*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QP0185000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Neodymium oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1313-97-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Nd2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 336.48
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dineodymium trioxide
   * Neodymia
   * Neodymium(III) oxide
   * Neodymium(3+) oxide
   * Neodymium sesquioxide
   * Neodymium trioxide
 
                       *** 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           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology,
   Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-
   1990-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,625,1993
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 341,193,1995

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2049
       No. of Facilities: 414 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 25089 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 12490 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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