*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EX1055000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Camphene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 79-92-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L55 A CYTJ CU1 D1 D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bicyclo(2.2.1)heptane, 2,2-dimethyl-3-methylene-
   * 3,3-Dimethyl-2-methylenenorcamphene
 
                       *** 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           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,735,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,376,1952
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,735,1975
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Body fluid assay
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   NUCADQ Nutrition and Cancer.  (Franklin Institute Press, POB 2266,
   Phildelphia, PA 19103) V.1-    1978-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,10,1979

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M4188
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 2675 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M4188
       No. of Facilities: 6181 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 81
       No. of Occupations: 83
       No. of Employees: 114605 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 29452 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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