*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TT2825000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Potassium hypochlorite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7778-66-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl-H-O.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 91.56
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA..O-G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hypochlorous acid, potassium salt
   * Potassium chloride oxide

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate 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: 52,159,1991

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Available 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: 52,159,1991

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   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: 52,159,1991

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81085
       No. of Facilities: 396 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 17853 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3754 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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