*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OV6380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mercury, (acetato)methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 108-07-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199304
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-Hg-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 274.68
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (Acetato)methylmercury
   * Acetoxymethylmercury
   * Mercury, (acetato-O)methyl-
   * Mercury, acetoxymethyl-
   * Methylmercuric acetate
   * Methylmercury acetate

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ORGANO-air:TWA 0.01 mg/m3;STEL 0.03 mg/m3 (Sk)
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Sperm morphology-mouse
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Mammalian micronucleus

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***