*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY2990000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alanine, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56-41-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H7-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 89.11
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alanine
   * alpha-Alanine
   * L-(+)-Alanine
   * L-alpha-Alanine
   * (S)-Alanine
   * L-2-Aminopropanoic acid
   * (S)-2-Aminopropanoic acid
   * alpha-Aminopropionic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 280,279,1992

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81817
       No. of Facilities: 290 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 2729 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81817
       No. of Facilities: 904 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 18364 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 14698 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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