*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VJ3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ricinoleic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 141-22-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H34-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 298.52
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV8U2YQ6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acide ricinoleique
   * 12-Hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid
   * Kyselina 12-hydroxy-9-oktadecenova
   * Kyselina ricinolova
   * 9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, (Z)-
   * Oleic acid, 12-hydroxy-
   * Ricinic acid
   * Ricinolic acid
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 390 mg/kg/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
   Filiales.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.1-    1849-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 137,760,1943

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83687
       No. of Facilities: 1453 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 25
       No. of Occupations: 27
       No. of Employees: 16450 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83687
       No. of Facilities: 41 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 654 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 70 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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