*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : SJ7456000
CHEMICAL NAME : Phenol,
4,4'-(3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis(2,6-dibromo-3
-methyl-, S,S-dioxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 76-60-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0372527
REFERENCE : 5-19-03-00460 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C21-H14-Br4-O5-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 698.05
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* BCG
* Bromocresol Blue
* Bromocresol Green
* m-Cresol, 4,4'-(3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis(2,6-dibromo-,
S,S-dioxide
* Tetrabromo-m-cresolphthalein sulfone
* 3',3'',5',5''-Tetrabromo-m-cresolsulfonephthalein
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 81325
No. of Facilities: 192 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 12
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 925 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 81325
No. of Facilities: 835 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 14
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 14538 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 9176 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: B subtilis rec assay; Histidine
reversion-Ames test
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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