*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DD1752000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzidine, tetramethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 34314-06-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H20-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 240.38
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine, tetramethyl-
   * Tetramethylbenzidine
   * Tetramethyl-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
   PMRSDJ Progress in Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,175,1981

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5677
       No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 14 (estimated)

 
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