*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LX3296400
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gas oils (petroleum), heavy vacuum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64741-57-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Heavy vacuum distillate
   * Heavy vacuum gas oil (petroleum)
   * Vacuum distillate, heavy paraffinic
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mL/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
   Blood - changes in platelet count
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: TS0555147

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient 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: 45,39,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - Y1002
       No. of Facilities: 61 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 8788 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 324 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0193-8700
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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