*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA4427950
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanaminium,
                          N-(4-((2,4-disulfophenyl)(4-(ethyl(phenylmethyl)amino
                          )phenyl)methylene)-2,
                          5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-N-ethyl-, hydroxide, inner
                          salt, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3486-30-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C37-H36-N2-O6-S2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 691.86
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
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   * Aizen Brilliant Acid Blue AFH
   * Alphazurine A
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   * Bucacid Patent Blue AF
   * Calcocid Blue AX
   * Carmine Blue AF
   * C.I. 42080
   * C.I. Acid Blue 7
   * C.I. Acid Blue 7, sodium salt
   * D and C Blue No. 3
   * Disulphine Blue AN
   * Disulphine Lake Blue AN
   * Erio Glaucine X
   * Erio Glaucine XS
   * Ext D and C Blue No. 3
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   * Hidacid Blue A
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   * Kiton Blue A
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   * Shimazaki Patent Blue AFX
   * Tertracid Carmine Blue A
   * Vulcol Blue BZ
   * Xylene Blue AS
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 437 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,280,1985
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 147,285,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 38 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,280,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Dominant lethal test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 147,285,1985

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3402
       No. of Facilities: 68 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 1449 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M3402
       No. of Facilities: 10 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 52 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: B subtilis rec assay
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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