*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : RJ3420000 CHEMICAL NAME : Oils, bay CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 8006-78-8 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 6 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * BAY leaf oil * BAY oil * Bois d'inde * Myrcia oil * Oil of bay * Oil of myrcia * Pimenta racemosa oil * West indian bay oil *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1800 mg/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: 11,869,1973 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 4670 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Behavioral - coma REFERENCE : JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,777,1974 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: 11,869,1973 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - T1273 No. of Facilities: 15 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 2279 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T1273 No. of Facilities: 1024 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 10808 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5392 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***