*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : VY8050000
CHEMICAL NAME : Sodium azide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 26628-22-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 12136-89-9
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 74
MOLECULAR FORMULA : N3-Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 65.02
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : NA Z
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Azide, sodium
* Azoture de sodium
* Azydek sodu
* Kazoe
* Natriumazid
* Natriummazide
* NCI-C06462
* Nemazyd
* NSC 3072
* RCRA waste number P105
* Smite
* Sodium azide
* Sodium, azoture de
* Sodium, azoturo di
* U-3886
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION : 786 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - coma
Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
MTAEEB Medical Toxicology and Adverse Drug Experience. (Adis International
Ltd., Private Baq 65901, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 10, N.Z.) V.4- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,219,1989
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 29 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - increased intracranial pressure
Cardiac - pulse rate
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
MTAEEB Medical Toxicology and Adverse Drug Experience. (Adis International
Ltd., Private Baq 65901, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 10, N.Z.) V.4- 1989-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,219,1989
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 129 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - coma
Cardiac - pulse rate
Cardiac - other changes
REFERENCE :
JATOD3 Journal of Analytical Toxicology. (Preston Pub. Inc., POB 48312,
Niles, IL 60648) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,134,1996
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION : 14 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
Cardiac - change in force of contraction
REFERENCE :
JFSCAS Journal of Forensic Sciences. (American Soc. for Testing and
Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103) V.1- 1956-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,193,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - headache
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74.
For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,279,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 710 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - general anesthetic
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
JCPAAK Journal of Clinical Pathology. (British Medical Journal, Box 560B,
Kennebunkport, ME 04046) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,350,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 143 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation)
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - irritability
REFERENCE :
JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,339,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 27 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
Willoughy, OH 44094) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C32,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PHRPA6 Public Health Reports. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year:
58,607,1943
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 45100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,427,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 47500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,427,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 27 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of
National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa,
Ont., Canada)
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 28 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA)
V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,98,1948
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 23060 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,427,1961
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 19 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of
National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa,
Ont., Canada)
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 27 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
6,160,1952
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation)
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
BRAIAK Brain; Journal of Neurology. (Oxford Univ. Press, Walton St., Oxford
OX2 6DP, UK) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year: 95,505,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
Willoughy, OH 44094) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C32,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 17 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ATXKA8 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.15-31, 1954-74.
For publisher information, see ARTODN. Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,160,1966
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - wild bird species
DOSE/DURATION : 23700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
070944) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,355,1983
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5206 mg/kg/39D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
PHRPA6 Public Health Reports. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year:
58,607,1943
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 81250 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-389,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 240 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - changes in heart weight
Liver - changes in liver weight
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-389,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 740 mg/kg/74D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
MEPAAX Medycyna Pracy. Industrial Medicine. (Ars-Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,427,1961
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 81250 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight
REFERENCE :
TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,195,1985
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2730 mg/kg/78W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Endocrine - tumors
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,75,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5460 mg/kg/78W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Endocrine - tumors
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,75,1981
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 30 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9(Suppl
9),1,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America. (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1- 1915-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 72,5135,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 150 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 33300 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6(Suppl
2),1,1984
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 119,135,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 1100 ng/well
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,349,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 600 ppm
REFERENCE :
POASAD Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. (Oklahoma Academy of
Science, c/o Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Univ., Weatherford, OK 73096) V.1- 1910/1920- Volume(issue)/page/year:
34,114,1953
TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 389,157,1997
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Protozoa - Euglena gracilis
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
5,329,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Dominant lethal test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
EXPEAM Experientia. (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
Switzerland) V.1- 1945- Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,824,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Heritable translocation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
EXPEAM Experientia. (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
Switzerland) V.1- 1945- Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,824,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,2389,1992
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
STBIBN Studia Biophysica. (Akademie-Verlag GmbH, Postfach 1233, Berlin
DDR-1086, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year:
78,165,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,293,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/L/2H
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,61,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,293,1980
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-CL 0.29 mg/m3
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FNSCA6 Forensic Science. (Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1-11, 1972-78. For pub
lisher information, see FSINDR. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,67,1973
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.11 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);STEL 0.3 ppm (0.9 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.07 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.07 ppm (0.2 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.3 mg/m3);STEL JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO SODIUM AZIDE, as HN3-air:CL 0.1 ppm (Sk)
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 68820
No. of Facilities: 877 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 13
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 5953 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 68820
No. of Facilities: 3640 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 19
No. of Occupations: 27
No. of Employees: 54959 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 38370 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: L5178Y cells in vitro-TK test
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae gene conversion
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae-forward mutation; S
cerevisiae-reversion
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: In vitro cytogenetics-human lymphocyte
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Sperm morphology-mouse; In vitro
UDS-human fibroblast
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: TRP reversion
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; TRP
reversion
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 13, 1976
NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (gavage); no evidence: rat
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-389,91
*** END OF RECORD ***