*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CQ7280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Barbituric acid, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4390-16-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H4-N2-O3.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6VMVMV FHJ &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Barbituric acid, sodium salt
   * Monosodium barbiturate
   * 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, monosodium salt
   * Sodium barbiturate
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 14 gm/kg/20W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - 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: 63,1089,1979

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84244
       No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 41 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84244
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 14 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 14 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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