*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UD3360000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propenoic acid, homopolymer, zinc salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25916-47-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 55172-96-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H4-O2)x.xZn
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : /QV1U1/ &-ZN-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acrylic acid polymer, zinc salt
   * Zinc polyacrylate
   * Zinc polycarboxylate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg/1Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Endocrine - thyroid tumors
REFERENCE :
   JBMRBG Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.  (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
   605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158)  V.1-    1967- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,69,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg/64W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - adrenal cortex tumors
   Musculoskeletal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JBMRBG Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.  (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
   605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158)  V.1-    1967- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,69,1975

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - T0467
       No. of Facilities: 463 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 925 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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