*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TR8370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Poly(1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone) homopolymer
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9003-39-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C6-H9-N-O)x
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : /T5NVTJ AY*1*/
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Agent AT 717
   * Agrimer
   * Albigen A
   * Aldacol Q
   * AT 717
   * Bolinan
   * 1-Ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone polymers
   * Ganex P 804
   * Hemodesis
   * Hemodez
   * K15
   * K25
   * K25 (polymer)
   * K30
   * K30 (polymer)
   * K60
   * K60 (polymer)
   * K90
   * K115
   * K115 (polyamide)
   * Kollidon
   * Kollidon 17
   * Kollidon 25
   * Kollidon 30
   * Luviskol
   * Luviskol K30
   * Luviskol K90
   * MPK 90
   * NCI C60582
   * Neocompensan
   * Peragal ST
   * Peregal ST
   * Periston
   * Periston-N
   * Peviston
   * Plasdone
   * Plasdone K-26/28
   * Plasdone K 29-32
   * Plasdone XL
   * Plasmosan
   * Polyclar AT
   * Polyclar H
   * Polyclar L
   * Poly(1-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)ethylene)
   * Polyvidone
   * Poly(n-vinylbutyrolactam)
   * Poly(vinylpyrrolidinone)
   * Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone)
   * Poly(1-vinylpyrrolidinone)
   * Polyvinylpyrrolidone
   * Povidone
   * Povidone (usp xix)
   * Protagent
   * PVP
   * PVP 40
   * PVP-K 15
   * PVP-K 30
   * PVP-K 60
   * PVP-K 90
   * PVPP
   * 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl, homopolymer
   * 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-vinyl-, polymers
   * 143 RP
   * Subtosan
   * Vinisil
   * N-Vinylbutyrolactam polymer
   * Vinylpyrrolidinone polymer
   * N-Vinylpyrrolidinone polymer
   * N-Vinylpyrrolidone polymer
   * Vinylpyrrolidone polymer
 
                       *** 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           : 100 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,486,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >40 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,164,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,486,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KHFZAN Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal.  Chemical Pharmaceutical Journal.
    For English translation, see PCJOAU.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095
   Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,212,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1040 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VETNAL Veterinariya.  Veterinary Science.  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga,
   113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 61(12),68,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,486,1974

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,461,1979

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,461,1979

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   JJOMDZ JOM, Journal of Occupational Medicine.  (American Occupational
   Medicine Assoc., 150 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606)  V.10-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,808,1973

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   JSCCA5 Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.  (Soc. of Cosmetic
   Chemists, 1995 Broadway, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10023)  V.1-    1947-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,129,1954

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   15SWA8 "Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1963-70," 2nd ed.,
   Standen, A., et al., eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1971
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,427,1970

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,486,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,1468,1971

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PSTGAW Proceedings of the Scientific Section of the Toilet Goods
   Association. (Washington, DC) No.1-48, 1944-67.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,1,1962

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PSTGAW Proceedings of the Scientific Section of the Toilet Goods
   Association. (Washington, DC) No.1-48, 1944-67.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,1,1962

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81235
       No. of Facilities: 7856 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 50
       No. of Occupations: 63
       No. of Employees: 102100 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7211
       No. of Facilities: 7688 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 46
       No. of Occupations: 63
       No. of Employees: 161259 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 84819 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***