*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YZ0495000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vinyl alcohol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 557-75-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 44.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q141
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethenol
   * Hydroxyethene
   * Hydroxyethylene
 
                       *** 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           : 64 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,1068,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1749
       No. of Facilities: 935 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 5099 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1749
       No. of Facilities: 48 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 240 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 240 (estimated)

 
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