*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MU3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hydantoin, 1-((5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino)-, sodium
                          salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 54-87-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H5-N4-O5.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BNW E1UN- AT5NVMV EHJ &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-(((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)-, sodium  
   salt
   * Nitrofurandantoin sodium
   * Nitrofurantoin sodium
   * Sodium furadantin
   * Sodium nitrofurantoin
   * Sodium, (3-((5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino)-2,5-dioxo-1-imidazolidinyl)-
 
                       *** 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           : 1493 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,185,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 178 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,185,1971

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 50,211,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 50,211,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 50,211,1990

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X6948
       No. of Facilities: 10 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 7622 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 7177 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***