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Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

Pertinent data regarding the absorption, distribution or excretion of chloroacetaldehyde could not be located in the available literature. Chloroacetaldehyde is a major metabolite of a number of chlorinated compounds (U.S. EPA, 1980). After oral administration to rats, chloroacetaldehyde is first conjugated with glutathione and subsequently metabolized along two pathways (Green and Hathaway, 1977).  Urinary metabolites include N-acetyl(2-hydroxyethyl) cysteine, S-(carboxymethyl) cysteine and thiodiglycollic acid.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Bioaccumulation potential:
no bioaccumulation potential

Additional information

No bioaccumulation is expected due to the high reactivity of chloroacetaldehyde.