*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FI4100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Castor oil
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8001-79-4
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 8021-37-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aromatic castor oil
   * Castor oil aromatic
   * Cosmetol
   * Crystal O
   * Gold bond
   * NCI-C55163
   * Neoloid
   * Oil of Palma christi
   * Phorbyol
   * Ricinus oil
   * Ricirus oil
   * Tangantangan oil
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/48H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries.  (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
   60189)  V.91-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries.  (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
   60189)  V.91-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries.  (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
   60189)  V.91-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology.  (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
   Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611)  Series 3: V.1-    1918-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries.  (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL
   60189)  V.91-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1030
       No. of Facilities: 34810 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 259
       No. of Occupations: 134
       No. of Employees: 487959 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1030
       No. of Facilities: 32342 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 195
       No. of Occupations: 136
       No. of Employees: 444011 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 172359 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TOX-12, October 1997

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***