*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK2975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,3-Butanedione, dioxime
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 95-45-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0506731
REFERENCE               : 3-01-00-03105 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QNUY1&Y1&UNQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Biacetyl dioxime
   * Diacetyldioxime
   * 2,3-Diisonitrosobutane
   * Dimethylglyoxime
   * Glyoxime, dimethyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,26,1953
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,289,1980

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81812
       No. of Facilities: 31 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 83 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81812
       No. of Facilities: 143 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 480 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 80 (estimated)

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

 
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