*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VL8020000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rubber, natural
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9006-04-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Caoutchouc
   * Gum nafkacrystal
   * India rubber
   * Nafka
   * Nafka crystal gum
   * Nafka kristalgom
   * Natural rubber
   * Rubber
   * Thiokol NVT
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   EVSRBT Environmental Science Research.  (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St.,
   New York, NY 10013) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,541,1983

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 67537
       No. of Facilities: 31439 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 152
       No. of Occupations: 120
       No. of Employees: 266484 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 67537
       No. of Facilities: 13802 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 99
       No. of Occupations: 97
       No. of Employees: 221310 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 43819 (estimated)

 
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