*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GF9610000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cobalt carbonate, cobalt dihydroxide (2:3)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12602-23-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H6-Co5-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 516.73
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobalt, bis(carbonato(2-))hexahydroxypenta-
   * Cobalt carbonate hydroxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,109,1980

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,363,1991

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,363,1991

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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