*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RH0787000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octanoic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1984-06-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H16-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 167.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV7 &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Caprylic acid sodium salt
   * Sodium caprylate
   * Sodium octanoate
   * Sodium n-octanoate
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - guinea pig Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,431,1976

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84241
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 175 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84241
       No. of Facilities: 53 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 311 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 46 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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