*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LV1763000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Furoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 88-14-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0110149
REFERENCE               : 5-18-06-00102 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H4-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 112.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BVQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Carboxyfuran
   * alpha-Furancarboxylic acid
   * 2-Furancarboxylic acid
   * alpha-Furoic acid
   * Kyselina 2-furoova
   * Kyselina pyroslizova
   * Pyromucic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHREEB Pharmaceutical Research.  (Thieme Inc., 381 Park Ave. S, New York, NY
   10016)  No.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,233,1985
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   JOPHDQ Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255
   Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,15,1978

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1977
       No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 774 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 10 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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