex/group) or 12 (19/sex/group) weeks.
No clinical signs of toxicity were observed. After 12 weeks of exposure to 227 mg/m3, the
females exhibited a significant increase in relative kidney weights, and the males exhibited a
significant increase in relative liver weights. Histologic, serum chemistry, and urinalysis
parameters, however, were either transiently altered and/or showed no changes that were
dose-related outside normal ranges (Parker et al., 1982).
In a subchronic toxicity study, Fischer 344 rats (10/sex/group) were exposed to Telone
II® (90.9% 1,3-dichloropropene) at concentrations of 0, 10, 30, 90, or 150 ppm (equivalent to 0,
45.4, 136.2, 408.6, and 681 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5
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days/week for 13 weeks. Both sexes exhibited a significant decrease in body weights at 408.6
and 681 mg/m3. Rats exposed to 136.2, 408.6, and 681 mg/m3 showed treatment-related
histopathological lesions in the nasal turbinates (Stott et al., 1984).
In a subchronic toxicity study, B6C3F1 mice (10/sex/group) were exposed to Tel one II®
(90.9% 1,3-dichloropropene) at concentrations of 0, 10, 30, 90, or 150 ppm (equivalent to 0,
45.4, 136.2, 408.6, and 681 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5
days/week for 13 weeks. Both sexes exhibited a significant decrease in body weights, while
females showed epithelial degeneration and hyperplasia of the nasal turbinates at 408.6 and 681
mg/m3 (Stott et al., 1984). Hyperplasia of the transitional epithelium of the urinary bladder was
observed in female mice exposed to > 409 mg/m3 technical-grade 1,3-dichloropropene for 13
weeks (Stott et al., 1988).
In a 30-day inhalation study, CD-I mice (10/sex/group), were exposed to Telone II®
("production grade") at concentrations of 0, 3, 10, or 30 ppm (equivalent to 0, 45.4, 136.2, 408.6,
and 681 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks.
There was no mortality at any dose level or any treatment related findings at any dose (Coate et
al., 1978).
In a subchronic toxicity study, CD-I mice (28/sex/group) were exposed to D-D® (25%
c/5-l,3-dichloropropene, 27% fram'-l,3-dichloropropene, and 29% £r
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Oral Exposure
Clinical signs of neurotoxicity were observed at 1 and 4 hours after a single oral dose (75
mg/kg/day) of 1,3-dichloropropene in rats (Jones, 1988a). The observations included hunched
posture, pilo-erection, lethargy, ptosis, ataxia, and decreased respiratory rate. More sensitive
tests for neurological effects were not used (ATSDR, 1992).
Inhalation Exposure
Ataxia of the hind limbs and loss of the righting reflex was observed in pregnant rabbits
exposed to 300 ppm of Telone II® during gestation days 6-18. No neurological signs of toxicity
were observed in rabbits exposed to 50 or 150 ppm or in rats exposed to 300 ppm (Kloes et al.,
1983).
No clinical signs of neurotoxicity were observed in rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, or dogs
after inhalation exposure to 3 ppm Telone II® a for 6 months (Torkelson and Oyen, 1977). This
was the same in rats or mice exposed to up to 150 ppm Telone II® a for 13 weeks (Coate 1979a;
Stott et al., 1988), or to 60 ppm Telone II® b for 6-24 months (Lomax et al., 1989). The absence
of clinical signs is supported by histological examinations of brain and spinal cords in rats and
mice that revealed no lesions attributable to 1,3-dichloropropene exposure (Coate 1979b; Stott et
al., 1988; Lomax et al., 1989). More sensitive tests for neurological effects, however, were not
included in these studies (ATSDR, 1992).
Dermal Exposure
Rats that received single dermal applications of 500 mg/kg cis- 1,3-dichloropropene or
more were lethargic and had increased salivation (Jones, 1988b). At 800 mg/kg or more, ptosis,
hunched posture, pilo-erection, lethargy, and decreased respiration rate were noted. Ataxia was
observed in this study at dose levels of 1300 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg (Jones, 1988b). Rats that
received a single dermal application of 1300 mg/kg or more of Telone II®a became ataxic and
lost the righting reflex, indicating neurological deficits (Jones and Collier, 1986b). Several
studies of 1,3-dichloropropene (Jones and Collier, 1986b; Jeffrey et al., 1987b; Mizell et al.,
1988b), reported clinical signs in rats and rabbits that possibly indicate a neurological effect of
1,3-dichloropropene after dermal application. These signs included lethargy, salivation,
lacrimation, and labored respiration (ATSDR, 1992).
7.2.5 Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity
No evidence of developmental or reproductive effects have been observed in oral or
inhalation animal studies, as summarized in the following sections. No studies were-located
regarding developmental/reproductive effects after dermal exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene.
Oral Exposure
Histological evaluation of reproductive organs and tissues from rats and mice that
received oral doses of Telone II®a (0, 25, or 50 mg/kg for rats and 0, 50, or 100 mg/kg for mice)
for 2 years revealed no lesions attributable to the exposure (NTP, 1985). More sensitive tests for
reproductive effects, however, were not performed in this study (ATSDR, 1992).
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Inhalation Exposure
Linnett et al. (1988) studied the subchronic reproductive toxicity of D-D®, which is a
mixture of 1,3-dichloropropene (57%) and 1,2-dichloropropene (% not specified). Wistar rats
(30 males/group and 24 females/group) were exposed by inhalation to 0, 10, 30, or 90 ppm
(equivalent to 0, 45.4, 136, and 409 mg/m3, respectively) D-D®. The exposure duration was 6
hours/day, 5days/week for 10 weeks. Selected male rats from each exposure group (n=20) were
mated with unexposed virgin females during week 3, 5, 8, and 10 of exposure. After the 10-
week exposure period, selected females from each exposure group (n=15) were mated with
unexposed males. The remaining males and females from each treatment group were sacrificed
immediately after the exposure period for standard toxicological evaluation. No
treatment-related effects were observed in any of the mating, fertility, fecundity, and
reproductive pathology/histopathology endpoints, including sperm morphology and estrus
cycling at any of the doses tested (Linnett et al., 1988).
In a two-generation rat study, Breslin et al. (1989) exposed Fischer 344 rats
(30/sex/group) to 0, 10, 30, or 90 ppm 1,3-dichloropropene (0, 42, 124, or 373 mg/m3). The
animals in the FO and Fl generations were exposed 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 10 and 12
weeks, respectively, before breeding. They then were exposed 7 days/week during breeding,
gestation, and lactation. No adverse exposure-related effects were found on reproductive and
neonatal parameters.
In a developmental study, Fischer 344 rats and New Zealand white rabbits were exposed
to 90.1% cis- and trans- 1,3-dichloropropene at concentrations of 0, 50, 150, or 300 ppm
(equivalent to 0, 82, 245, and 490 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day
during gestation days 6-15 for rats and 6-18 for rabbits. No evidence of teratogenicity was
observed. Maternal effects in rats included decreases in weight gain and food consumption at all
exposure levels. In rabbits, decreased weight gain was observed in the animals exposed to 60
and 100 ppm (Hanley et al., 1987).
In a second developmental study, Fischer 344 rats and New Zealand white rabbits were
exposed to 90.1% cis- and /rami-l,3-dichloropropene at concentrations of 0, 50, 150, or 300 ppm
(equivalent to 0, 204, 613, and 1226 mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6
hours/day during gestation days 6-15 for rats and 6-18 for rabbits. Irritation, as evidenced by
nasal exudate and red, crusty material around the eyes, was observed in the rat dams exposed to
300 ppm. Teratogenic effects were not observed in either the rats or the rabbits in any exposure
group, but embryotoxocity (decreased number of fetuses per litter and increased resorptions) was
observed in rats exposed to 300 ppm. Decreased body weight gains were observed in rat dams in
all exposure groups and significant maternal weight loss was reported at the two highest
exposure levels. In the rabbits exposed to 300 ppm, severe maternal neurotoxicity (ataxia of
hind limbs and loss of the righting reflex) was observed, therefore, embryotoxicity could not be
assessed (Kloes et al., 1983).
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7.2.6 Chronic Toxicity
Several chronic oral and inhalation animal toxicity studies are available, and are
summarized below. A single chronic dermal animal study was identified.
Oral Exposure
In a study reported by the National Toxicological Program (NTP) in 1985, Telone II®
(89% 1,3-dichloropropene) was administered in corn oil by gavage to Fischer 344 rats
(52/sex/group). They were given doses of 0, 25, or 50 mg/kg/day three times a week for 104
weeks. At the end of the study, body weights of the high-dose male rats were depressed 5%
relative to those for low-dose and/or control male rats. In both sexes, there were increased
incidences of basal cell or epithelial hyperplasia of the forestomach at both treatment levels, and
edema of the urinary bladder at the highest treatment level. In females, nephropathy occurred at
both treatment levels (NTP, 1985).
NTP (1985) also studied B6C3F1 mice (50/sex/group) administered the commercial
grade formulation of Telone II® (89.0% 1,3-dichloropropene) in corn oil by gavage at doses of 0,
50, or 100 mg/kg/day three times per week for 104 weeks. In female mice, there were increased
incidences of hyperplasia of the forestomach at the high dose, and a dose-related increase in
hydronephrosis. In both sexes at 50 and 100 mg/kg/day, there was a dose-related increased
incidence of epithelial hyperplasia of the urinary bladder (NTP, 1985). Carcinogenic effects
observed in this study are discussed in Section 7.2.7.
Male and female Fischer rats (60/sex/dose) were administered a microencapsulated
formulation of Telone II® (96% 1,3-dichloropropene) in the diet at doses of 0, 2.5, 12.5, or 25
mg/kg/day for 24 months. At 12 months 10 animals/sex/dose were sacrificed. Body weight
gains were decreased in males (8% and 21%) and females (15 and 25%) at 12.5 and 25
mg/kg/day, respectively, compared to controls at 24 months. Food consumption also was
decreased in males at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day and in females at 25 mg/kg/day at 24 months.
There was an increased incidence of basal cell hyperplasia of the nonglandular mucosa of the
stomach of both sexes at the 12- and 24-month sacrifice at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day. Males also
had an increase in liver masses and nodules at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day. No other clinical signs of
toxicity were observed (Stott et al., 1995).
Fischer 344 rats were administered 1,3-dichloropropene in their diets for up to two years,
at dose levels of 0, 2.5, 12.5, or 25 mg/kg/day (Stebbins et al., 2000). Rats given 12.5 or 25
mg/kg/day had decreased body weights and body weight gains. Rats also exhibited basal cell
hyperplasia of the nonglandular mucosa of the stomach in the 12.5- and 25-mg/kg/day groups at
12 months (not significantly different from controls). This also occurred at 24 months (males:
20/50 at 12.5 mg/kg/day and 30/50 at 25 mg/kg/day; females: 20/50 at 12.5 mg/kg/day and 37/50
at 25 mg/kg/day). All treated rats also exhibited an increased incidence of eosinophilic foci of
altered cells in the liver at 24 months, although this is a common spontaneous occurrence in aged
Fischer 344 rats.
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In a two-year toxi city/carcinogen! city study in B6C3F1 mice (50/sex/group), Tel one II®
(95.8% 1,3-dichloropropene) was administered as microcapsules by dietary administration at
levels of 0, 2.5, 25, or 50 mg/kg/day. There were no effects on clinical signs, mortality,
ophthalmology, hematology parameters, organ weights, macroscopic pathology, or microscopic
pathology at any dose (Redmond et al., 1995). However, there was a significant decrease in
body weights and body weight gains in the 25- and 50-mg/kg/day groups.
B6C3F1 mice were administered 1,3-dichloropropene in their diets for up to two years, at
dose levels of 0, 2.5, 25, or 50 mg/kg/day (Stebbins et al., 2000). Mice in the 25 and 50
mg/kg/day dose groups had decreased body weights and body weight gains. The only histologic
change in mice was decreased size of hepatocytes in males at 50 mg/kg/day for 12 months. This
was consistent with decreased cytoplasmic glycogen content and decreased liver weights,
however, this effect was not present at 24 months.
In a chronic toxicity study, beagle dogs (4/sex/dose) were administered approximately 0,
0.5, 2.5, or 15 mg/kg/day 1,3-dichloropropene, as Telone II®, in their diets for 1 year. Body
weights of males given 15 mg/kg/day were 5-12% lower than the control group during the first
13 weeks of the study and 13-19% lower than the control group during the remaining 9 months.
Body weights of females given 15 mg/kg/day were 5-14% lower than the control group during
the majority of the dosing period. Both sexes ingesting a dose of 15 mg/kg/day experienced a
regenerative, hypochromic microcytic anemia characterized by decreased hematocrit,
hemoglobin concentrations, and size of erythrocytes, which remained relatively constant in
severity between 3 and 12 months of treatment. Histopathologic alterations associated with the
anemia in the high dose groups consisted of increased hematopoiesis of the bone marrow and
increased extramedullary hematopoiesis of the spleen (Stebbins et al., 1999).
Inhalation Exposure
Fischer 344 rats (50/sex/group) were exposed to Telone II® (49.5% cis- and 42.6%
trans- 1,3-dichloropropene) at 0, 5, 20, or 60 ppm (equivalent to 0, 23, 84, and 251 mg/m3,
respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 2 years. An ancillary
group of 10 animals/sex/group was similarly exposed to duration-adjusted exposures of 0, 3.7,
14.9, or 44.6 mg/m3 for 6 or 12 months. No clinical signs of toxicity or significant differences in
survival were observed in the exposed rats as compared to controls. However, histopathological
examination revealed exposure-related effects in the nasal tissues of both male and female rats
exposed to 60 ppm for 24 months. These effects included unilateral or bilateral decreased
thickness of the olfactory epithelium due to degenerative changes, erosions of the olfactory
epithelium, and fibrosis beneath the olfactory epithelium (Lomax et al., 1989).
In a chronic study, B6C3F1 mice (50/sex/group) were exposed to Telone II® (49.5% cis-
and 42.6% /ram--l,3-dichloropropene) at 0, 5, 20, or 60 ppm (equivalent to 0, 23, 84, and 251
mg/m3, respectively). The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 2 years. An
ancillary group of 10 animal s/sex/group was similarly exposed to duration-adjusted exposures of
0, 3.7, 14.9, or 44.6 mg/m3 for 6 or 12 months. No clinical signs of toxicity or significant
differences in survival were observed in the exposed mice compared to controls. In both sexes,
there were dose-related incidences of bladder hyperplasia which were statistically significant for
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both sexes at 60 ppm and for females at 20 ppm. Both sexes of mice (20 ppm males and 60 ppm
females) also had compound-related hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the respiratory epithelium.
Some groups also had degeneration of the olfactory epithelium, which was statistically
significant at 60 ppm for both sexes and at 20 ppm for females. In males exposed to 60 ppm,
there was a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of benign lung tumors and
hyperplasia and hyperkeratosis in the forestomach (Lomax et al., 1989).
In a chronic toxi city /carcinogen! city study, B6C3F1 mice were exposed by whole-body
inhalation to Telone II® (92.1% 1,3-dichloropropene) at aerosol concentrations of 0, 5, 20, or 60
ppm (0, 23, 84, or 251 mg/m3). The number of animals exposed were 50/sex/group, plus
10/sex/group in 6- and 12- month exposure groups. The exposure duration was 6 hours/day, 5
days/week for a total of 510 days over a 2-year period. There was no effect on survival (at least
80% in each group). There was a statistically-significant decrease in body weight gain in 60
ppm males (3-9%) and females (2-11%). Urinary bladder effects were noted primarily in
females at 20 and 60 ppm. Slight, moderate, or marked roughened, irregular and opaque
surfaces were reported in 20/50 females at 20 ppm and 30/49 at 60 ppm compared with 3/50 in
the control group. Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the nasal respiratory mucosa (very
slight/slight) were observed in both sexes at 60 ppm and in female mice at 20 ppm.
Degeneration of olfactory epithelium (very slight/slight) was noted in both sexes at 60 ppm.
Hyperplasia of the epithelial lining of the nonglandular portion of the stomach was observed in a
higher incidence compared to the control group in males and to a lesser extent in females at 60
ppm (Dow, 1987).
7.2.7 Carcinogenicity
Carcinogenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene has been studied in animals using oral,
inhalation, and dermal exposures, as summarized in the following sections.
Oral Exposure
In a study reported by the NTP (1985), Fischer 344 rats (52/sex/group) were gavaged
with Telone II® (89.0% 1,3-dichloropropene) in corn oil at doses of 0, 25, and 50 mg/kg/day, 3
times/week for 104 weeks. No increased mortality occurred in the treated animals. Elevated
incidences of the following tumors (single and combined) were observed at the highest dose
tested: 1) forestomach squamous cell papillomas in males and females (mostly benign) in the 50-
mg/kg/day groups, which developed within one year of exposure; 2) combined forestomach
squamous cell papillomas and carcinomas (24 months after exposure began), which were
significant for males in the 50-mg/kg/day group; and 3) liver neoplastic nodules, which were
statistically significant only in males in the 25- and 50-mg/kg/day groups (24 months after
exposure began). The increased incidence of forestomach tumors was accompanied by a
positive trend for forestomach basal cell hyperplasia in male and female rats of both treated
groups (25 and 50 mg/kg/day). The incidence of adrenal gland pheochromocytomas in males of
the low-dose group was significantly elevated when compared with vehicle controls. Thyroid
follicular cell adenomas and carcinomas occurred with a statistically-significant positive trend in
low-dose female rats. However, the increased incidence of thyroid tumors in low-dose male rats
was not statistically significant (NTP, 1985).
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NTP (1985) also studied B6C3F1 mice (50/sex/group). Telone II® (89.0%
1,3-dichloropropene) was administered in corn oil by gavage at doses of 0, 25, or 50 mg/kg/day,
3 times/week for 104 weeks. Due to excessive mortality in control male mice from myocardial
inflammation approximately 1 year after the initiation of the study, the study in males was not
considered to be adequate. Elevated incidences of the following tumors (single and combined)
were observed either at the highest dose level tested or at both dose levels tested: 1) forestomach
squamous cell papillomas or combined papillomas and carcinomas in males and females and
squamous cell carcinomas in females; 2) urinary bladder transitional cell carcinomas in both
sexes; and 3) lung adenomas and combined lung adenomas and carcinomas in both sexes. NTP
concluded that there was a "clear evidence of carcinogenicity" for female mice, since the
administration of Telone II® had caused an increased incidence of transitional cell carcinomas of
the urinary bladder, as well as an increased incidence of alveolar /bronchial adenomas of the
lung and of squamous cell papillomas and carcinomas of the forestomach in female mice (NTP,
1985).
In a chronic toxicity/carcinogenicity study, Stott et al. (1995) administered Telone II®
(96% 1,3-dichloropropene) as microcapsules by dietary administration to Fischer 344 rats at
levels of 0, 2.5, 12.5, or 25 mg/kg/day for two years. The number of animals exposed were
60/sex/group with 10/sex/group sacrificed at 12 months. At the end of the study, there was
evidence of carcinogenicity. As previously discussed (Section 7.2.6, Chronic Toxicity, Oral
Exposure) the incidence of nonneoplastic forestomach hyperplasia at 24 months was statistically
increased at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day. No statistically-significant incidence of malignancies was
observed in rats of either sex. The results indicated an increased incidence of benign liver cell
tumors (hepatocellular adenomas) in both sexes of rats at 24 months in males at 25 mg/kg/day.
The incidences of rats with primary hepatocellular adenomas were increased in males at the two
highest doses (6/50 and 9/50 for 12.5 mg/kg and 25 mg/kg, respectively) and in females at the
highest dose (4/50). The highest dose tested was considered adequate to assess the carcinogenic
potential of 1,3-dichloropropene in rats (U.S. EPA, 1998c).
Fischer 344 rats were administered 1,3-dichloropropene in their diets for 24 months, at
dose levels of 0, 2.5, 12.5, or 25 mg/kg/day (Stebbins et al., 2000). A significantly increased
number of hepatocellular adenomas (benign) were observed only in males at 25 mg/kg/day
(significantly increased incidence of 9/50); non-significant increases were observed in males at
12.5 mg/kg/day (6/50) and in females at 25 mg/kg/day (4/50). There were no significant
increases of hepatocellular carcinomas (malignant) in any dose groups.
Redmond et al. (1995) reported there was no evidence of carcinogenicity from a two-year
study in which B6C3F1 mice were administered 0, 2.5, 25, or 50 mg/kg Telone II® (95.8%
1,3-dichloropropene) as microcapsules in their diet. This is in direct contrast with the
observations of carcinogenicity made in the NTP study (1985). EPA (2000e) concludes that the
NOAEL/LOAEL for cancer in this study may be uncertain, because it is uncertain whether the
loaded microcapsules were stable during use. EPA (2000e) notes, however, that the incidences
of lung tumors (combined bronchoalveolar adenoma and carcinoma) in the two studies are
similar for the 50 mg/kg groups (for males, 13/50 in NTP [1985] and 11/50 in Redmond et al.
[1995] and for females, 4/50 in NTP [1985] and 5/50 in Redmond et al. [1995]).
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Inhalation Exposure
Lomax et al. (1987) reported that there was no evidence of carcinogen!city from a two-
year study in which Fischer 344 rats were exposed to Telone II® (92.1% 1,3-dichloropropene) at
aerosol concentrations of 0, 5, 20, or 60 ppm (0, 22.7, 90.8, 272.4 mg/m3, respectively). The
exposure frequency was 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for a total of 509 days.
In a chronic toxi city /carcinogen! city study, Dow (1987) exposed B6C3F1 mice
(50/sex/group plus 10/sex/group for 6- and 12-month exposure groups) to Telone II® (92.1%
1,3-dichloropropene at aerosol concentrations of 0, 5, 20, or 60 ppm (0, 22.7, 90.8, 272.4 mg/m3,
respectively) 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for a total of 510 days over a 2-year period. At the end
of the study period, there was evidence of carcinogenicity. Bronchoalveolar adenomas appeared
in a higher incidence in 60-ppm males only when compared with the control group. Although
the lung tumors noted in this mouse inhalation study were benign, the tumor induction was dose
dependent (9/50, 6/50, 13/50, and 22/50 for 0, 5, 20, 60 ppm, respectively), the tumor incidence
was outside the range of historical controls, and the tumor type also was seen in the mouse oral
bioassay.
In a chronic toxicity/oncogenicity study in which Fischer 344 rats and B6C3F1 mice
were exposed to 0, 5, 20, or 60 ppm Telone II® via inhalation for 2 years, Lomax et al. (1989)
reported that there was a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of bronchoalveolar
adenomas in male mice exposed to 60 ppm Telone II® for 24 months. An increased incidence of
this benign lung tumor was not observed in female mice or in male or female rats exposed to
Telone II® under the same protocol (Lomax et al., 1989). Similar results were reported by
Lomax et al. (1987) and Dow (1987).
Dermal Exposure
1,3-Dichloropropene did not induce skin papilloma formation in mice after dermal
application of 122 mg per mouse three times weekly for 74 weeks (Van Duuren et al., 1979).
7.3 Other Key Data
7.3.1 Mutagenicity/Genotoxicity Effects
Genotoxicity studies of 1,3-dichloropropene in in vitro test systems are summarized in
Table 7-2 at the end of this chapter. The studies summarized below have conflicting results
regarding the genotoxicity of 1,3-dichloropropene.
Several groups have reported that 1,3-dichloropropene is mutagenic in vitro with and
without metabolic activation in the Ames Salmonella test (De Lorenzo et al., 1977; Neudecker et
al., 1977; Stolzenberg and Rine, 1980; Vithayathil et al., 1983; Greedy et al., 1984; Neudecker
and Henschler, 1986). In contrast, 1,3-dichloropropene purified on silic acid columns was not
mutagenic (Talcott and King, 1984). Silic acid removes polar impurities, which when added
back to the purified 1,3-dichloropropene, restore mutagenic activity (Talcott and King, 1984).
Watson et al. (1987) confirmed the findings that purified 1,3-dichloropropene is not mutagenic in
the Ames Salmonella test. Watson et al. (1987) also found that the impurities alone were
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mutagenic. Thus, the weight of evidence of these data suggests that the mutagenic activity of
1,3-dichloropropene preparations in earlier bacterial tests was likely due to mutagenic polar
impurities and not to 1,3-dichloropropene.
Although purified 1,3-dichloropropene was not directly mutagenic, Watson et al. (1987)
observed mutagenic activity in the presence of S9 fraction or washed microsomes from rat liver.
Watson et al. (1987) have suggested that c/s-l,3-dichloropropene undergoes
mono-oxygenase-dependent bioactivation to mutagenic metabolites only in the absence of GSH.
Thus, mutagenicity was abolished when the concentration of GSH was adjusted to normal
physiological concentrations (5 mM). These findings are consistent with the results of Greedy et
al. (1984), which showed that GSH eradicated the microbial mutagenicity of both isomers of
1,3-dichloropropene after it was adjusted to normal physiological concentrations. These results
suggest that normal physiological concentrations of GSH provide efficient protection against the
mutagenic activity of 1,3-dichloropropene and associated trace impurities.
Schneider et al. (1998b) also reported that conjugation of 1,3-dichloropropene with GSH
decreases epoxide formation. The authors showed that cis- and trans-epoxides are mutagenic in
the Salmonella TA100 assay. The addition of GSH to the assay, with or without GST,
diminished the mutagenicity of cis- 1,3-dichloropropene epoxide, the most potent isomer, and
obliterated the mutagenicity of fram'-l,3-dichloropropene epoxide. The investigators postulated
that the epoxides or their decomposition products (i.e., 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropanal) are
responsible for the mutagenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene in the presence of liver enzymes.
Neudecker and Henschler (1986) used enzyme inhibitors to determine whether rat liver
enzymes (i.e., S9) metabolize allylic chloropropenes, such as 1,3-dichloropropene, via
epoxidation or via cleavage of the allylic chlorine, which then forms the allylic chloroalcohol,
the aldehyde, and then acrylic acid. The investigators distinguished these pathways by
measuring mutagenicity in Salmonella TA100. Addition of SKF525, an inhibitor of microsomal
oxygenase which prevents formation of 1,3-dichloropropene epoxide, had no effect on
mutagenicity. Also, l,l,l-trichloropropene-2,3-oxide, an inhibitor of epoxide hydrolase that
prevents metabolism of the epoxide, had no effect on mutagenicity. However, addition of
cyanamide, an inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase that prevents metabolism of the aldehyde
activates 1,3-dichloropropene by hydrolysis to chloroalcohols that subsequently oxidize to
3-chloroacrolein (hydrolytic-oxidative pathway) and then to the respective acrylic acid.
In mammalian test systems, 1,3-dichloropropene triggered unscheduled DNA synthesis in
Hela cells (Eder et al., 1987; Schiffmann et al., 1983); sister chromatid exchange in Chinese
hamster V79 cells (van der Hude et al., 1987) and Chinese hamster ovary cells (Loveday et al.,
1989); mitotic aberrations in Chinese hamster lung cells (Sasaki et al., 1988); and DNA
fragmentation in Chinese hamster V79 cells (Martelli et al., 1993).
Van der Hude et al. (1987) assessed the genotoxicity of several halogenated short-chain
hydrocarbons, including cis- and trans- 1,3-dichloropropene, using the in vitro sister chromatid
exchange (SCE) test in the Chinese hamster V79 cell line. Without S9 activation, 0.1-0.4 mM
1,3-dichloropropene showed a dose-dependent increase in the frequency of SCE. Higher
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concentrations were required to induce significant SCE frequencies with 1,3-dichloropropene
compared with other short-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons tested. The observed increase in SCE
was abolished by the addition of rat liver S9 mix. These results are inconsistent with those of
Watson et al. (1987), which showed mutagenic activity of purified 1,3-dichloropropene after the
addition of S9, but not without S9. Moreover, van der Hude et al. (1987) used a formulation
purified by gas chromatography, and as established by Watson et al. (1987), impurities due to
such "purification" have mutagenic activity. Thus, the positive response to 1,3-dichloropropene
in this assay was probably caused by mutagenic impurities rather than 1,3-dichloropropene.
Martelli et al. (1993) investigated the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of
1,3-dichloropropene in cultured Chinese hamster lung, i.e., V79 cells, and in hepatocytes from
male Sprague-Dawley rats. DNA fragmentation was significantly increased in a dose-dependent
manner in V79 cells, which cannot metabolize 1,3-dichloropropene, after 1-hour incubation with
subtoxic concentrations (1.8-5.6 mM) of 1,3-dichloropropene. This result is inconsistent with
the Salmonella assays that showed no genotoxic activity without metabolic activation (Talcott
and King, 1984; Watson et al., 1987); however, this result is consistent with other Salmonella
assays. During an experiment to determine the time course for DNA repair, DNA lesions in V79
cells were only partially repaired 24 hours after removal of 1,3-dichloropropene. Subtoxic
concentrations (0.18-0.56 mM) did not produce DNA fragmentation after a 20-hour incubation.
Thus, in V79 cells, it appears that DNA fragmentation due to subtoxic concentrations of
1,3-dichloropropene was repaired successfully. However, rat hepatocytes, which have an intact
metabolizing system, were more sensitive to DNA fragmentation. DNA fragmentation produced
by 0.18-1 mM 1,3-dichloropropene in rat hepatocytes was reduced by both GSH and inhibition
of cytochrome P450 activity with metapyrone. This experiment showed that the protective effect
of GSH in mutagenicity assays (Watson et al., 1987; Greedy et al., 1984; Neudecker and
Henschler, 1986) also applies to mammalian cells. It also contradicts the finding of Neudecker
and Henschler (1986) that metabolism by cytochrome P450 has no role in the mutagenicity of
1,3 -dichloropropene.
Ghia et al. (1993) examined the genotoxic activity of 1,3-dichloropropene using a battery
of short-term in vivo tests. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were administered doses of
1,3-dichloropropene ranging from 62.5 mg/kg to 250 mg/kg by either a single oral gavage or a
single intraperitoneal injection. Animals were pre-treated with either buthionine-sulfoximine
(BSO) or diethyl-maleate (DEM) to reduce GSH levels, or with methoxsalen (MS) to inhibit
cytochrome P450. A dose-dependent increase in DNA fragmentation was most pronounced in
the liver (the site for tumors at 25 mg/kg/day in Stott et al. [1995] and at 50 mg/kg in NTP
[1985]) and the stomach mucosa (the site for tumors at 50 mg/kg in NTP [1985]) and occurred to
a lesser extent in the kidney. No DNA fragmentation occurred in the lung, bone marrow, or
brain. Partial repair was observed after 24 hours. Reduction of GSH levels with BSO or DEM
pretreatment did not affect DNA fragmentation in the liver, but that was explained by the fact
that neither BSO nor DEM increased depletion of liver GSH over that caused by
dichloropropene alone. The inhibition of cytochrome P450 with MS reduced the frequency of
DNA fragmentation in the liver as shown by Martelli et al. (1993) in rat hepatocytes. Despite
the fact that the 125 mg/kg dose administered was 5 times higher than that of Stott et al. (1995)
and 2.5 times higher than that of NTP (1985), there was no evidence of DNA repair induction in
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UDS assays. In addition, no statistically-significant increases in micronucleated polychromatic
erythrocytes (PCE) in bone marrow (consistent with the absence of DNA fragmentation) and
spleen or in micronucleated hepatocytes were observed at the same dose.
The authors concluded that DNA fragmentation in vivo correlated well with
1,3-dichloropropene carcinogenic activity in the rat liver and stomach mucosa observed by Stott
et al. (1995) and NTP (1985), respectively. However, the doses used by Ghia et al. (1993) were
at least 2.5 times that producing liver tumors in Stott et al. (1995) and 1.25 times that producing
forestomach tumors in NTP (1985). In addition, even at the high doses used by Ghia et al.
(1993), the genotoxicity results of the rat hepatocyte DNA repair assay and the MN assay of
bone marrow, spleen, and liver cells were negative.
Kevekordes et al. (1996) tested a number of pesticides for clastogenic and aneugenic
properties in 1) an in vivo mouse bone marrow MN test, and 2) an in vitro sister chromatid
exchange (SCE) assay using human lymphocytes in the presence or absence of rat liver S9.
1,3-Dichloropropene by gavage significantly increased the frequency of micronucleated
polychromatic erythrocytes (PCE) in the bone marrow cells of female mice at the two highest
doses tested (187 and 234 mg/kg), whereas no increase in PCE was observed in male mice at
doses up to 280 mg/kg/day. With and without S9 activation, the frequency of SCE in cultured
human lymphocytes was statistically increased compared with the control group, but only at the
highest dose tested (100 |iM). In the discussion of these findings, the authors point out that
1,3-dichloropropene formulations are likely to contain a number of mutagenic impurities
(Kevekordes et al., 1996). Therefore, the mutagenic activity cannot necessarily be attributed to
1,3 -dichloropropene.
1,3-Dichloropropene does not produce dominant lethal mutations in Wistar or F344 rats
or New Zealand white rabbits, as evidenced by the absence of embryonic or fetal deaths in
inhalation studies by Hanley et al. (1987) and Linnett et al. (1988).
7.3.2 Immunotoxicity
Gross and histological examinations were done on the thymus and lymph nodes of rats
and mice exposed to 150 ppm or less of Telone II®a for 13 weeks (Stott et al., 1988), 60 ppm
Telone II®b for 6-24 months (Lomax et al., 1989), or to 50 ppm of DD® for 6-12 weeks (Parker
et al., 1982). No lesions were attributable to 1,3-dichloropropene exposure. However, more
sensitive tests for immune system function were not used (ATSDR, 1992).
7.3.3 Hormonal Disruption
No studies were identified regarding hormonal disruption following exposure to
1,3 -dichloropropene.
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7.3.4 Physiological or Mechanistic Studies
Stott et al. (1997a) conducted a series of studies to elucidate the potential mechanisms of
tumorigenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene in male B6C3F1 mice and F344 rats. The selection of
dose, sex, species, and route of administration was based on the tumors seen in 2-year oral and
inhalation bioassays with rats and mice, including: Stott et al. (1995), in which hepatocellular
adenomas were observed in male rats fed 25 mg/kg/day 1,3-dichloropropene; NTP (1985), in
which urinary bladder tumors were noted in female mice gavaged with 50 mg/kg
1,3-dichloropropene three times/week and in male mice at 100 mg/kg; NTP (1985), in which
nonneoplastic bladder effects were observed at 25 mg/kg; and Lomax et al. (1989), in which
bronchoalveolar adenomas were observed in male mice exposed to 272 mg/m3 by inhalation.
Stott et al. (1997a) gavaged male rats with 0, 5, 12.5, 25, or 100 mg/kg/day
1,3-dichloropropene for 3 days, 12 days (5 days/week), or 26 days (5 days/week). In addition,
male mice were exposed to whole-body inhalation concentrations of 0, 10, 30, 60, or 150 ppm
(equivalent to 0, 45.4, 136.2, 272, or 681 mg/m3, respectively) for 6 hours/day for 3 days, 12
days (5 days/week), or 26 days (5 days/week). The following mechanistic endpoints were
evaluated: 1) GSH levels in rat liver and mouse lung; 2) levels of DNA replication as determined
by increased regenerative cell proliferation in rat liver and mouse epithelia from urinary bladder
and bronchiole; 3) rates of apoptosis in rat liver and mouse epithelia from urinary bladder and
bronchiole; and 4) adduct formation in rat liver and mouse lung measured by the
32P-Post-Labeling assay.
Results from the Stott et al. (1997b) study included a dose-dependent decrease in tissue
GSH levels. While liver GSH levels increased back to control levels by the end of the exposure
period (26 days), GSH levels in mouse lung did not. Both tissues showed a rebound (greater
than control levels) in GSH levels when animals exposed for 11 days were tested 24 hours after
dosing was terminated. No changes were noted in either cell proliferation or apoptosis rates in
rat liver or in mouse lung or urinary bladder epithelia. In addition, no unique DNA adduct
formation or increase in the incidence of normally occurring adducts was found in rat liver or
mouse lung.
The authors concluded that these studies provide scientific support to a
weight-of-evidence conclusion that tumorigenesis associated with high-dose ingestion or
inhalation of 1,3-dichloropropene is nongenotoxic in etiology and is not dependent on 1)
enhanced cell proliferation; 2) depressed rates of apoptosis; or 3) increased or unique DNA
adduct formation. However, these mechanistic studies did not identify a mechanism of action
for tumor formation. Neither the genotoxic nor the nongenotoxic mechanisms tested elicited
positive results. The studies showed that 1,3-dichloropropene, at doses used in chronic
bioassays, depletes GSH in target organs. They were consistent with GSH protection against
cytotoxicity and tumorigenicity by conjugating with 1,3-dichloropropene. Bacterial assays
(Watson et al., 1987; Greedy et al., 1984; Neudecker and Henscher, 1986) and in vitro
mammalian assays (Martelli et al., 1993) also have shown that GSH protects against genotoxic
effects (Stott et al., 1997a).
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1,3-Dichloropropene was not a tumor initiator in mice treated with a single application of 122
mg per mouse, followed by repeated applications of the tumor promoter, phorbol myristic acid,
for 58 weeks (Van Duuren et al., 1979).
7.3.5 Structure-Activity Relationship
A study by Neudecker and Henschler (1986) was focused on the class of allylic
chloropropenes. Neudecker and Henschler (1986) used enzyme inhibitors to determine whether
rat liver enzymes (i.e., S9) metabolize allylic chloropropenes, such as 1,3-dichloropropene, via
epoxidation or cleavage of the allylic chlorine, which then forms the allylic chloroalcohol, the
aldehyde, and then acrylic acid. The investigators distinguished these pathways by measuring
mutagenicity in Salmonella TA100. Addition of SKF525, an inhibitor of microsomal oxygenase
that prevents formation of 1,3-dichloropropene epoxide, had no effect on mutagenicity. Also,
l,l,l-trichloropropene-2,3-oxide, an inhibitor of epoxide hydrolase that prevents metabolism of
the epoxide, had no effect on mutagenicity. However, addition of cyanamide, an inhibitor of
aldehyde dehydrogenase that prevents metabolism of the aldehyde activates 1,3-dichloropropene
by hydrolysis to chloroalcohols that subsequently oxidize to 3-chloroacrolein
(hydrolytic-oxidative pathway) and then to the respective acrylic acid.
7.4 Hazard Characterization
7.4.1 Synthesis and Evaluation of Non-Cancer Effects
The primary effect noted in humans after repeated occupational exposure to 1,3-
dichloropropene is dermatitis (Bousema et al., 1991; Nater and Gooskens, 1976). Exposure to
high concentrations, as may occur in chemical spills, can produce severe toxicity manifested by a
dose-related range of acute neurotoxic symptoms (Flessel et al., 1978; Hayes, 1982; Markovitz
and Crosby, 1984), and accidental ingestion of large quantities of 1,3-dichloropropene has been
fatal (Hernandez et al., 1994). The quantity and concentrations at which these severe effects
occurred are not reported.
In a general population study in California near agricultural areas where 1,3-
dichloropropene is commonly used, an increased incidence of pancreatic cancer was observed,
but concurrent exposures to other agricultural chemicals could have been a confounder (Clary
and Ritz, 2003). Actual exposure concentrations were unknown; the surrogate for exposure in
this study was pesticide usage.
In chronic and subchronic high-dose animal studies, histopathologic changes have been
noted in target organs along the portals of entry (e.g., forestomach for oral administration; nasal
mucosa and lung for inhalation) and/or in organs involved in the metabolism (liver) and
excretion of conjugated metabolites (e.g., urinary bladder and kidney). The table below shows
the lowest observed effect level for subchronic and chronic studies for various adverse effects
observed in rats, mice, and dogs.
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Table 7-1 Lowest Observed Effect Levels of Non-neoplastic Histopathologic Changes
for Cited Studies
Species
Route of
Administration
Histopathologic Changes
Lowest Observed
Effect Level
Reference
SUBCHRONIC - ORAL
Dogs
Rats
Mice
Oral
Oral
Oral
No histopathologic changes
noted
Basal cell hyperplasia of
forestomach (both sexes)
No histopathologic changes
noted
Not available (NA)
15 mg/kg/day
NA
Stebbins et al.
(1999)
Hautetal. (1996)
Hautetal. (1996)
SUBCHRONIC - INHALATION
Rats
Rats
Rats
Mice
Mice
Mice
Mice
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
No treatment-related
histopathologic changes
noted
No histopathologic changes
noted
Lesions in nasal turbinates
(both sexes)
No histopathologic changes
noted
Hepatocyte enlargement
(both sexes)
Epithelial degeneration and
hyperplasia of nasal
turbinates (females)
Hyperplasia of the
transitional epithelium of the
urinary bladder (females)
Not available (NA)
NA
30ppm
NA
50ppm
90ppm
>90 ppm
Coateetal. (1978)
Parker etal. (1982)
Stottetal. (1984)
Coateetal. (1978)
Parker etal. (1982)
Stottetal. (1984)
Stottetal. (1988)
CHRONIC - ORAL
Dogs
Rats
Oral
Oral
Hematopoiesis of the bone
marrow and extramedullary
hematopoiesis of the spleen
(both sexes)
Basal cell or epithelial
hyperplastic lesions of
forestomach (both sexes)
15 mg/kg/day
25 mg/kg/day (10.7
mg/kg/day when
averaged over 7
days)
Stebbins et al.
(1999)
NTP (1985)
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Species
Rats
Rats
Mice
Mice
Mice
Route of
Administration
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Oral
Histopathologic Changes
Basal cell hyperplasia of
nonglandular mucosa of
stomach (both sexes)
Eosinophilic foci of altered
cells in liver (both sexes)
Basal cell hyperplasia of
nonglandular mucosa of
stomach (both sexes)
Increase in liver masses and
nodules (males)
Epithelial hyperplasia of
urinary bladder (both sexes)
No histopathologic changes
noted
Decreased size of
hepatocytes at 12 months
(males); this effect was not
present at 24 months
Lowest Observed
Effect Level
12.5 mg/kg/day
12.5 mg/kg/day
50 mg/kg/day (21.4
mg/kg/day when
averaged over 7
days)
NA
50 mg/kg/day
Reference
Stebbins et al.
(2000)
Stottetal. (1995)
NTP (1985)
Redmond et al.
(1995)
Stebbins et al.
(2000)
CHRONIC - INHALATION
Rats
Mice
Mice
Inhalation
Inhalation
Inhalation
Nasal tissue effects (both
sexes)
Slight, moderate, or marked
roughened, irregular and
opaque surfaces of the
bladder
Hypertrophy and
hyperplasia of nasal
respiratory epithelium
Bladder hyperplasia
Hypertrophy and
hyperplasia of respiratory
epithelium
Degeneration of the
olfactory epithelium
60ppm
20 ppm (females)
20 ppm (females)
Lomaxetal. (1989)
Dow (1987)
Lomaxetal. (1989)
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Neither reproductive nor developmental toxicity was observed in a two-generation study
in rats or in developmental studies in rats and rabbits after maternal inhalation of concentrations
up to 376 mg/m3 1,3-dichloropropene (Hanley et al., 1988; Linnett et al., 1988; Breslin et al.,
1989). Even concentrations that produced parental toxicity (i.e., decreased body weight and/or
nasal histopathology) did not produce reproductive or developmental effects (Hanley et al.,
1988; Breslin etal., 1989).
7.4.2 Synthesis and Evaluation of Carcinogenic Effects
Limited evidence associating carcinogenicity in humans to 1,3-dichloropropene
exposures arises from case studies in which two firemen and one farmer were accidentally
exposed to acute high doses and subsequently developed blood cancers (non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma and leukemia) (Markovitz and Crosby, 1984). Such case reports lack quantitative
rigor and are often highly selective. Nevertheless, they may identify an association when there
are unique features such as uncommon tumors. These case studies do not provide a sound basis
for inferring a causal association between exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene and blood cancers
since the possibility of confounding factors has not been considered or ruled out.
In an early chronic laboratory animal study (NTP, 1985), oral gavage was employed as
the means of administration, and a formulation of 1,3-dichloropropene containing
epichlorohydrin was used as the test substance. 1,3-Dichloropropene produced forestomach
hyperplasia in rats and mice, as well as forestomach squamous cell papillomas and carcinomas in
rats. Other target organs observed in this study included the mouse urinary bladder (epithelial
hyperplasia), rat liver (neoplastic nodule formation), and mouse kidney (hydronephrosis). The
lowest observed effect level for these endpoints was 25 mg/kg/day in both species.
When the method of oral administration of 1,3-dichloropropene was changed to feeding
(Stott et al., 1995; Haut et al., 1996), forestomach lesions occurred in rats, but when compared
with the NTP (1985) study, the severity of hyperplasia was reduced. Other targets identified in
the NTP gavage study (mouse forestomach, urinary bladder, kidney, and rat liver) exhibited no
histopathologic changes in the feeding studies (Redmond et al., 1995; Stott et al., 1995).
Differences in histopathology between the NTP (1985) and the feeding studies may be due to the
method of administration (daily dietary exposure vs. concentrated bolus dosing). Other
investigators have observed that oral gavage increases blood levels of toxicant and toxicity
compared with the same dose administered by gastric infusion over two hours (Sanzgiri et al.,
1995). The decrease in the number of target organs in the feeding studies also may be due to the
absence of epichlorohydrin in the feeding formulation. In the mouse dietary study (Redmond et
al., 1995), there is uncertainty as to whether the mice received the intended dose, as reflected by
the absence of cancer (urinary bladder tumors) and non-cancer effects (urinary bladder
hyperplasia, forestomach hyperplasia, and hydronephrosis) previously observed in the NTP
(1985) study. However, the incidences of lung tumors (combined bronchoalveolar adenoma and
carcinoma) in the two studies are similar at similar doses. For the 50-mg/kg groups, lung tumor
rates for males were 13/50 (NTP, 1985) and 11/50 (Redmond et al., 1995) and, for females, lung
tumor rates were 4/50 (NTP, 1985) and 5/50 (Redmond et al., 1995). The other major toxic
effect in the feeding studies was reduced body weight at the higher doses in both rats and mice.
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The two-year animal bioassays clearly establish that 1,3-dichloropropene is carcinogenic
at relatively high doses. Rodent feeding studies by Stott et al. (1995) observed a late-onset
increase in the incidence of benign hepatocellular adenomas (with one hepatocarcinoma) in male
rats at the highest dose tested, 25 mg/kg/day. No treatment-related tumors were observed in
female rats or in male or female mice fed up to 50 mg/kg/day. The Stebbins et al. (2000) feeding
study found an increased incidence of hepatocellular adenomas in rats administered 12.5 or 25
mg/kg/day for 24 months, but no oncogenic response in mice. An increased incidence of
eosinophilic foci of altered cells in the liver was also noted, but was considered a spontaneous
occurrence in the livers of aged F344 rats.
The gavage study by NTP (1985) found significant incidences of bronchoalveolar,
forestomach, and urinary bladder tumors in mice at 50 mg/kg, and forestomach and liver tumors
in rats at 25 mg/kg. With the exception of the urinary bladder tumors in mice, most tumors were
benign. In 50-mg/kg rats, four carcinomas were observed in forestomach and one in the liver. In
mice, eight carcinomas in urinary bladder and three in bronchoalveolar areas were observed at
50 mg/kg, while two were observed in the forestomach at 100 mg/kg. Although the NTP study
was rejected for RfD development by the EPA (U.S. EPA, 2000e) because the thrice weekly,
high-dose gavage regime was not well-designed to study chronic toxicity, the data established
that 1,3-dichloropropene is a carcinogen at relatively high bolus doses. Current test guidelines
recommend seven times weekly gavage, but indicate that five times/week is acceptable (U.S.
EPA, 1998d). NTP acknowledged that the epichlorohydrin used as a stabilizer in Tel one II may
be partially responsible for the squamous cell papillomas and carcinomas, at least in rat
forestomach since hyperplasia, papilloma, and carcinoma were found in the forestomachs of rats
in an epichlorohydrin drinking water study (Konishi et al., 1980). The chronic feeding study by
Stott et al. (1995), which did not include epichlorohydrin, found forestomach hyperplasia in rats,
but no carcinomas or papillomas.
In chronic inhalation bioassays, a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of
benign lung adenomas was observed in male mice only at the highest exposure of 272 mg/m3,
but no malignancies were observed (Lomax et al., 1989). The tumors occurred with late onset as
they were only observed after 24 months of exposure, but not after 6 or 12 months. No tumors
were reported for female mice or for male or female rats.
Most animals exposed to 272 mg/m3 for 6, 12 or 24 months exhibited nasal
histopathology. For the 24-month exposures, the incidence of nasal histopathology was
significant in female mice at 90.8 mg/m3 and in male mice at 272 mg/m3 1,3-dichloropropene.
Despite the dose-dependent hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the nasal respiratory epithelium
and/or degeneration of the olfactory epithelium in rats at the highest exposure of 272 mg/m3, no
animals developed tumors in the nasal mucosa. Mice that exhibited these effects had cases that
were graded as "slight" histopathologic changes, involving approximately 10% or less of the
total respective epithelium, and the changes did not progress in severity or distribution from one
exposure duration to the next.
The lack of tumorigenesis in the rat nasal mucosa may be due to the relatively low vapor
uptake of this tissue (Stott and Kastl, 1986) and the protective action of GSH. Uptake is much
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greater in the rat lung than in the nasal mucosa. Additionally, whereas GSH is depleted in a
dose-dependent manner in the nasal mucosa, it appears to be dose-independent in the lung.
Decreases of up to70% of control values are maintained across a wide range of dose levels
(Fisher and Kilgore, 1988a). The relatively low uptake and rapid detoxification of inhaled
1,3-dichloropropene by GSH in the nasal mucosa appear to be sufficient to protect against
carcinogenicity, but not toxicity, along the primary portal of entry. In the rat lung, neither
toxicity nor carcinogenicity was observed.
The mutagenicity and toxicity of 1,3-dichloropropene have been extensively studied in
both in vitro and in vivo assays. Early bacterial studies demonstrated that 1,3-dichloropropene
was mutagenic in a variety of test systems in the absence of metabolic activation (De Lorenzo et
al., 1977; Neudecker et al., 1977; Stolzenberg and Hine, 1980; Creedy et al., 1984; Neudecker
and Henschler, 1986). Although later studies showed that these findings were due to mutagenic
impurities in the 1,3-dichloropropene formulation (Talcott and King, 1984; Watson et al., 1987),
even purified 1,3-dichloropropene caused mutations in the presence of S9 (Watson et al., 1987).
Genetic reversions in bacteria were prevented, however, by the addition of physiological
concentrations of GSH (Creedy et al., 1984; Watson et al., 1987).
In the absence (verified or assumed) of mutagenic impurities, 1,3-dichloropropene has
produced mixed results in mammalian in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity studies. Although the
positive studies indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene can be mutagenic, the relevance of these
studies to mammalian tumor formation is uncertain due to the high concentrations or doses used.
The lowest concentrations used in in vitro studies, on the order of 0.1 mM, are still two orders of
magnitude higher than that found in rat blood after high, acute doses of 1,3-dichloropropene.
The peak blood level detected after a 3-hour exposure of rats to 409 mg/m3 1,3-dichloropropene
was 0.004 mM 1,3-dichloropropene (Stott and Kastl, 1986). The highest concentration in the
2-year chronic bioassay by Lomax et al. (1989) was 227 mg/m3. The peak blood level detected in
rats after a 25 mg/kg gavage with 1,3-dichloropropene (highest dietary dose administered by
Stott et al., 1995) was approximately 0.0027 mM 1,3-dichloropropene (Stott et al., 1998). Even
the lowest doses used in in vivo genotoxicity tests (62.5 mg/kg in rats by Ghia et al., 1993) were
more than twice those used in formation in chronic rodent bioassays is uncertain due to the lack
of information about the relative sensitivity of the test systems. However, the
weight-of-evidence from short-term studies suggests that 1,3-dichloropropene is mutagenic.
7.4.3 Mode of Action and Implications in Cancer Assessment
Although the major metabolic pathway of 1,3-dichloropropene is conjugation by GSH
and subsequent excretion in the urine, Schneider et al. (1998b) found that epoxidation of
1,3-dichloropropene occurs as a minor metabolic pathway in mouse liver at about LD50 doses.
The doses administered were 3.5-7 times the maximum dose administered to mice in the NTP
(1985) study and 7-14 times those administered to mice in the feeding study of Redmond et al.,
(1995). Schneider et al. (1998b) observed that the epoxides were mutagenic in bacterial assays
and that the mutagenicity was decreased (c/'s-epoxide) or abolished (trans-epoxide) by the
addition of GSH. The investigators also demonstrated that conjugation of 1,3-dichloropropene
with GSH decreases epoxide formation in mouse liver. The authors postulated that the epoxides
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or their decomposition products are responsible for the mutagenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene in
the presence of liver enzymes and that the epoxides bind to deoxyguanosine in vitro (Schneider
et al., 1998b). Stott et al. (1997a,b), however, found no evidence of DNA adduct formation in
vivo after subchronic exposures to tumorigenic doses of 1,3-dichloropropene. It is possible that
GSH effectively scavenged 1,3-dichloropropene in the subchronic studies and that lifetime
exposures to high doses of 1,3-dichloropropene eventually leads to significant GSH depletion
and lack of protection from the genotoxic metabolites. 1,3-Dichloropropene may be
nongenotoxic at low-dose exposures that do not interfere significantly with normal function of
GSH, but bioassay data demonstrating the protective effect of GSH against tumor formation is
lacking.
The toxicokinetics of 1,3-dichloropropene have been reasonably characterized.
1,3-Dichloropropene is rapidly absorbed and quickly conjugated with GSH, forming mercapturic
acids (Climie et al., 1979; Dietz et al., 1985; Waechter and Kastl, 1988; Waechter et al., 1992),
which are rapidly excreted in the urine. The extent of epoxidation, (a minor metabolic pathway
identified at ~LD50 doses in mice) is reduced by conjugation of 1,3-dichloropropene with GSH.
1,3-Dichloropropene does not bioaccumulate in target tissue to any significant degree (Hutson et
al., 1971; Dietz et al., 1984). Repeated high dose exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene are required
to significantly deplete GSH in target organs with the exception of nasal tissue. Nonlinear
kinetics consistent with saturation of GSH-mediated conjugation systems have been reported at
exposure levels of 1363-4086 mg/m3 in rats (Fisher and Kilgore, 1988a,b). Pharmacokinetic
studies have demonstrated that reductions in GSH due to repeated administration of
1,3-dichloropropene occur over a range of doses (22.7-7786 mg/m3 by inhalation and 12.5-100
mg/kg orally). Significant depletion occurs in most tissues only at high doses, and GSH levels
rebound upon cessation of exposure (Stott et al., 1997a).
Thus, it appears likely that toxicity is associated with depletion of GSH. Based on in
vitro studies and biological monitoring of workers exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene vapors,
human toxicokinetics and metabolism via GSH conjugation appear to be similar to that in
rodents.
Although the chronic dietary and inhalation bioassays suggest that tumors may not occur
at low doses, a nonlinear mechanism of tumor formation is not supported by mechanistic data.
In fact, the mutagenic properties of 1,3-dichloropropene suggest a genotoxic mechanism of
action. The mutagenic properties and the absence of data to support a nonlinear mechanism of
tumor formation require the quantitative assessment to default to a linear model.
7.4.4 Weight of Evidence Evaluation for Carcinogenicity
The evidence associating carcinogenicity in humans to 1,3-dichloropropene exposures is
from case studies in which individuals were accidentally exposed to acute high doses and
subsequently developed blood cancers (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia). These case
studies do not provide a firm basis for inferring a causal association between human exposure to
1,3-dichloropropene and blood cancers because the possibility of confounding factors has not
been considered or ruled out. Additionally, animal bioassays do not suggest that the
hematopoietic system is a target organ of 1,3-dichloropropene carcinogenicity.
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Two-year animal bioassays indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene is carcinogenic at relatively
high doses. Feeding studies in rodents found a late-onset increase in the incidence of benign
hepatocellular adenomas (with one hepatocarcinoma) and forestomach hyperplasia in rats, at 25
mg/kg/day (Stott et al., 1995). No treatment-related malignant tumors were observed in female
rats or in male or female mice fed up to 50 mg/kg/day. A gavage study by NTP (1985) found
significant incidences of bronchoalveolar, forestomach, and urinary bladder tumors in mice at 50
mg/kg and forestomach and liver tumors in rats at 25 mg/kg. Although many of the observed
tumors were benign, evidence for the carcinogenic effects of 1,3-dichloropropene may be found
in the increased incidences of urinary bladder tumors in mice, and squamous cell papillomas and
carcinomas of the forestomach and liver adenoma in rats. Supporting evidence for
carcinogenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene included the increased incidences of alveolar/bronchiolar
adenomas of the lung and combined squamous cell papillomas and/or carcinomas of the
forestomach (not statistically significant) at the highest dose, 100 mg/kg/day, in female mice.
Chronic toxicity of 1,3-dichloropropene was evidenced by hyperplasia of the forestomach in
both sexes of rats and mice, and epithelial hyperplasia of the urinary bladder in male and female
mice. Based on the serial-sacrifice (ancillary) study (NTP, 1985), development of both
hyperplasia and carcinogenicity of the forestomach in rats was dependent on exposure duration
(U.S. EPA, 2000e).
In chronic inhalation bioassays, a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of
benign lung adenomas was observed in male mice, as well as hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the
nasal respiratory epithelium and/or degeneration of the olfactory epithelium in rats and mice
(without development of nasal tumors), after 24 months at the highest exposure of 272 mg/m3
1,3-dichloropropene (Lomax et al., 1989).
The mutagenicity and genotoxicity of 1,3-dichloropropene have been extensively studied
in both in vitro and in vivo assays. Early bacterial studies demonstrated that 1,3-dichloropropene
was mutagenic in a variety of test systems in the absence of metabolic activation. Although later
studies showed that these findings were due to mutagenic impurities in the 1,3-dichloropropene
formulation, even purified 1,3-dichloropropene produced mutations in the presence of S9.
Bacterial reversions were prevented, however, by the addition of physiological concentrations of
GSH. In the absence (verified or assumed) of mutagenic impurities, 1,3-dichloropropene has
produced mixed results in mammalian in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity studies. Although the
positive studies indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene can be mutagenic, the relevance of these
studies to mammalian tumor formation is uncertain owing to the high concentrations or doses
used. Even the lowest doses used in in vivo genotoxicity tests (62.5 mg/kg in rats by Ghia et al.,
1993) were more than twice those used in the chronic bioassays (Stott et al., 1995). Although
several high-concentration and high-dose genotoxicity studies have shown that
1,3-dichloropropene is mutagenic, the relevance of these studies to tumor formation in chronic
rodent bioassays is uncertain because of the lack of information about the relative sensitivity of
the test systems. However, the weight of the evidence in the short-term studies suggests that
1,3-dichloropropene is mutagenic (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
Under U.S. EPA's (19990 cancer risk assessment guidelines, the weight of evidence,
despite the lack of adequate human data, indicates that 1,3-dichloropropene is clearly a rodent
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carcinogen and is "likely to be carcinogenic to humans." This characterization is based on
tumors observed in chronic animal bioassays for both oral and inhalation routes of exposure.
The animal studies show: similar observations in independent studies; severity of lesions,
latency, and lesion progression; and consistency in observations.
Under U.S. EPA's (1987) cancer risk assessment guidelines, 1,3-D is classifiable as a
"B2," probable human carcinogen, with little or no evidence for carcinogenicity in humans and
sufficient evidence in animals. This classification is based on 1) the production of tumors in
F344 rats (forestomach, liver) and B6C3F1 mice (forestomach, urinary bladder, and lung) at high
bolus doses; 2) observations of benign liver tumors in F344 rats at lower dietary doses; and 3)
the formation of mutagenic epoxide metabolites at high doses (at about the LD50 level).
Inhalation studies showed an increase in the incidence of lung adenomas, however, these were
benign tumors.
7.4.5 Sensitive Populations
No human studies are available that provide any insight into the relative sensitivity of
children and adults in the general population to the toxic effects of 1,3-dichloropropene.
Formulators of 1,3-dichloropropene in manufacturing facilities and applicators of
1,3-dichloropropene in agricultural settings could become sensitive populations due to the
potential for their repeated potential exposures to the chemical over periods of time. Some
studies suggest that there is a small but distinct subgroup of individuals working with pesticides
who develop an allergic reaction upon dermal contact with DD-95® and other pesticides
containing mainly 1,3-dichloropropene (Bousema et al., 1991).
Although no animal studies have examined the effect of 1,3-dichloropropene exposure on
juvenile animals per se, studies in rats and rabbits provide no evidence of developmental toxicity
(Hanley et al., 1988; Linnett et al., 1988; Breslin et al., 1989) even at doses that caused maternal
toxicity. Accordingly, it is unlikely that 1,3-dichloropropene causes developmental toxicity in
humans, but its effects on children are unknown. Likewise, no human data suggest that gender
differences in toxicity or tumorigenicity might occur as a result of exposure to
1,3-dichloropropene. In chronic exposure animal studies, female mice were more sensitive to
the urinary bladder toxicity induced by inhalation exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene; male mice
exhibited bronchoalveolar adenomas, while the female mice did not (Lomax et al., 1989).
Inhalation exposure also produced mild kidney histopathology in female mice and mild kidney
and liver histopathology in male mice (Lomax et al., 1989). In a feeding study, male mice also
exhibited a decrease in body weight while females did not (Redmond et al., 1995). In a rat
feeding study, only males exhibited liver adenomas (Stott et al., 1995), but both sexes manifested
neoplastic liver nodules in a gavage study (NTP, 1985). Despite the foregoing, the relevance of
gender differences in rodents to those in humans is unknown.
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Table 7-2 Genetic and Related Effects of 1,3-Dichloropropene
Test System
EndPoint
Results
With
Activation
Without
Activation
Dose
fig/mL (in vitro)
mg/kg/day (in vivo)
Reference
Prokaryotic organisms:
fraws-l,3-Dichloropropene
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA1535
Salmonella typhimurium TA1535
Salmonella typhimurium TA1978
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
10
10
NG
10
122
25
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
Greedy et al. (1984)
Neudecker & Henschler (1986)
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
Neudecker et al. (1977)
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
c/s-l,3-Dichloropropene
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA1535
Salmonella typhimurium TA1535
Salmonella typhimurium TA1978
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
10
5
NG
20
10
122
25
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
Greedy etal. (1984)
Neudecker & Henschler (1986)
Watson etal. (1987)
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
Neudecker et al. (1977)
DeLorenzo et al. (1977)
Mixture of trans- and c/s-l,3-Dichloropropene
E. Coli (PQ37)
DNA damage
NT
+
365
von derHude etal. (1988)
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Test System
Salmonella typhimurium TA98
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
(1,3-dichloropropene purified by
chromatography)
Salmonella typhimurium TA100
Salmonella typhimurium TA98
EndPoint
Forward mutation
(rifampicin
resistance)
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Reverse mutation
Results
With
Activation
NT
+
+
NT
NT
+
Without
Activation
+
+
+
-
+
NT
Dose
fig/mL (in vitro)
mg/kg/day (in vivo)
200
55
17
500
NG
200
Reference
Vithayathiletal. (1983)
Stolzenberg & Hine (1980)
Haworthetal. (1983)
Talcott& King (1984)
Talcott& King (1984)
Vithayathiletal. (1983)
Eukaryotic organisms:
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster
Chinese hamster lung V79 cells
Rat primary hepatocytes
Rat primary hepatocytes
Chinese hamster lung V79 cells
Chinese hamster ovary CHO cells
Sex-linked recessive
lethal mutations
Heritable
translocations
DNA fragmentation
DNA fragmentation
Unscheduled DNA
synthesis
Sister chromatid
exchange
Sister chromatid
exchange
NT
NT
NT
-
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
5750 ppm feed
5750 ppm feed
200
20
35
11
30
Valencia etal. (1985)
Valencia etal. (1985)
Martelli etal. (1993)
Martelli etal. (1993)
Martelli etal. (1993)
von derHude etal. (1987)
Loveday etal. (1989)
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Test System
Chinese hamster ovary CHO cells
Human hepatocytes
Human hepatocytes
Human hepatocytes
Rat liver, kidney and gastric mucosa
Rat hepatocytes
Rat bone marrow, spleen and liver cells
NMRI mice bone marrow cells
(C57BL/6 x C3H)F1 mice
EndPoint
Chromosomal
aberrations
DNA fragmentation
Unscheduled DNA
synthesis
Sister chromatid
exchange
DNA fragmentation
Unscheduled DNA
synthesis
Micronucleus test
Micronucleus test
Sperm morphology
Results
With
Activation
-
NT
NT
+
Without
Activation
-
+
+
+
+
-
-
+
-
Dose
fig/mL (in vitro)
mg/kg/day (in vivo)
100
35
35
11
62.5 ip x 1
125 po x 1
125 po x 1
187 po x 1
75 ip x 1
Reference
Lovedayetal. (1989)
Martellietal. (1993)
Martellietal. (1993)
Kevokordesetal. (1996)
Ghiaetal. (1993)
Ghiaetal. (1993)
Ghiaetal. (1993)
Kevokordesetal. (1996)
Osterlohetal. (1983)
Source: IARC (1986)
Notes: +, positive; -, negative; NT, not tested; NG, not given: LED, lowest effective dose; HID, highest effective dose; PO, oral; ip, intraperitoneal
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8.0 DOSE-RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
This section provides discussions of both non-cancer and cancer dose-response
assessments and derives toxicity values based on appropriate studies. The dose-response
assessments presented in this chapter were abstracted from the Toxicological Review of
1,3-Dichloropropene (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
8.1 Dose-Response for Non-Cancer Effects
The derivations of the reference dose (RfD) and reference concentration (RfC) for telone
are described below. The RfD is an estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of
magnitude) of a daily oral exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that
is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime. The RfC is an
estimate of the daily inhalation exposure to the human population that is likely to be without
appreciable risk of deleterious effects over a lifetime.
8.1.1 Reference Dose Determination
Choice of Principal Study and Critical Effect
The rat dietary study of Stott et al. (1995) was selected as the principal study for deriving
the RfD. In rats, a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of forestomach
histopathology was observed at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day for both sexes. Mild basal cell
hyperplasia of the mucosal lining was observed, characterized by a prominence of the basal
layers of the mucosa due to increased cytoplasmic basophilia and an increased number of cell
layers in the basal portion of the mucosa. Forestomach hyperplasia is associated with chronic
irritation and is consistent with the observation of primary dermal irritation in other studies (e.g.,
Nater and Gooskens, 1976) and other portal of entry effects observed in studies of 1,3-
dichloropropene exposure (Linnett et al., 1988; Stott et al., 1988; Breslin et al., 1989; Lomax et
al., 1989;Hautetal., 1996).
The dose level selected from Stott et al. (1995), an LOAEL of 12.5 mg/kg/day, is
consistent with the results of the Stebbins et al. (2000) study, in which rats exhibited basal cell
hyperplasia of the non-glandular mucosa of the stomach at the LOAEL of 12.5 mg/kg/day and at
the highest dose level of 25 mg/kg/day.
Dose-response Characterization
Table 8-1 documents the incidences for forestomach histopathology in male rats. The
lack of chronic irritation (i.e., forestomach hyperplasia) or body weight decrease at 2.5
mg/kg/day defines the study NOAEL. The LOAEL is 12.5 mg/kg/day. No adjustment for
exposure duration is necessary because 1,3-dichloropropene was administered daily in the diet
for 2 years.
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Table 8-1 Incidence of Forestomach Histopathology in Male F344 Rats
Administered dose (mg/kg/day)
0
2.5
12.5
25
Forestomach histopathology
(animal incidence)
3/100
4/100
40/100
67/100
Source: Stottetal. (1995)
Methods of Analysis—Benchmark Dose Analysis
Benchmark dose (BMD) analysis was used to derive the RfD (Appendix B). BMD
requires a quantitative measure, and the selected study provides a quantitative measure of
toxicity in the incidence of treated animals with forestomach histopathology. The BMD10
(maximum likelihood estimate at 10% risk) and the BMDL10 (95% lower confidence limit on the
BMD10) were estimated using the model with the best visual fit, and a statistically-significant
goodness-of-fit.
The results for the gamma model were chosen because the visual fit at low doses was the
best. The gamma model yielded aBMD10 of 5.07 mg/kg/day and aBMDL10 of 3.38 mg/kg/day.
Application of Uncertainty Factors (UF) and Modifying Factors (MF)
Uncertainty factors (UFs) are applied to the BMD10 and the BMDL10 to account for
uncertainties in extrapolation from animal data to human exposure conditions, for the variability
in human sensitivities, for data deficiencies, and for other factors. Default uncertainty factors are
applied for two of the uncertainties listed: for interspecies extrapolation the default uncertainty
factor of 10 is applied, since there are no data on the relative sensitivity of rats and humans to
stomach irritation; and the default uncertainty factor of 10 is applied to protect sensitive human
subpopulations, since there are no data documenting the nature and extent of variability in
human susceptibilities to 1,3-dichloropropene. Because the database for 1,3-dichloropropene is
substantial and includes studies of genotoxicity, mode of action, pharmacokinetics, reproductive
and developmental toxicity, systemic toxicity, and cancer, no additional UFs or MFs are needed.
The BMD10 and BMDL10 are divided by a total UF of 100 to yield the RfD. Thus, the
RfD derived from the BMDL10 is 0.03 mg/kg/day (RfD = 3.38 mg/kg/day - 100 = 0.0338
mg/kg/day).
8.1.2 Reference Concentration (RfC) Determination
Choice of Principal Study and Critical Effect
Lomax et al. (1989) was the only chronic inhalation bioassay for 1,3-dichloropropene
identified, and thus was chosen as the principal study. In addition, EPA determined that this
study was well-designed and well-conducted (EPA, 2000e). The two potential critical effects in
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this study are histopathology of the respiratory epithelium in the nasal tract in rats and mice and
hyperplasia and inflammation in the urinary bladder in mice.
Nasal histopathology was chosen as the most relevant critical effect because it was also
found in subchronic studies of rats or mice (Stott et al., 1988; Breslin et al., 1989) and because it
was reported in humans exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene (Markovitz and Crosby, 1984).
Dose-response Characterization
Table 8-2 documents the incidences for nasal histopathology in female mice. The
NOAEL is defined by the lack of nasal histopathology at 3.7 mg/m3. The LOAEL is 14.9 mg/m3
1,3 -dichloropropene.
Table 8-2 Incidence of Nasal Histopathology in Female B6C3Fi Mice
Administered dose
(mg/m3)
0
22.7
90.8
272
Adjusted administered dose
(mg/m3)"
0
3.7
14.9
44.7
Nasal hypertrophy/
hyperplasia
4/50
4/50
28/50
49/50
Source: Lomax et al. (1989)
a Correction for purity of formulation concentration (92%) and correction for intermittent exposure to continuous
exposure: 22.7 mg/m3 x 0.92 x 6/24 hrs x 5/7 days = 3.7 mg/m3.
Methods of Analysis—Benchmark Concentration Analysis
The gamma model was selected by EPA, since it showed, first, as statistically-significant
goodness-of-fit (at p>0.05), and then the best visual fit. This model resulted in a BMC10 of 5.91
mg/m3 and a BMCL10 of 3.66 mg/m3.
1,3-Dichloropropene is a Category 2 gas (U.S. EPA, 1994b), since it is not highly
reactive or water soluble and it produces both respiratory (nasal histopathology) and remote
effects (urinary bladder histopathology). For Category 2 gases, adjustment of animal exposure
to human equivalent concentrations (HECs) is based on algorithms for Category 1 or Category 3
gases depending upon whether the major effect is respiratory or systemic. Algorithms for
extrathoracic effects for Category 1 gases are used to adjust animal exposure concentrations of
1,3-dichloropropene to HECs (U.S. EPA, 1994b), because the critical target was the nasal
mucosa. The HEC for a Category 1 gas is derived by multiplying the animal BMC10 and
BMCL10 by an interspecies dosimetric adjustment for gas:respiratory effects in the extrathoracic
region of the lung, according to the following calculation (U.S. EPA, 1994b):
RGDR(ET) = (MVa/Sa)/(MVh/Sh)
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where:
RGDR(ET) = regional gas dose ratio for the extrathoracic area of the lung
MVa = animal minute volume (mouse = 0.041 L/min)
MVh = human minute volume (13.8 L/min)
Sa = surface area of the extrathoracic region of the animal lung (mouse = 3
cm2)
Sh = surface area of the extrathoracic region of the human lung (200 cm2).
Using default values, the RGDR(ET) = (0.041/3)7(13.8/200) = 0.014/0.069 = 0.198. The
animal BMC10 and BMCL10 are then multiplied by 0.198 to yield the HECs for these values.
BMC10HEC = BMC10A x 0.198 = 5.91 x 0.198 = 1.17 mg/m3
BMCL10HEC = BMCL10A x 0.198 = 3.66 x 0.198 = 0.725 mg/m3
Application of Uncertainty Factors (UF) and Modifying Factors (MF)
For long-term rodent bioassays, the default uncertainty factors for interspecies
extrapolation and within-species variability are each 10. Half of that factor, 101/2, or 3, reflects
the pharmacokinetic component of uncertainty and half represents the pharmacodynamic
component of uncertainty. Because 1,3-dichloropropene is rapidly conjugated via GSH-
mediated systems to mercapturic acids, excreted in the urine, is not bioaccumulated, and the
toxicokinetics in rats and humans are similar, an UF of 3, instead of the default UF of 10, was
used for interspecies extrapolation. There are no data documenting the nature and extent of
variability in human susceptibility; therefore, the default UF of 10 was used for within-species
variation. The database is substantial and includes studies of pharmacokinetics, reproductive and
developmental toxicity, systemic toxicity, mechanism of action and mutagenicity/genotoxicity.
Therefore, no additional UFs or MFs were applied. Thus, the BMC10 and BMCL10 are divided
by a total uncertainty factor of 30 to yield the RfC for non-cancer effects; using the BMC10, the
RfC is 0.04 mg/m3, and using the BMCL10, the RfC is 0.02 mg/m3 (U.S. EPA, 200f).
8.2 Dose-Response for Cancer Effects
The only human data available are case studies from occupational or accidental
exposures, which are inadequate for the assessment of the potential human carcinogenicity of
1,3-dichloropropene. Thus, only the data derived from animal studies were used to assess
carcinogenic potential of 1,3-dichloropropene.
In chronic animal bioassays, 1,3-dichloropropene produced tumors in F344 rats
(forestomach, liver) and B6C3F1 mice (forestomach, urinary bladder, and lung) at high gavage
doses, liver tumors in F344 rats at lower dietary doses, and benign lung tumors in male mice
exposed via inhalation. Although 1,3-dichloropropene elicited a positive response for
mutagenicity in bacterial assays with the addition of S9, the most compelling evidence for
mutagenicity is the isolation of mutagenic epoxide metabolites from mouse liver at high (~LD50)
doses. Thus, under EPA's Risk Assessment Guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1987), 1,3-dichloropropene
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is a B2, probable human carcinogen, because of the lack of data in humans and sufficient
evidence of carcinogenicity in animals (U.S. EPA, 2000g).
The Proposed Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (U.S. EPA, 1996c),
characterize 1,3-dichloropropene as a "likely" human carcinogen, based on tumors observed in
chronic animal bioassays for both inhalation and oral routes of exposure. Although the chronic
dietary and inhalation bioassays suggest that tumors may not occur at low doses, a nonlinear
mechanism of tumor formation is not supported by the available mechanistic data. In fact, the
mutagenic properties of 1,3-dichloropropene suggest a genotoxic mechanism of action. The
mutagenic properties and the absence of data to support a nonlinear mechanism of tumor
formation require that the quantitative assessment default to a linear model (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
8.2.1 Choice of Study/Data With Rationale and Justification
Animal carcinogenicity data are sufficient to provide a quantitative assessment of the
potential human carcinogenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene. Four lifetime animal studies are
available (U.S. EPA, 2000g) that examine the carcinogenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene. Three are
oral studies in rats and/or mice (NTP, 1985; Stott et al., 1995; Redmond et al., 1995), and one is
an inhalation study in rats and mice (Lomax et al., 1989). The weight of evidence for both the
oral and inhalation carcinogenicity of 1,3-dichloropropene indicates that this compound is
carcinogenic in animals.
The tumor data chosen for the quantitative oral carcinogenicity assessment are shown in
Table 8-3. Since rat liver tumors were observed in both the gavage (NTP, 1985) and feeding
studies (Stott et al., 1995), these tumors were chosen for quantitative assessment (U.S. EPA,
2000g). Forestomach tumors, as observed in rats and mice (NTP, 1985), were not chosen due to
the confounding effects of epichlorohydrin in the formulation and because the tumors did not
appear in the feeding studies (Stott et al., 1995; Redmond et al., 1995). Bronchoalveolar
adenoma/carcinoma, as observed in male mice, were considered unacceptable for quantitative
assessment, since the control group survival was inadequate due to early deaths attributed to
myocarditis. Urinary bladder tumor data were also chosen for quantitative assessment, even
though these results were not seen in feeding studies, because the transitional cell carcinoma of
the bladder is a rare tumor and because the dosing for mice in the feeding study may have been
inadequate as it was not verified by in-cage stability measurements (U.S. EPA, 2000g). In the
absence of a single best study, both the NTP (1985) and Stott et al. (1995) studies were evaluated
separately and used for the quantitative oral cancer assessment, then the most conservative value
was recommended by EPA, as published in the IRIS database (U.S. EPA, 2000g), and as
discussed in the IRIS Toxicological Review (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
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Table 8-3 Incidence of Tumors in Chronic Oral Bioassays
Administered
dose
(mg/kg/event)a
0
2.5
12.5
25
25
50
50
100
Human equivalent
dose (mg/kg/day)b
0
0.65
3.22
2.75
6.31
2.88
5.4
5.81
Hepatocellular
adenoma/
carcinoma:
male rats
(NIP, 1985)
1/49
-
-
6/48
-
-
8/50
-
Urinary bladder
carcinoma:
female mice
(NIP, 1985)
0/50
-
-
-
-
8/50
-
21/47
Hepatocellular
adenoma/
carcinomas:
male rats
(Stott et aL, 1995)
2/49
1/50
6/50
-
10/49
-
-
-
a Daily doses for dietary studies (Stott etal., 1995); dose per gavage for NTP (1985) study.
b Administered doses averaged over 7 days/week (if necessary) and adjusted to human equivalent doses by multiplying by
(animal body weight/human body weight)1'4 and the % of 1,3-dichloropropene in the formulation (92% for NTP [1985] and 96%
for Stott etal. [1995]).
The critical study for assessment of cancer inhalation potency is the study by Lomax et
al. (1989) in which rats and mice were exposed to up to 272 mg/m3 1,3-dichloropropene vapors
for 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 2 years. The only neoplastic response observed in any species
or sex was an increased incidence of bronchoalveolar adenomas with late onset in male mice in
the highest dose group.
8.2.2 Dose Conversion and Dose-Response Analysis
Gavage doses administered three times a week (NTP, 1985) were converted to an average
daily dose by multiplying by 3 times/week and dividing by 7 days/week. In accordance with the
proposed cancer risk assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1996c), daily doses from all studies were
adjusted to human equivalent doses by dividing by (human body weight/animal body weight)174
using 70 kg as the human body weight and the final body weights of test animals for the animal
weights. Doses also were adjusted for the purity of the formulation (U.S. EPA, 2000e).
For the inhalation study by Lomax et al. (1989), the administered dose was adjusted for
purity (92%) and for continuous exposure:
272 mg/m3 x 0.92 x 6/24 hours x 5/7 days = 45 mg/m3 (human equivalent concentration)
Since the critical target was the lung, algorithms for thoracic effects for Category 1 gases
were used to adjust animal exposure concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene to HECs (U.S. EPA,
1994b). The HEC for a Category 1 gas is derived by multiplying the duration- and purity-
adjusted exposure concentrations by an interpecies dosimetric adjustment for gas:respiratory
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effects in the tracheobronchial and pulmonary (i.e., thoracic) regions of the lung, according to
the following calculation (U.S. EPA, 1994b):
RGDR(TH) = (MVa/Sa)/(MVh/Sh)
where:
RGDR(ET) = regional gas dose ratio for the thoracic (tracheobronchial and
pulmonary) area of the lung
MVa = animal minute volume (mouse = 0.041 L/min)
MVh = human minute volume (13.8 L/min)
Sa = surface area of the thoracic region of the animal lung (mouse = 503.5
cm2)
Sh = surface area of the thoracic region of the human lung (543,200 cm2).
Using default values, the RGDR(TH) = (0.041/503.5)7(13.8/543,200) = 3.21. This value
is multiplied by the purity- and duration-adjusted animal concentration to derive the Human
Equivalent Concentration (HEC):
3.7mg/m3x3.21 = 11.9mg/m3
8.2.3 Extrapolation Model and Rationale
Although the chronic dietary and inhalation bioassays suggest that tumors may not occur
at low doses, a nonlinear mechanism of tumor formation is not supported by the available
mechanistic data. The mutagenic properties of 1,3-dichloropropene suggest a genotoxic
mechanism of action. The mutagenic properties and the absence of data to support a nonlinear
mechanism of tumor formation require the quantitative assessment to default to a linear model.
To support a nonlinear assessment, the EPA's cancer risk assessment guidelines (1987), require
the identification of a nonlinear mode of tumor formation. The available mechanistic data do not
support a hypothesis that GSH is protective against tumor formation, which would result in a
nonlinear dose-response. Thus, in the absence of support of a nonlinear mechanism of tumor
formation, the cancer dose-response assessment uses a linear approach (U.S. EPA, 2000g). The
linear approach assumes that a straight line best represents the shape of the dose response from
the point of departure to the origin.
Oral cancer potency factors were calculated from each set of tumor data in Table 8-3
using recommendations from the existing cancer risk assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1987)
and the proposed cancer risk assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1996c). For analysis by the
existing guidelines, the GLOBAL86 linearized multistage model for extra risk was applied to the
data to determine the slope at 1 mg/kg/day (Table 8-4).
The multistage model for extra risk from EPA's Benchmark Dose Software, Version
Lib, was used for analysis in accordance with the proposed guidelines (U.S. EPA, 2000e; U.S.
EPA, 2000g). Human equivalent doses and tumor incidences in Table 8-3 were used to calculate
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the point of departure, the 95% lower confidence limit of the ED10 (LED10) (U.S. EPA, 1996c).
The cancer slope factor (i.e., risk at 1 mg/kg/day) was estimated by drawing a straight line from
the point of departure to the origin, thus, the cancer slope = 0.1/LED10 (Table 8-5) (U.S. EPA,
2000e).
For both analyses, the unit risk for drinking water was calculated by multiplying the
cancer slope factor by 1/70 kg, 2 L/day, and 0.001 (for conversion of mg to |lg). Risk-specific
concentrations corresponding to 10"4, 10"5, and 10"6 risk were calculated by dividing risk level by
unit risk.
Duration-adjusted HECs and tumor incidences from the Lomax et al. (1989) study were
used to calculate unit inhalation risk (U.S. EPA, 2000g).
8.2.4 Cancer Potency and Unit Risk
Table 8-4 shows the cancer slope factors (ranging from 5 x 10"2 to 1 x 10"1 (mg/kg/day)"1)
calculated using the linearized multistage model, as recommended in the existing cancer risk
assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1996c).
Table 8-4 Linearized Multistage Oral Cancer Potency Calculations
Parameter
Oral slope factor
(mg/kg/day)"1
Drinking water
unit risk
(risk per |-ig/L)
lO'4 risk (|ig/L)
10'5 risk (|J,g/L)
Id'6 risk (|ig/L)
Hepatocellular adenoma/
carcinoma:
male rats
(NTP, 1985)
5 x Id'2
2 x 10'6
70
7
0.7
Urinary bladder
carcinoma:
female mice
(NTP, 1985)
1 x 10'1
3 x 10'6
40
4
0.4
Hepatocellular adenoma/
carcinoma:
male rats
(Stott et al., 1995)
5 x 10'2
1 x 10'6
80
8
0.8
Table 8-5 shows the cancer slope factors (ranging from 4-5 x 10"2 to 1 x 10"1
(mg/kg/day"1) calculated using the multistage model, as recommended in the proposed cancer
risk assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1996c).
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Table 8-5 Multistage Oral Cancer Potency Calculations
Parameter
LED10
Oral slope factor
(mg/kg/day)"1
Drinking water
unit risk
(risk per |ig/L)
ID'4 risk (|ig/L)
10'5 risk (|-ig/L)
lO'6 risk (|ig/L)
Hepatocellular adenoma/
carcinoma:
male rats
(NTP, 1985)
2 mg/kg/day
5 x lO'2
1 x 10'6
70
7
0.7
Urinary bladder
carcinoma:
female mice
(NTP, 1985)
1 mg/kg/day
1 x 10-1
3 x 10'6
40
4
0.4
Hepatocellular adenoma/
carcinoma:
male rats
(Stott et al., 1995)
2 mg/kg/day
4 x 10-2
1 x 10'6
80
8
0.8
The slope factor model of 1 x 10"1 (mg/kg/day)"1 calculated using the linearized
multistage and the mouse bladder tumor data (NTP, 1985) is recommended (U.S. EPA, 2000e,g),
because the proposed cancer guidelines have not been finalized, because there is less uncertainty
in the delivered dose in this study compared to the other studies, and because this is the most
conservative calculated slope factor. This slope factor results in risk-specific concentrations in
drinking water of 40, 4, and 0.4 |lg/L corresponding to 10"4, 10"5, and 10"6 risk.
The cancer inhalation unit risk factors (i.e., risk at 1 |lg/m3) were calculated using the
duration-adjusted HECs and tumor incidences from the Lomax et al. (1989) study (U.S. EPA,
2000e,g), and using recommendations from both the proposed cancer risk assessment guidelines
(U.S. EPA, 1996c) and the existing cancer risk assessment guidelines (U.S. EPA, 1987). The
multistage model for extra risk from EPA's Benchmark Dose Software, Version Lib, was used
for analysis in accordance with the proposed guidelines. HECs and tumor incidences were used
to calculate the point of departure, the 95% lower confidence limit of the EC10 (LEC10) (U.S.
EPA, 1987). The cancer slope factor, or unit risk (i.e., risk at 1 |lg/m3), was estimated by
multiplying the LEC10by 1000 to convert mg to |lg, and then drawing a straight line from the
point of departure to the origin. Thus, the unit risk = 0.1/(LEC10 x 1000). Concentrations
corresponding to doses yielding 10"4, 10"5, and 10"6 risk levels were calculated by dividing risk
level by unit risk, and are 20, 2, and 0.2 |lg/m3, respectively. The calculated air unit risk for both
the multistage and linearized multistage model is 4E-6 ((Ig/m3)"1. EPA (2000g) lists the
extrapolation method for this inhalation unit risk as "linearized multistage model, extra risk."
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The Health Reference Level (HRL) serves as the benchmark for examining the
occurrence data for 1,3-dichloropropene in the Regulatory Determination process. It is the
concentration in drinking water equivalent to a one-in-a million risk (10"6) of cancer above
background. For 1,3-dichloropropene, the 10"6 risk is calculated as follows:
IP'6 risk = risk x body weight = 0.000001 x 70 kg = 3.5 x IP'4 mg/L
SF x drinking water intake 0.1 (mg/kg/day)"1 x 2L/day
The HRL is rounded to one significant figure and becomes 0.4 |ig/L.
The central tendency estimate is nearly the same as that for the lower bound.
IP'6 risk = risk x body weight = 0.000001 x 70 kg = 3.5 x IP'4 mg/L
SF x drinking water intake 0.1 (mg/kg/day)"1 x 2L/day
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9.0 REGULATORY DETERMINATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RISK
FROM DRINKING WATER
9.1 Regulatory Determination for Chemicals on the CCL
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, required the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a list of contaminants to aid the Agency in
regulatory priority setting for the drinking water program. EPA published a draft of the first
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) on October 6, 1997 (62 FR 52193, U.S. EPA, 1997b). After
review of and response to comments, the final CCL was published on March 2, 1998 (63FR
10273, U.S. EPA, 1998e).
On July 18, 2003, EPA announced final Regulatory Determinations for one microbe and
8 chemicals (68 FR 42897, U.S. EPA, 2003b) after proposing those determinations on June 3,
2002 (67 FR 38222, U.S. EPA, 2002c). The remaining 40 chemicals and ten microbial agents
from the first CCL became CCL 2 and were published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2004
(69 FR 17406, U.S. EPA 2004) and finalized on February 24, 2005 (70FR:9071, U.S. EPA,
2005).
EPA proposed Regulatory Determinations for 11 chemicals from CCL2 on May 1, 2007
(72FR 24016) (U.S. EPA, 2007). Determinations for all 11 chemicals were negative based on a
lack of national occurrence at levels of health concern. The Agency is given the freedom to
determine that there is no need for a regulation if a chemical on the CCL fails to meet one of
three criteria established by the SDWA and described in section 9.1.1. After review of public
comments and submitted data, the negative determinations for the 11 contaminants have been
retained. Each contaminant will be considered in the development of future CCLs if there are
changes in health effects and/or occurrence.
9.1.1 Criteria for Regulatory Determination
These are the three criteria used to determine whether or not to regulate a chemical on the
CCL:
• The contaminant may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.
• The contaminant is known to occur or there is a substantial likelihood that the
contaminant will occur in public water systems with a frequency and at levels of public
health concern.
• In the sole judgment of the administrator, regulation of such contaminant presents a
meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public water
systems.
The findings for all three criteria are used in making a determination to regulate a
contaminant. As required by SDWA, a decision to regulate commits the EPA to publication of a
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Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) and promulgation of a National Primary Drinking
Water Regulation (NPDWR) for that contaminant. The Agency may determine that there is no
need for a regulation when a contaminant fails to meet one of the criteria. A decision not to
regulate is considered a final Agency action and is subject to judicial review. The Agency can
choose to publish a Health Advisory (a nonregulatory action) or other guidance for any
contaminant on the CCL, independent of the regulatory determination.
9.1.2 National Drinking Water Advisory Council Recommendations
In March 2000, the U.S. EPA convened a Working Group under the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) to help develop an approach for making regulatory
determinations. The Working Group developed a protocol for analyzing and presenting the
available scientific data and recommended methods to identify and document the rationale
supporting a regulatory determination decision. The NDWAC Working Group report was
presented to and accepted by the entire NDWAC in July 2000.
Because of the intrinsic difference between microbial and chemical contaminants, the
Working Group developed separate but similar protocols for microorganisms and chemicals.
The approach for chemicals was based on an assessment of the impact of acute, chronic, and
lifetime exposures, as well as a risk assessment that includes evaluation of occurrence, fate, and
dose-response. The NDWAC Protocol for chemicals is a semi-quantitative tool for addressing
each of the three CCL criteria. The NDWAC requested that the Agency use good judgement in
balancing the many factors that need to be considered in making a regulatory determination.
The U.S. EPA modified the semi-quantitative NDWAC suggestions for evaluating
chemicals against the regulatory determination criteria and applied them in decision-making.
The quantitative and qualitative factors for 1,3-dichloropropene that were considered for each of
the three criteria are presented in the sections that follow.
9.2 Health Effects
The first criterion asks if the contaminant may have an adverse effect on the health of
persons. Because all chemicals have adverse effects at some level of exposure, the challenge is
to define the dose at which adverse health effects are likely to occur, and to estimate a dose at
which adverse health effects are either not likely to occur (threshold toxicant), or have a low
probability for occurrence (non-threshold toxicant). The key elements that must be considered in
evaluating the first criterion are the mode of action, the critical effect(s), the dose-response for
critical effect(s), the RfD for threshold effects, and the slope factor for non-threshold effects.
A full description of the health effects associated with exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene is
presented in Chapter 7 of this document and summarized below in Section 9.2.2. Section 9.2.3
presents dose-response information.
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9.2.1 Health Criterion Conclusion
The available toxicological data indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene has the potential to
cause adverse health effects in humans and animals. Occupational exposure to 1,3-
dichloropropene can lead to dermatitis and to acute neurotoxic symptoms. In chronic and
subchronic animal studies, histopathologic changes were noted in target organs along the portals
of entry (e.g., forestomach for oral administration; nasal mucosa and lung for inhalation) and/or
in organs involved in the metabolism (liver) and excretion of conjugated metabolites (e.g.,
urinary bladder and kidney). 1,3-Dichloropropene is classified by the U.S. EPA as a likely
human carcinogen, based on a lack of data in humans and sufficient evidence of carcinogen!city
in animals. The evidence associating carcinogenicity in humans to 1,3-dichloropropene
exposures is from case studies of accidental acute exposure to high doses resulting in blood
cancers, however, confounding factors in these studies were not analyzed. 1,3-Dichloropropene
is carcinogenic in rats and mice, based on the observations of benign hepatocellular adenomas,
hepatocarcinomas, forestomach hyperplasia, bronchoalveolar tumors, urinary bladder tumors,
benign lung adenomas, along with hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the nasal respiratory
epithelium and/or degeneration of the olfactory epithelium in rats and mice. Although positive
mutagenicity studies indicate that 1,3-dichloropropene can be mutagenic, the relevance of these
studies to mammalian tumor formation is uncertain because of the high concentrations or doses
used. Based on these considerations, the evaluation of the first criterion for 1,3-dichloropropene
is positive; 1,3-dichloropropene may have an adverse effect on human health.
9.2.2 Hazard Characterization and Mode of Action Implications
Adverse effects in humans exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene have been observed in
occupational epidemiology studies, occupational case studies, community epidemiological
studies, and in case reports of accidental ingestion. In occupational epidemiology studies,
adverse human health effects caused by exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene have primarily
consisted of dermatitis and possible subclinical nephrotoxic effects, as the authors conclude that
changes in serum chemistry and urine analysis parameters may have been adaptive responses to
detoxification and elimination of 1,3-dichloropropene (serum chemistry and urine analysis
parameters of the exposed workers were not subsequently evaluated to assess whether the
observed alterations returned to normal values). Exposure to high concentrations can produce
acute neurotoxic symptoms, and accidental ingestion of large quantities of 1,3-dichloropropene
has been fatal. The quantity and concentrations at which these severe effects occurred are not
reported. In a general population study in California near agricultural areas where 1,3-
dichloropropene is commonly used, an increased incidence of pancreatic cancer was observed,
but concurrent exposures to other agricultural chemicals could have been a confounder (Clary
and Ritz, 2003). Actual exposure concentrations were unknown; the surrogate for exposure in
this study was pesticide usage.
Acute oral and inhalation toxicity studies in animals indicate that adverse effects occur at
different levels with different formulations of 1,3-dichloropropene. Respiratory effects including
atelectasis (partial lung collapse), emphysema, and/or edema were observed. In acute dermal
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exposure studies, effects included lung congestion, lung hemorrhage, erythema (redness of the
skin), edema, and necrosis.
Effects on the forestomach are considered the critical effect of 1,3-dichloropropene
exposure in oral subchronic and chronic animal studies. Chronic oral studies of 1,3-
dichloropropene also report effects on bone marrow, spleen, stomach, and liver in rats and mice.
Subchronic inhalation studies found either no treatment-related effects, or lesions in the nasal
turbinates (Stott et al., 1984), hepatocyte enlargement, decreased white blood cell counts, and
decreased glutamic pyruvic transaminase activity (Parker et al., 1982), or hyperplasia of the
transitional epithelium of the urinary bladder in females (Stott et al., 1988). In chronic inhalation
studies, similar to the subchronic studies, nasal tissue effects were observed, as was hyperplasia
of the epithelial lining of the nonglandular portion of the stomach (Dow, 1987) and bladder
hyperplasia (Lomax et al., 1989).
The rat dietary study by Stott et al. (1995) is the key study selected for derivation of an
RfD, based on a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of forestomach histopathology
observed at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day for both sexes. The histopathology consisted of mild basal
cell hyperplasia of the mucosal lining. The LOAEL, 12.5 mg/kg/day, was selected as the basis
of the RfD and is consistent with the results of a study in rats (Stebbins et al., 2000), in which
rats exhibited basal cell hyperplasia of the nonglandular mucosa of the stomach at the 12.5 and
25 mg/kg/day dose levels.
Several two-year animal bioassays (NTP, 1985; Lomax et al., 1989; Stott et al., 1995;
Stebbins et al., 2000) clearly established that 1,3-dichloropropene is carcinogenic. Effects
included an increase in the incidence of benign hepatocellular adenomas (with one
hepatocarcinoma) in male rats, but no treatment-related tumors in female rats or in male or
female mice. A gavage study found significant incidences of bronchoalveolar, forestomach, and
urinary bladder tumors in mice, and forestomach and liver tumors in rats (NTP, 1985).
However, with the exception of the urinary bladder tumors in mice, most tumors were benign.
The EPA has classified 1,3-dichloropropene as a likely human carcinogen, because of the lack of
data in humans and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals.
Neither reproductive nor developmental toxicity were observed, even at concentrations
that produced parental toxicity. Neurotoxic effects, as judged by clinical signs including
hunched posture, pilo-erection, lethargy, ptosis, ataxia, decreased respiratory rate, loss of the
righting reflex, have been observed in acute oral and dermal animal studies; however, longer-
term animal inhalation studies have not resulted in neurological changes. Human exposures to
high concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene produced severe toxicity manifested by a
dose-related range of acute neurotoxic symptoms (Flessel et al., 1978; Hayes, 1982; Markovitz
and Crosby, 1984).
9.2.3 Dose-Response Characterization and Implications in Risk Assessment
The principal study utilized for RfD derivation was a 2-year chronic study in rats that
reported a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of forestomach histopathology with
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an NOAEL of 2.5 mg/kg-day and an LOAEL of 12.5 mg/kg-day (Stott et al., 1995). Decreased
body weight gains and decreased food consumption also were observed at an LOAEL of 12.5
mg/kg-day. There was an increased incidence of basal cell hyperplasia of the nonglandular
mucosa of the stomach of both sexes at the 12- and 24-month sacrifices at an LOAEL of 12.5
mg/kg/day. Males also had an increase in liver masses and nodules at 12.5 and 25 mg/kg/day.
No other clinical signs of toxicity were observed. Benchmark dose (BMD) analysis, with EPA's
Benchmark Dose software, version 1.3.2, was used to derive the RfD. The model with the best
visual fit and a statistically-significant goodness-of-fit was used to estimate the BMD10
(maximum likelihood estimate at 10% risk) and the BMDL10 (95% lower confidence limit on the
BMD10). The RfD of 0.03 mg/kg-day was derived by dividing the BMDL10 by an uncertainty
factor of 10 for interspecies differences and an uncertainty factor of 10 to protect sensitive
human subpopulations.
The RfC was derived from a 2-year chronic study using both rats and mice (Lomax et al.,
1989), in which the critical effects included histopathology of the respiratory epithelium in the
nasal tract in rats and mice and hyperplasia and inflammation in the urinary bladder in mice;
both effects had an NOAEL of 22.7 mg/m3 and an LOAEL of 90.8 mg/m3. Benchmark
concentrations (BMC) analysis was used to derive the RfC. The model with the best visual fit
was used to estimate the BMC10 and BMCL10. The uncertainty factor applied was 30, based on a
factor of 3 representing the pharmacodynamic component of interpecies uncertainty and a factor
of 10 for within-species variation. For long-term rodent bioassays, the uncertainty factors for
interspecies extrapolation and within-species variability each may range between 1 and 10. Half
of that factor, 101/2 or 3, reflects the pharmacokinetic component of uncertainty and the other half
(i.e., 101/2) represents the pharmacodynamic component of uncertainty. The toxicokinetics of
1,3-dichloropropene are reasonably well understood. Therefore, only half of the full uncertainty
factor (i.e., an UF of 3) was used for interspecies extrapolation. This yielded an RfC of 0.02
mg/m3.
The cancer slope factor is based on two chronic studies in which rat liver tumors were
observed via gavage (NTP, 1985) and feeding (Stott et al.,1995), and on the observation of
urinary bladder carcinoma in female mice (NTP, 1985). Slope factors were calculated using two
models. The slope factor of 1 x 10"1 (mg/kg/day)"1, calculated using the linearized multistage
model and the mouse bladder tumor data (NTP, 1985), is recommended (U.S. EPA 2000a; U.S.
EPA 2000b) because (1) the U.S. EPA's proposed cancer guidelines have not been finalized; (2)
there is less uncertainty in the delivered dose in this study compared to the other studies; and (3)
this is the most conservative calculated slope factor. The concentration equivalent to a one-in-a-
million risk level (0.4 |ig/L) was used as the HRL in the analysis of the 1,3-dichloropropene
occurrence data.
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9.3 Occurrence in Public Water Systems
The second criterion asks if the contaminant is known to occur or if there is a substantial
likelihood that the contaminant will occur in public water systems with a frequency and at levels
of public health concern. In order to address this question, the following information was
considered:
Monitoring data from public water systems
• Ambient water concentrations and releases to the environment
• Environmental fate
Data on the occurrence of 1,3-dichloropropene in public drinking water systems were the
most important determinants in evaluating the second criterion. EPA looked at the total number
of systems that reported detections of 1,3-dichloropropene, as well as those that reported
concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene above an estimated drinking water HRL. For
noncarcinogens, the estimated HRL risk level was calculated from the RfD assuming that 20% of
the total exposure would come from drinking water. For carcinogens, the HRL was the 10"6 risk
level. The HRLs are benchmark values that were used in evaluating the occurrence data while
the risk assessments for the contaminants were being developed. The HRL for 1,3-
dichloropropene is 0.4 ng/L.
The available monitoring data, including indications of whether or not the contamination
is a national or a regional problem, are included in Chapter 4 of this document and are
summarized below. Additional information on production, use, and environmental fate may be
found in Chapters 2 and 3.
9.3.1 Occurrence Criterion Conclusion
The available data on 1,3-dichloropropene use indicate a modestly declining trend since
1988. Available ambient data from national surveys or compiled from historical VOC
monitoring data did not detect any 1,3-dichloropropene, even at low minimum reporting levels
(MRLs) (e.g., 0.2 |ig/L, 0.024 |ig/L, or 0.026 |ig/L). 1,3-Dichloropropene was detected in a
limited number of drinking water systems. All detections in drinking water systems in Round 1
were higher than the HRL of 0.4 |ig/L, since the most common MRL, 0.5 |ig/L, was higher than
the HRL. Round 2 data show greater occurrence of 1,3-dichloropropene across the board,
however, detections were at lower levels than those found in Round 1 that did not exceed the
health-related benchmarks, possibly due to more sensitive analytical detection methods. In
Round 1, the estimated population exposed at 1A the HRL was about 1.8 million people in all
states compared to the approximately 900 hundred thousand in Round 2. The Round 1 estimate
for exposure above the HRL also was approximately 1.8 million people, compared to about 700
thousand people in Round 2. The decline in the populations exposed to /^ the HRL and the HRL
is supported by the ambient data for 1,3-dichloropropene that show no detections at reporting
levels from 0.024 to 0.2 jig/L between 1991 and 2001. Based on these results, 1,3-
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dichloropropene is not known to occur, nor is it likely to occur in public water systems with a
frequency and at levels of public health concern.
9.3.2 Monitoring Data
Drinking water occurrence data for 1,3-dichloropropene are available from the UCM
program Round 1 (1988 to 1992) and Round 2 (1992 to 1997) monitoring. It should be noted
that the analytical methods used may have resulted in underestimates of actual 1,3-
dichloropropene occurrence.
In Round 1 cross-section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was detected at approximately
0.16% of PWSs, affecting 0.86% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 1.8
million people nationally. When all Round 1 results are included in the analysis, 1,3-
dichloropropene occurrence appears to be slightly greater. Detections affect 0.20% of PWSs and
0.95% of the population served; exceedances of the HRL (and ^HRL) affect 0.19% of PWSs
and 0.94% of the population served. The median concentration of detections for cross-section
states was 1 |ig/L, while the 99th percentile concentration was 2 |ig/L.
In Round 2 cross-section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was detected at 0.35% of PWSs,
affecting 0.55% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 1.2 million people
nationally. The ^HRL benchmark was exceeded in 0.30% of PWSs, affecting 0.42% of the
population served, equivalent to approximately 0.9 million people nationally. The HRL
benchmark was exceeded in 0.23% of PWSs, affecting 0.33% of the population served,
equivalent to approximately 0.7 million people nationally. When all Round 2 results are
included in the analysis, 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence appears to be slightly lower.
Detections affect 0.31% of PWSs and 0.47% of the population served; /^HRL exceedances affect
0.27% of PWSs and 0.36% of the population served; and HRL exceedances affect 0.20% of
PWSs and 0.27% of the population served. The range of MRLs was 0.08 to 1 |ig/L. For cross-
section states, the median concentration of detections was 0.5 |ig/L, while the 99th percentile was
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There were no clear geographic or temporal patterns of 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence
in PWSs. States with PWSs with detections are distributed from the East to the West Coast, and
from the Canadian to the Mexican borders. Even the states with the highest proportion of PWSs
with detections are generally distributed across the United States. Eight states (Alaska,
Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, and Washington)
contributed 1,3-dichloropropene data to both the Round 1 and Round 2 cross-sections. While
these states are not necessarily nationally representative, they enable a preliminary assessment of
temporal trends in 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence. Both detections and HRL exceedances
began in 1991 and peaked in 1994, and the state with the highest rate of detections, among the
eight, was Minnesota.
UCMR 1 monitoring, conducted from 2001 to 2003, assessed 3719 samples from 796
small systems nationwide for the presence of cis- or trans- 1,3 -dichloropropene. There were no
detections of either isomer with a reporting limit for each isomer of 0.50 |ig/L.
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9.3.3 Use and Fate Data
1,3-Dichloropropene , marketed under the trade name "Telone," is used as a soil
fumigant to control nematodes and other soil pests. It is applied before planting, and generally
injected into the soil to minimize volatilization (U.S. EPA, 1998c). 1,3-Dichloropropene was
first introduced as a pesticide in 1956 (Hayes, 1982, as cited in HSDB, 2004). It is currently
registered for commercial cultivation of all types of food and feed crops, including vegetable,
fruit and nut crops, forage crops (grasses, legumes and other non-grass forage crops), tobacco,
fiber crops, and nursery crops (ornamental, non-bearing fruit/nut trees and forestry crops). It is
not registered for household use (U.S. EPA, 1998c).
National use estimates are available. Using data from a variety of published sources and
its own proprietary data, mostly from a 1991 data call-in (DCI), U.S. EPA (1998c) estimated that
approximately 23 million pounds of active ingredient (a.i.) were used annually to treat
approximately 372 thousand acres during the years 1990-1995. The United States Geological
Survey (USGS) used data collected by the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
(NCFAP) and the Census of Agriculture (CA) to estimate that 40,023,187 Ibs a.i./yr of
1,3-dichloropropene were used in agriculture in the early 1990s (Thelin and Gianessi, 2000).
The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) lists uses of
1,3-dichloropropene on 19 crops totaling approximately 40,083,610 Ibs a.i./yr in 1992, and uses
on 18 crops totaling approximately 34,717,237 Ibs a.i./yr in 1997 (NCFAP, 2003).
1,3-Dichloropropene is listed as a toxic release inventory (TRI) chemical (U.S. EPA,
2003a). TRI data for 1,3-dichloropropene are reported for the years 1988 to 2001 (U.S. EPA,
2002b). Air emissions constitute most of the on-site releases (and total releases), and generally
decrease throughout the period of record. A sharp decline is evident between 1995 and 1996,
and a modest increase in 2000 and 2001. Surface water discharges are of secondary importance,
and no obvious trend is evident. Reported underground injection, releases to land, and off-site
releases are generally insignificant. TRI releases of 1,3-dichloropropene were reported from 17
states (AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NC, OH, SC, TX, and WA),
although not all states reported releases every year.
In soil, the Koc values of 1,3-dichloropropene suggest medium to low soil mobility in the
vapor phase. The persistence of 1,3-dichloropropene in soil has been reported to be up to a
half-life of 69 days, depending on the type of soil tested. 1,3-Dichloropropene dissipates from
soil primarily through volatilization, leaching, abiotic hydrolysis, and aerobic soil metabolism.
Runoff of this chemical from soil to water was determined to be, on average, very low.
Volatilization and air emissions of 1,3-dichloropropene during and after application are
affected by the rate of degradation of 1,3-dichloropropene in the soil and the application method.
Degradation of 1,3-dichloropropene is dependent on soil temperature, moisture content in certain
soil types, and addition of soil amendments. Depending on the reaction of 1,3-dichloropropene
in air with hydroxyl radicals and ozone molecules, the maximum estimated half-life in air was
about 76 days.
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The Henry's Law constants of 1,3-dichloropropene indicate that, if discharged to surface
water, this chemical is likely to volatilize quickly, with a maximum estimated half-life in water
of 50 hours.
9.4 Risk Reduction
The third criterion asks if, in the sole judgement of the Administrator, regulation presents
a meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public water systems.
In evaluating this criterion, EPA looked at the total exposed population, as well as the population
exposed above the estimated HRL. Estimates of the populations exposed and the levels to which
they were exposed were derived from the monitoring results. These estimates are included in
Chapter 4 of this document and summarized in Section 9.4.2 below.
In order to evaluate risk from exposure through drinking water, EPA considered the net
environmental exposure in comparison to the exposure through drinking water. For example, if
exposure to a contaminant occurs primarily through ambient air, regulation of emissions to air
provides a more meaningful opportunity for EPA to reduce risk than regulation of the
contaminant in drinking water. In making the regulatory determination, the available
information on exposure through drinking water (Chapter 4) and information on exposure
through other media (Chapter 5) were used to estimate the fraction that drinking water
contributes to the total exposure. The EPA also evaluated effects on potentially sensitive
populations, including fetuses, infants and children. The sensitive population considerations are
included in Section 9.4.4.
9.4.1 Risk Criterion Conclusion
Based on the data from the Round 2 cross-section analysis of 20 states, approximately 1.2
million people would be exposed nationally to levels of 1,3-dichloropropene greater than the
MRL. When all the Round 2 data are considered, approximately 1 million people nationally are
exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene concentrations above the MRL. Aside from potential
occupational exposure, no other source of exposure would lead to significant doses of 1,3-
dichloropropene. These observations indicate that regulation of 1,3-dichloropropene in drinking
water would have little impact on human risk reduction.
9.4.2 Exposed Population Estimates
As described in Section 9.3, a cross-section survey of 20 states in Round 2 reported that
1,3-dichloropropene was detected at 0.35% of PWSs, affecting 0.55% of the population served,
equivalent to approximately 1.2 million people nationally. The ^HRL benchmark was exceeded
in 0.30% of PWSs, affecting 0.42% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 0.9
million people nationally. The HRL benchmark was exceeded in 0.23% of PWSs, affecting
0.33% of the population served, equivalent to approximately 0.7 million people nationally.
When all Round 2 results are included in the analysis, 1,3-dichloropropene occurrence appears to
be slightly lower. Detections affect 0.31% of PWSs and 0.47% of the population served; ^HRL
exceedances affect 0.27% of PWSs and 0.36% of the population served; and HRL exceedances
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affect 0.20% of PWSs and 0.27% of the population served. A national extrapolation of these
data indicates that approximately 1 million people would be exposed to 1,3-dichloropropene
through the drinking water.
Additionally, the data appear to show a decline in the populations exposed to /^ the HRL
and the HRL in Round 1 (1988-1992), as compared to Round 2 (1993-1997). The Round 1
estimate for exposure above the HRL was approximately 1.8 million people, compared to about
700,000 people in Round 2. Similarly, the estimated population exposed at greater than 1A the
HRL in Round 1 also was 1.8 million people, as compared to the approximately 900,000
suggested by Round 2 data. The decline in the populations exposed to 1A the HRL and the HRL
is supported by the ambient data for 1,3-dichloropropene that show no detections at reporting
levels from 0.024 to 0.2 |ig/L between 1991 and 2001.
9.4.3 Relative Source Contribution
Relative source contribution analysis compares the magnitude of exposure to 1,3-
dichloropropene expected via drinking water and the magnitude of exposure from other media,
such as food, air and soil (as described in Section 5). The intake of 1,3-dichloropropene from
drinking water can be calculated from the median concentrations described above for both the
cross-section study and the study of all the Round 2 states. Using the median 1,3-
dichloropropene level from the 20 state cross-section study of 0.5 |ig/L, an average daily intake
of 2 L/day for an adult, and an average weight of 70 kg for an adult, the corresponding dose
would be 1.4 x 10"5 mg/kg-day for adults. For children, assuming an intake of 1 L/day and an
average weight of 10 kg, the dose would be 5.0 x 10"5 mg/kg-day.
1,3-Dichloropropene was not detected in any food samples at a detection limit of 1 ppb in
one study which examined the concentration of 1,3-dichloropropene in food items (Daft, 1989).
Monitoring data or bioconcentration studies to determine concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene
in fish were not located in the literature. A median urban atmospheric concentration of
c/5-l,3-dichloropropene of 0.0239 ppmV (0.11 mg/m3) is available from the National Ambient
Volatile Organic Compounds Database, a compilation of published and unpublished air
monitoring data from 1970-1987 for 148 ambient air samples collected from representative
urban areas throughout the U. S. (Shah and Heyerdahl, 1989). This urban median value is close
to the RfC of 0.02 mg/m3.
Due to its rapid dissipation in soil, the general population is not likely to be exposed to
1,3-dichloropropene via soil, and intakes are typically expected to be zero. Persons working in
treated fields shortly after fumigant treatment may have slightly higher exposures than the
general population. An estimate of maximum exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene from soil,
occurring around the time of application, can be made based upon the maximum soil
concentration reported by Chung et al. (1999) of 16 |ig/g. The total daily intake of 1,3-
dichloropropene from soil for a 70 kg adult, with a daily intake of 50 mg/day (U.S. EPA, 1997)
would be approximately 1.1 x 10"5 mg/kg-day. For a 10-kg child exposed to the same soil
concentrations, and an intake rate of 100 mg/day (U.S. EPA, 1997), the total daily intake would
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be approximately 1.6 x 10"4 mg/kg-day. Both the adult and child estimated daily intake rates are
below the RfD of 3 x 10"2 mg/kg-day.
As previously mentioned, most exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene appears to occur through
air (see Table 5-1). For adults, the estimated daily intake from air (3.15x 10"2 mg/kg-day) is
2250 times higher than the estimated daily intake from water (1.4 x 10"5 mg/kg-day), while for
children, the estimated daily intake from air (1.65 x 10"1 mg/kg-day) is 3300 times that from
water (5.0 x 10'5 mg/kg-day).
9.4.4 Sensitive Populations
Some studies suggest that there is a small but distinct subgroup of individuals working
with pesticides who develop an allergic reaction upon dermal contact with DD-95® and other
pesticides containing mainly 1,3-dichloropropene (Bousema et al., 1991). Exposed individuals
could include formulators, applicators, and agricultural workers.
9.5 Regulatory Determination Decision
As stated in Section 9.1.1, a positive finding for all three criteria is required in order to
make a determination to regulate a contaminant. In the case of 1,3-dichloropropene, only the
finding for the criterion on health effects is positive. Although there is evidence from animal
studies that 1,3-dichloropropene may cause adverse health effects at high doses, available studies
indicate that adverse health effects in humans due to 1,3-dichloropropene are limited to
production or agricultural workers. Based on monitoring conducted between 1988 to 1997, 1,3-
dichloropropene was detected in a limited number of drinking water systems. In Round 1 cross-
section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was detected at approximately 0.16% of PWSs, affecting
0.86% of the population served, while in Round 2 cross-section states, 1,3-dichloropropene was
detected at 0.35% of PWSs, but only affecting 0.55% of the population served. Accordingly, it
appears that 1,3-dichloropropene does not occur in public water systems with a frequency and at
levels of public health concern at the present time. Based on the low occurrence of 1,3-
dichloropropene in potable water and in the environment, regulation of 1,3-dichloropropene does
not present a meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by public water
systems.
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APPENDIX A: Abbreviations and Acronyms
ABP androgen binding protein
ANO VA analy si s of vari ance
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AUC area under the curve
BMD benchmark dose, maximum likelihood estimate of dose corresponding to BMR
BMDL the 95% lower confidence limit on the benchmark dose
BMR benchmark response
bw body weight
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAS Chemical Abstracts Registry
CCL Contaminant Candidate List
CFSII Continuing Survey of Food Intakes
CNS central nervous system
CSAF chemical-specific adjustment factors
CV coefficient of variation
1,3-D 1,3-dichloropropene
ECETOC European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals
FEVj forced expiratory volume in 1 sec
FR Federal Register
FSH follicle stimulating hormone
FVC forced vital capacity
g gram
gd gestation day
GFR glomerular filtration rate
FIRL health reference level
HSDB Hazardous Substances Database
ICPMS inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
IEFIR Institute for Evaluating Health Risks
IOC inorganic compounds
IOM Institute of Medicine
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
kg kilogram
L liter
LH luteinizing hormone
LOAEL lowest observed adverse effect level
m meter
MCLG Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
mg milligram
ml milliliter
MRL minimum reporting level
MTD maximum tolerated dose
NAWQA National Water Quality Assessment
NOW AC National Drinking Water Advisory Council
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NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
MRS National Inorganics and Radionuclides Survey
NOAEL no observed adverse effect level
NPDWR National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
NTP National Toxicology Program
PA plasminogen activators
ppm parts per million
PWS public water systems
RfC reference concentration
RfD reference dose
SBR standardized birth ratio
SD standard deviation
SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act
TD toxicodynamics
TDI tolerable daily intake
TK toxicokinetics
TRI Toxic Release Inventory
TWA time-weighted average
UCM unregulated contaminant monitoring
UF uncertainty factor
UFA interspecies variability (animal-to-human) uncertainty factor
UFH interindividual variability (sensitive humans) uncertainty factor
UL upper intake level
U.S. FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
USGS U.S. Geological Service
U.S. EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
VOC volatile organic compound
WHO World Health Organization
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APPENDIX B: Benchmark Dose Modeling
From: U.S. EPA, 2000e
Benchmark Dose Analysis for Development of the Reference Dose
The incidence of treated animals with forestomach histopathology is a quantitative
measure of toxicity amenable to benchmark dose (BMD) analysis. BMD analysis was chosen
because it uses the entire dose-response curve to identify the point of departure, it does not
depend upon dose spacing, and it is sensitive to the number of animals used in the study. The
data available met the suggested criteria (U.S. EPA, 1995) of at least three dose levels, with two
doses eliciting a greater than minimum and less than maximum response.
The seven statistical models for dichotomous data from U.S. EPA's Benchmark Dose
Software Version 1. Ib were used to identify the model that best fit the dose-response curve
(Appendix A of EPA, 200f). The best model was chosen by eliminating all models that did not
have a statistically-significant goodness-of-fit (p>0.05). The remaining models were then ranked
by best visual fit of the data, especially for the lower doses, as observed in the graphical output
of the Benchmark Dose Software. The model with the best visual fit and a statistically-
significant goodness-of-fit was used to estimate the BMD (maximum likelihood estimate at
10% risk) and the BMDLio(95% lower confidence limit on the BMD1Q).
The results for gamma, multistage, and Weibull models were statistically significant for
goodness-of-fit. The gamma model was chosen because the visual fit at low doses was the best
of the three models. The gamma model yielded a BMD of 5.07 mg/kg/day and a BMDL of
3.38 mg/kg/day (Appendix A).
Benchmark Concentration Analysis for Development of the Reference
Concentration
Benchmark concentration (BMC) analysis was chosen because it uses the entire dose-
response curve to identify the point of departure, it does not depend upon dose spacing, and it is
sensitive to the number of animals used in the study. The data available met the suggested
criteria of at least three dose levels with two doses eliciting a greater than minimum and less than
maximum response (U.S. EPA, 1995).
The seven statistical models for dichotomous data from U.S. EPA's Benchmark Dose
Software Version Lib were applied to the incidence data for the adjusted administered doses
(see Appendix A). The best model fit was determined by eliminating all models that did not have
a statistically-significant goodness-of-fit (p>0.05). The remaining models were then ranked by
best visual fit of the data, especially for the lower doses, as observed in the graphical output of
the Benchmark Dose Software. The model with statistically-significant goodness-of-fit and best
visual fit was used to estimate the BMC at 10% risk and the 95% lower confidence limit of the
BMC, the BMCL1Q.
1,3-Dichloropropene (Telone) —January, 2008 Appendix B-l
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The gamma, logistic, multistage, Weibull, and quantal-quadratic models provided
statistically significant fits (see Appendix A). The gamma model was the3best fit overall because
it provided the best visual fit. This model yielded a BMC of 5.91 mg/m and a BMCL of 3.66
mg/m (Appendix A of EPA, 200f).
1,3-Dichloropropene is a Category 2 gas (U.S. EPA, 1994b) because it is not highly
reactive or water soluble and it produces both respiratory (nasal histopathology) and remote
effects (urinary bladder histopathology). For Category 2 gases, adjustment of animal exposure to
human equivalent concentrations (HECs) is based on algorithms for Category 1 or Category 3
gases, depending upon whether the major effect is respiratory or systemic. Because the critical
target was the nasal mucosa, algorithms for extrathoracic effects for Category 1 gases are used to
adjust animal exposure concentrations of 1,3-dichloropropene to HECs (U.S. EPA, 1994b). The
HEC for a Category 1 gas is derived by multiplying the animal BMC and BMCL by an
interspecies dosimetric adjustment for gas:respiratory effects in the extrathoracic area of the
respiratory tract, according to the following calculation (U.S. EPA, 1994b):
RGDR(ET) = (MV/Sa)/(MVh/Sh) where:
RGDR(ET) = regional gas dose ratio for the extrathoracic area of the respiratory
tract
MV = animal minute volume (mouse = 0.041 L/min)
MV = human minute volume (13.8 L/min) 2
Sa= surface area of the extrathoracic region in the animal (mouse = 3 cm )
Sh= surface area of the extrathoracic region in the human (200 cm ).
Using default values, the RGDR(ET) = (0.041/3)7(13.8/200) = 0.014/0.069 = 0.198. The
animal BMC and BMCL are then multiplied by 0.198 to yield the HECs for these values:
BMCioHEC=BMCiQx p. 198 = 5.91 x 0.198 = 1.17 mg/m'BMCL1QREC = BMCL^x 0.198 = 3.66
x 0.198 = 0.725 mg/m .
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