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RTECS NUMBER            : MB0370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glycerol, polymers
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25618-55-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C3-H8-O3)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Polyglycerin
   * 1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi.  Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
   (Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
   Japan)  V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,415,1972

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7205
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 158 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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