*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MI3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Heptadecanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 506-12-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1781004
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01193 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H34-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.51
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV16
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * n-Heptadecoic acid
   * n-Heptadecylic acid
   * Margaric acid
   * Margarinic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,147,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 36 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica.  (Copenhagen, Denmark)  V.1-59,
   1945-86.  For publisher information, see PHTOEH  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,141,1961

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2891
       No. of Facilities: 139 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 3020 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2891
       No. of Facilities: 283 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 6614 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1051 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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