RTECS NUMBER : MD5070000
CHEMICAL NAME : GOLD
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7440-57-5
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Au
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 196.97
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .AU
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Burnish gold
* C.I. 77480
* C.I. Pigment Metal 3
* Colloidal gold
* Gold flake
* Gold leaf
* Gold powder
* Magnesium gold purple
* Shell Gold
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 58 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-75,
1903-71. For publisher information, see JCROD7. Volume(issue)/page/year:
63,586,1960
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,75,1955
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 21 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,75,1955
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4730 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATWAY Naturwissenschaften. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1913- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,75,1955
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - T0367
No. of Facilities: 80 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 174 (estimated)
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 35455
No. of Facilities: 1230 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 18
No. of Occupations: 25
No. of Employees: 9464 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X2971
No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 6 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X7506
No. of Facilities: 225 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 10
No. of Employees: 2626 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 108 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 35455
No. of Facilities: 2595 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 27
No. of Occupations: 39
No. of Employees: 30128 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 5425 (estimated)