*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GF8600100
CHEMICAL NAME           : Coal tar
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 65996-89-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 204,195,1988

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - Y1084
       No. of Facilities: 8 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 761 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic

 
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