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RTECS NUMBER            : ON4230000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Maleic anhydride, polymers
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 24937-72-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C4-H2-O3)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,5-Furandione, homopolymer
   * Maleic anhydride homopolymer
   * Maleic anhydride oligomer
   * Maleic anhydride polymer
   * Poly(maleic anhydride)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 110 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
   POLMAG Polymer. The Chemistry, Physics and Technology of High Polymers.
   (Quadrant Subscription Services Ltd., Oakfield House, Perrymount Rd.,
   Haywards Heath, W. Sussex RH16 3DH, UK) V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,461,1977

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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