*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MH7600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hematite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1317-60-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Fe2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 159.70
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Blood stone
   * Haematite
   * Iron ore
   * Red Iron ORE

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,216,1987

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,216,1987

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,216,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research.  (S. Karger AG, Postfach
   CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   12,102,1969

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 4 mg/m3 JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 35927
       No. of Facilities: 47 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 1744 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 35927
       No. of Facilities: 1290 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 16
       No. of Occupations: 18
       No. of Employees: 28186 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 536 (estimated)

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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***