*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ6160000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid,
                          4-amino-3-((4'-((2,4-diaminophenyl)azo)(1,1'-biphenyl
                          )-4-yl) azo)-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1937-37-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 32
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C34-H25-N9-O7-S2.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 781.78
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J BZ CNUNR DR DNUNR DR DNUNR BZ DZ&&& DSWO HSWO
                          INUNR JQ &-NA- 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ahco Direct Black GX
   * Airedale Black ED
   * Aizen Direct Deep Black EH
   * Aizen Direct Deep Black GH
   * Aizen Direct Deep Black RH
   * Amanil Black GL
   * Amanil Black WD
   * Apomine Black GX
   * Atlantic Black BD
   * Atlantic Black C
   * Atlantic Black E
   * Atlantic Black EA
   * Atlantic Black GAC
   * Atlantic Black GG
   * Atlantic Black GXCW
   * Atlantic Black GXOO
   * Atlantic Black SD
   * ATul Direct Black E
   * Azine Deep Black EW
   * Azocard Black EW
   * Azomine Black EWO
   * Belamine Black GX
   * Bencidal Black E
   * Benzanil Black E
   * Benzo Deep Black E
   * Benzo Leather Black E
   * Benzoform Black BCN-CF
   * Black 2EMBL
   * Black 4EMBL
   * Brasilamina Black GN
   * Brilliant Chrome Leather Black H
   * Calcomine Black
   * Calcomine Black EXL
   * Carbide Black E
   * CERN prima 38
   * Chloramine Black C
   * Chloramine Black EC
   * Chloramine Black ERT
   * Chloramine Black EX
   * Chloramine Black EXR
   * Chloramine Black XO
   * Chloramine Carbon Black S
   * Chloramine Carbon Black SJ
   * Chloramine Carbon Black SN
   * Chlorazol Black E
   * Chlorazol Black E (biological stain)
   * Chlorazol Black EA
   * Chlorazol Black EN
   * Chlorazol Burl Black E
   * Chlorazol Leather Black ENP
   * Chlorazol Silk Black G
   * Chrome leather Black E
   * Chrome leather Black EC
   * Chrome leather Black EM
   * Chrome leather Black G
   * Chrome leather Brilliant Black ER
   * C.I. 30235
   * C.I. Direct Black 38
   * Coir Deep Black C
   * Columbia Black EP
   * Diacotton Deep Black
   * Diacotton Deep Black RX
   * Diamine Deep Black EC
   * Diamine Direct Black E
   * Diaphtamine Black V
   * Diazine Black E
   * Diazine Direct Black E
   * Diazine Direct Black G
   * Diazol Black 2V
   * Diphenyl deep Black G
   * Direct Black A
   * Direct Black BRN
   * Direct Black CX
   * Direct Black CXR
   * Direct Black E
   * Direct Black EW
   * Direct Black EX
   * Direct Black FR
   * Direct Black GAC
   * Direct Black GW
   * Direct Black GX
   * Direct Black GXR
   * Direct Black JET
   * Direct Black Meta
   * Direct Black Methyl
   * Direct Black N
   * Direct Black RX
   * Direct Black SD
   * Direct Black WS
   * Direct Black Z
   * Direct Black 3
   * Direct Black 38
   * Direct Deep Black E
   * Direct Deep Black EW
   * Direct Deep Black EX
   * Enianil Black CN
   * Erie Black B
   * Erie Black BF
   * Erie Black GAC
   * Erie Black GXOO
   * Erie Black JET
   * Erie Black NUG
   * Erie Black RXOO
   * Erie Brilliant Black S
   * Erie Fibre Black VP
   * Fenamin Black E
   * Fibre Black VF
   * Fixanol Black E
   * Formaline Black C
   * Formic Black C
   * Formic Black CW
   * Formic Black MTG
   * Formic Black TG
   * Hispamin Black EF
   * Interchem Direct Black Z
   * Kayaku Direct Deep Black EX
   * Kayaku Direct Deep Black GX
   * Kayaku Direct Deep Black S
   * Kayaku Direct Leather Black EX
   * Kayaku Direct Special Black AAX
   * Lurazol Black BA
   * META Black
   * Mitsui Direct Black EX
   * Mitsui Direct Black GX
   * NCI-C54557
   * Nippon Deep Black
   * Nippon Deep Black GX
   * Paper Black BA
   * Paper Black T
   * Paper Deep Black C
   * Paramine Black B
   * Paramine Black E
   * Peeramine Black E
   * Peeramine Black GXOO
   * Phenamine Black BCN-CF
   * Phenamine Black CL
   * Phenamine Black E
   * Phenamine Black E 200
   * Pheno Black EP
   * Pheno Black SGN
   * Pontamine Black E
   * Pontamine Black EBN
   * Sandopel Black EX
   * Seristan Black B
   * Telon Fast Black E
   * Tetrazo Deep Black G
   * Tertrodirect Black E
   * Tetrodirect Black EFD
   * Union Black EM
   * Vondacel Black N
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   TSCAT* Office of Toxic Substances Report.  (U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS 215154
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TSCAT* Office of Toxic Substances Report.  (U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS 215154
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 gm/m3/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TSCAT* Office of Toxic Substances Report.  (U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS 215154
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1262 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TSCAT* Office of Toxic Substances Report.  (U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS 215154
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6825 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
   (Bethesda, MD)  No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-108,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 34 mg/kg/60W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   TJIDAH Tokyo Jikeikai Ika Daigaku Zasshi.  Tokyo Jikeikai Medical Journal.
   (3-25-8, Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan)  V.66-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,467,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   TJIDAH Tokyo Jikeikai Ika Daigaku Zasshi.  Tokyo Jikeikai Medical Journal.
   (3-25-8, Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan)  V.66-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,467,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 13286 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,431,1980
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 5 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - other postnatal measures or effects
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,177,1993
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,519,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg/36H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 187,227,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg/12H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 187,227,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Body fluid assay
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   IAEHDW International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   07094)  V.35-    1975-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,177,1981

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,295,1982

   IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,295,1982

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE;Carcinogen JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1410
       No. of Facilities: 704 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 10
       No. of Occupations: 27
       No. of Employees: 16432 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1410
       No. of Facilities: 298 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 11374 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5821 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA 8(a) PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, FINAL RULE
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   47,26992,82

   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 24, 1978
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Dyes, 5013
   
   NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);clear evidence:rat
   NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
   (Bethesda, MD)  No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-108,78

   NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:mouse
   NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
   (Bethesda, MD)  No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-108,78

   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
   
   NTP Toxicity studies, RPT# TR-108, October 1997

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***