*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RK0895000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oleic acid, methyl ester, cis-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 112-62-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H36-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 296.55
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 9U8VO1  -C
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Emerest 2801
   * Emery oleic acid ester 2301
   * Methyl cis-9-octadecenoate
   * Methyl (Z)-9-octadecenoate
   * Methyl oleate
   * NSC 406282
   * (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 54 gm/kg/45W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Blood - leukemia
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   AMBPBZ Acta Pathologica et Microbiologica Scandinavica, Section A:
   Pathology.  (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.78-89, 1970-81.  For publisher
   information, see ACPADQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 82,127,1974

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:STEL 10 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 10 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83646
       No. of Facilities: 2265 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 45
       No. of Occupations: 43
       No. of Employees: 31786 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83646
       No. of Facilities: 3726 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 43
       No. of Occupations: 40
       No. of Employees: 36455 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1254 (estimated)

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

 
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