*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RI7270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oil of lime
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8008-26-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Distilled lime oil
   * Lime oil
   * Oils, lime
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,729,1974
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,729,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,729,1974
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 67 gm/kg/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,771,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
   TOFOD5 Tokishikoroji Foramu.  Toxicology Forum.  (Saiensu Foramu, c/o Kida
   Bldg., 1-2-13 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.6-    1983-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,91,1985

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   CTRRDO Cancer Treatment Reports.  (Washington, DC)  V.60-71, 1976-87.  For
   publisher information,  see JNCIEQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,1171,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2776
       No. of Facilities: 103 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 4056 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2776
       No. of Facilities: 2395 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 20
       No. of Occupations: 20
       No. of Employees: 31732 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 20318 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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