*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RZ1925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pentadecanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1002-84-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1773831
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01147 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H30-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 242.45
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV14
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pentadecyclic acid
 
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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           : 54 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica.  (Copenhagen, Denmark)  V.1-59,
   1945-86.  For publisher information, see PHTOEH  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   18,141,1961

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1957
       No. of Facilities: 47 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 1232 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1957
       No. of Facilities: 211 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 3963 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 918 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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