*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QK8750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthenic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1338-24-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Agenap
   * Naphid
   * Sunaptic acid B
   * Sunaptic acid C
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,477,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - peritonitis
REFERENCE :
   AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health.  (Chicago, IL)  V.11-21, 1955-60.
   For publisher information, see AEHLAU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,477,1955

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81676
       No. of Facilities: 2827 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 43
       No. of Occupations: 46
       No. of Employees: 30254 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81676
       No. of Facilities: 3339 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 50
       No. of Occupations: 52
       No. of Employees: 61935 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5519 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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