*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XX2200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tremolite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14567-73-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Tremolite (non-asbestiform)
   * Tremolitena

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 73525
       No. of Facilities: 1385 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 20
       No. of Occupations: 31
       No. of Employees: 9550 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 73525
       No. of Facilities: 6182 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 65
       No. of Occupations: 59
       No. of Employees: 73812 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5923 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (feed);no evidence:rat
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-277,90

 
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