*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BO8400000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, benzyltrimethyl-, chloride CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 56-93-9 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 8 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C10-H16-N.Cl MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 185.72 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1K1&1&1R &G COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical Tumorigen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride * Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride * BTM * Tmbac * N,N,N-Trimethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride * Trimethylbenzylammonium chloride *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,39,1953 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961- Volume(issue)/page/year: 69,327,1980 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83392 No. of Facilities: 3855 (estimated) No. of Industries: 39 No. of Occupations: 51 No. of Employees: 32889 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83392 No. of Facilities: 122 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 5002 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2721 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-1292-8625 EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 NTP Carcinogenesis studies; test completed (peer review), October 1997 *** END OF RECORD ***