*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MH7875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hematoxylin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 517-28-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H14-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C6 B566 LO&TT&J EQ FQ JQ NQ OQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(b)indeno(1,2-d)pyran-3,4,6a,9,10(6H)-pentol, 7,11b-dihydro-,  
   (6aS-cis)-
   * Haematoxylin
   * (+)-Hematoxylin
   * Hydroxybrasilin
   * Hydroxybrazilin
   * NCI-C55889
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg/26W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   GASTAB Gastroenterology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN
   55802)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1,1953

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80980
       No. of Facilities: 667 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 3015 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80980
       No. of Facilities: 1405 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 24188 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 20340 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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