*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KC2100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Epon 820
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25068-38-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C15-H16-O2.C3-H5-Cl-O)x
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 13600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M4286
       No. of Facilities: 369 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 16
       No. of Occupations: 21
       No. of Employees: 5701 (estimated)
   
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - T0377
       No. of Facilities: 272 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 20
       No. of Employees: 4230 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9217
       No. of Facilities: 15043 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 137
       No. of Occupations: 120
       No. of Employees: 267339 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 52749 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9845
       No. of Facilities: 18 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 13
       No. of Employees: 1759 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 361 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9317
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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