*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TQ9875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Poly(imino-1,4-phenyleneiminocarbonyl-1,4-phenyleneca
                          rbonyl)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 24938-64-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 93120-87-7
                          119398-94-6
                          131537-80-9
                          132613-81-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C14-H10-N2-O2)n
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aramica
   * Aramika
   * Aramid fibers
   * Kevlar 29
   * Kevlar 49
   * Kevlar 149
   * Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)
   * Poly(imino-p-phenyleneiminoterephthaloyl)
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/m3/6H/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea
   or bronchi
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - fibrosis (interstitial)
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   71,242,1983

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,409,1997

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,409,1997

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,409,1997

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***