*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GG3310000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cobalt sulfide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12013-10-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Co-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 123.05
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cobalt disulfide
   * Cobalt sulfide (crystalline)
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,175,1982

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4498
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 14 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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