*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GB6240000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chromium hydroxide sulfate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12336-95-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 39380-78-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 13
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cr-H-O5-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 165.07
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Basic chromic sulfate
   * Basic chromium sulfate
   * Chromedol
   * Cromo solfato basificato
   * Monobasic chromium sulfate
   * Peachrome
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 960 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of endocrine pancreas
   Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes
REFERENCE :
   ICMED9 Intensive Care Medicine.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service
   Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.3-    1977-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,145,1994
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,219,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,219,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,219,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,219,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,219,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1327,1985

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,49,1990

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0022
       No. of Facilities: 51 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 1155 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 51 (estimated)

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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***