*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZH3853000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zinc hydroxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20427-58-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H2-O2-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 99.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .ZN..Q2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Zinc dihydroxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION           : 140 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,155,1963

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1741
       No. of Facilities: 220 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 1764 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1741
       No. of Facilities: 825 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 10364 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1132 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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