*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UY5771200
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl-, polymer with
                          ethenylbenzene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25086-29-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C8-H8.C6-H9-N-O)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone polymer with ethenylbenzene
   * Polectron 430
   * Polectron 450
   * Porapak B
   * 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-vinyl-, polymer with styrene
   * Styrene-vinylpyrrolidinone polymer
   * Styrene-vinylpyrrolidone copolymer
   * Styrene-N-vinylpyrrolidone polymer
   * 1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone polymer with styrene
   * Vinylpyrrolidinone-styrene polymer
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >40 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook.  (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
   Willoughy, OH 44094)  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C11,1991

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3430
       No. of Facilities: 1905 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 10581 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7644
       No. of Facilities: 786 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 7318 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5850 (estimated)

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

 
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