*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NI7000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Imidazole, 1-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 616-47-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 82.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5N CNJ A1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1H-Imidazole, 1-methyl-
   * N-Methylimidazole
   * 1-Methylimidazole
 
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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           : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,301,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 380 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,301,1969

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0486
       No. of Facilities: 53 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 2098 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 45 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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