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RTECS NUMBER            : LK0500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ferritin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9007-73-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 224 mg/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,667,1964
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 27 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,1628,1981

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9136
       No. of Facilities: 166 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 3229 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2524 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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