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RTECS NUMBER            : CY9040500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, 1-bromo-3-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 585-79-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H4-Br-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 202.02
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * m-Bromonitrobenzene
   * 3-Bromonitrobenzene
   * m-Nitrobromobenzene
   * 3-Nitrobromobenzene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku.  Japanese Journal of Industrial Health.  (Nippon Sangyo
   Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
   Japan)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,34,1987

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   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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