*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DH5050000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, o-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 552-16-9
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H5-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 167.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BVQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzoic acid, 2-nitro-
* o-Carboxynitrobenzene
* o-Nitrobenzoic acid
* 2-Nitrobenzoic acid
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,11,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 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
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 170,11,1986
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - E0838
No. of Facilities: 63 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 5
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 1249 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 178 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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