*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RF5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Nylon
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63428-83-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9008-75-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C6-H11-N-O)n
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : /*VM5*/
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amilan
   * Ashlene
   * Caprolon
   * Enkalon
   * Mirlon
   * Perlon
   * Phrilon
   * Polyamid
   * Silon
   * Trogamid T
   * Vydyne
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 123 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,333,1955

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ACEDAB Acta Endocrinologica, Supplementum (Copenhagen).  (Periodica,
   Skolegade 12 E, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark)  No.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 185,296,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   SMJOAV Southern Medical Journal.  (Southern Medical Assoc., POB 2446,
   Birmingham, AL 35205) V.1-    1908-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,1459,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ETOXAC Essays in Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth,
   MN 55802)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80013
       No. of Facilities: 3647 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 53
       No. of Occupations: 65
       No. of Employees: 132531 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X8158
       No. of Facilities: 4887 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 56
       No. of Occupations: 70
       No. of Employees: 198583 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 123301 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***