*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TP8590000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Podocarpa-7,13-dien-15-oic acid, 13-isopropyl-,
                          methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 127-25-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2702228
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-02176 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H32-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 316.53
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L B666 EU GUTJ A1 EY1&1 KVO1 K1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Abietic acid, methyl ester
   * Methyl abietate
   * Methyl ester of wood rosin
   * Wood rosin, methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,931,1974
 
                        ** 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 :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,931,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,931,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83115
       No. of Facilities: 2499 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 25
       No. of Occupations: 26
       No. of Employees: 23335 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83115
       No. of Facilities: 468 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 5251 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1791 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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