*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LP9630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formaldehyde, mixt. with methylphenol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 37203-87-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 37194-98-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H8-O.C-H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.18
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Formocresol
   * Methylphenol mixt. with formaldehyde
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 294 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SHKKAN Shika Kiso Igakkai Zasshi.  Journal of the Japanese Association for
   Basic Dentistry.  (Shika Kiso Igakkai, Hanayama Bldg., 1-44-2 Komagome,
   Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,279,1978
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ppb
REFERENCE :
   SHIGAZ Shigaku.  Ondotology.  (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
   Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan)  V.38-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ppm
REFERENCE :
   SHIGAZ Shigaku.  Ondotology.  (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
   Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan)  V.38-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ppb
REFERENCE :
   SHIGAZ Shigaku.  Ondotology.  (Nippon Shika Daigaku Shigakkai, 1-9-20
   Fujimi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102, Japan)  V.38-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1385,1987

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X6309
       No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 154 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 92 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***