*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JX3780000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Eicosanoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 506-30-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H40-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 312.60
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV19
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Arachic acid
   * Arachidic acid
   * n-Eicosanoic acid
   * Icosanoic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,105,1966

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2641
       No. of Facilities: 858 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 24
       No. of Employees: 12080 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2641
       No. of Facilities: 138 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 3362 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1859 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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