*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YZ6700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vinyl ether
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 109-93-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199510
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 70.10
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1U1O1U1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Divinyl ether
   * Divinyl oxide
   * Ethene, 1,1'-oxybis-
   * Ethenyloxyethene
   * Ether, divinyl
   * 1,1'-Oxybisethene
   * Vinesthene
   * Vinesthesin
   * Vinethen
   * Vinethene
   * Vinether
   * Vinidyl
   * Vinydan
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 329 gm/m3/15M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,455,1950
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 pph
REFERENCE :
   BJANAD British Journal of Anesthesia.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1923-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,417,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 19900 ppm
REFERENCE :
   ANESAV Anesthesiology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept., 2350
   Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1940- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,426,1979

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal No Adequate Data
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,93,1987

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 82049
       No. of Facilities: 37 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 666 (estimated)

 
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