*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WI3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Stearic acid, 12-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 106-14-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1726730
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00942 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H36-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 300.54
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV10YQ6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Barolub FTO
   * Cerit Fac 3
   * Ceroxin GL
   * Harwax A
   * Hydrofol acid 200
   * 12-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid
   * 12-Hydroxystearic acid
   * KOW
   * Loxiol G 21
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 160 mg/kg/40W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,1037,1970
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 122,87,1983

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1187
       No. of Facilities: 5682 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 85
       No. of Occupations: 50
       No. of Employees: 71848 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1187
       No. of Facilities: 5607 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 44
       No. of Occupations: 38
       No. of Employees: 52609 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4374 (estimated)

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

 
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