*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BQ5425000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, ethylhexadecyldimethyl-, bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 124-03-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H44-N.Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 378.56
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 16K2&1&1 &Q &E
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonyx DME
   * Bretol
   * CDA
   * Cetylcide
   * Cetyldimethylethylammonium bromide
   * Cetylethyldimethylammonium bromide
   * Dimethylethylhexadecylammonium bromide
   * Ethyl cetab
   * N-Ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-1-hexadecanaminium bromide
   * Ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium bromide
   * 1-Hexadecanaminium, N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, bromide
   * Quaternium 17
   * Radiol germicidal solution
 
                       *** 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           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
   Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966.  (Topeka, KS)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,206,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 158 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
   Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966.  (Topeka, KS)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,206,1966

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 17830
       No. of Facilities: 1077 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 5892 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 17830
       No. of Facilities: 1378 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 10200 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 7384 (estimated)

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

 
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