*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : MD2650000 CHEMICAL NAME : Glyoxal, 29.2% CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 107-22-2 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 9 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/24H REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,95,1962 TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 uL/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0535072 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 4290 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 11/4/1971 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 10 mL/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 11/4/1971 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84477 No. of Facilities: 630 (estimated) No. of Industries: 16 No. of Occupations: 19 No. of Employees: 3846 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84477 No. of Facilities: 2151 (estimated) No. of Industries: 27 No. of Occupations: 40 No. of Employees: 50395 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 9890 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***