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RTECS NUMBER            : HH9235000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dextran 5
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9004-54-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8000 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - tumors
REFERENCE :
   AMPLAO AMA Archives of Pathology.  (Chicago, IL)  V.50(4)-69, 1950-60.  For
   publisher information, see APLMAS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,589,1959

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83342
       No. of Facilities: 86 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 369 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83342
       No. of Facilities: 432 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 7612 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4671 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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