*** 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 ***