*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WU7185000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sweet gum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1401-55-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Liquidambar styraciflua
   * Tannin from sweet gum
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1100 mg/kg/56W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   57,207,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - T1577
       No. of Facilities: 31 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 62 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 82010
       No. of Facilities: 2362 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 41
       No. of Occupations: 51
       No. of Employees: 22302 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1577
       No. of Facilities: 1650 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 19
       No. of Occupations: 29
       No. of Employees: 41974 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 19715 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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