RTECS NUMBER : KC2100000
CHEMICAL NAME : Epon 820
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 25068-38-6
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : (C15-H16-O2.C3-H5-Cl-O)x
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
*** 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 : 13600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1958
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M4286
No. of Facilities: 369 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 16
No. of Occupations: 21
No. of Employees: 5701 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - T0377
No. of Facilities: 272 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 13
No. of Occupations: 20
No. of Employees: 4230 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X9217
No. of Facilities: 15043 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 137
No. of Occupations: 120
No. of Employees: 267339 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 52749 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X9845
No. of Facilities: 18 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 1759 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 361 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test