*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WI9370000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sterculia gum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9000-36-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gum sterculia
 
                       *** 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           : 9100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 6400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 6900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - A1874
       No. of Facilities: 2248 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 12758 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - A1874
       No. of Facilities: 1129 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 11
       No. of Occupations: 26
       No. of Employees: 33738 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 15402 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1944
       No. of Facilities: 73 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 1872 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1084 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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