*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FJ4100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cellophane
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9005-81-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9077-41-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C6-H10-O5)n
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Visking cellophane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,333,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 720 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,333,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,33,1948

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   JJOMDZ JOM, Journal of Occupational Medicine.  (American Occupational
   Medicine Assoc., 150 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606)  V.10-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,808,1973

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83499
       No. of Facilities: 185 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 2384 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1793 (estimated)

 
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