*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BO8400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, benzyltrimethyl-, chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56-93-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H16-N.Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 185.72
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1K1&1&1R &G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride
   * Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride
   * BTM
   * Tmbac
   * N,N,N-Trimethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride
   * Trimethylbenzylammonium chloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,39,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 69,327,1980

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83392
       No. of Facilities: 3855 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 39
       No. of Occupations: 51
       No. of Employees: 32889 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83392
       No. of Facilities: 122 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 5002 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2721 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-1292-8625
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NTP Carcinogenesis studies; test completed (peer review), October 1997

 
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