*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MA3740000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutaric acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 110-94-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1209725
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-01934 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H8-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV3VQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pentanedioic acid
   * 1,5-Pentanedioic acid
   * 1,3-Propanedicarboxylic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   BIJOAK Biochemical Journal.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce
   Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1906- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,1196,1940

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4684
       No. of Facilities: 91 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 1827 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 432 (estimated)

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

 
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