*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZA9040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vitamin K
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12001-79-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,25,1958
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 13500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   CAJPBD Proceedings of the Congenital Anomalies Research Association of
   Japan.  (Kyoto, Japan) No.1-    1961-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,46,1968

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   NYSJAM New York State Journal of Medicine.  (Medical Soc. of the State of
   New York, POB 5405, Lake Success, NY 11042)  V.1-    1901-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,493,1964

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80150
       No. of Facilities: 168 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 2650 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80150
       No. of Facilities: 488 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 5168 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1116 (estimated)

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

 
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