*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HG1933000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Deoxyribonucleic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9007-49-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Calf thymus DNA
   * Desoxyribose nucleic acid
   * DNA
   * Nucleic acids, deoxyribo
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,251,1954
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 ppm
REFERENCE :
   FOBLAN Folia Biologica (Prague).  (Academic Press Inc. Ltd., 24-28 Oval Rd.,
   London NW1 7DX, UK) V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,271,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 ng
REFERENCE :
   DEBIAO Developmental Biology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,189,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83257
       No. of Facilities: 74 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 91 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83257
       No. of Facilities: 181 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 3694 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2539 (estimated)

 
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