*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WI4200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Stearic acid, 12-hydroxy-, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 141-23-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H38-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 314.57
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q3Y6&10VO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cenwax ME
   * 12-Hydroxystearic acid, methyl ester
   * Kemester 1288
   * Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate
   * Methyl 12-hydroxystearate
   * Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, (R-(Z))-
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 mg/kg/40W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,1037,1970

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1850
       No. of Facilities: 1459 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 16
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 12863 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1850
       No. of Facilities: 2712 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 22
       No. of Occupations: 22
       No. of Employees: 30512 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 358 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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