*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KX3270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethylene, polymers, pyrolyzate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9002-88-4
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 86089-97-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C2-H4)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Polyethylene (pyrolysis)
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 gm/m3/30M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,167,1978

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0907
       No. of Facilities: 45752 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 250
       No. of Occupations: 135
       No. of Employees: 493745 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1799
       No. of Facilities: 10183 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 74
       No. of Occupations: 67
       No. of Employees: 170078 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 35399 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2844
       No. of Facilities: 376 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 3711 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X6629
       No. of Facilities: 44299 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 245
       No. of Occupations: 157
       No. of Employees: 867257 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 277117 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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