*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MW9210000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hydrogenated coal oil fraction 8
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Finished gasoline obtained through the direct hydrogenation of coal by the
   Bergius process, a thin, clear, golden colored liquid with a typical
   gasoline odor
REFERENCE :
   IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery.  (Northbrook, IL)  V.18-42, 1949-73.
    For publisher information, see IOHSA5.
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bergius coal hydrogenation products fraction 8
   * Coal oil, hydrogenated, fraction 8
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg/32W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
   IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery.  (Northbrook, IL)  V.18-42, 1949-73.
    For publisher information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,51,1956
 
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