*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : ME6260000
CHEMICAL NAME : Guaiac resin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9000-29-7
LAST UPDATED : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED : 6
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Guaiac
* Guaiac gum
* Gum guaiac
* Gum guaiacum
*** 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 : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - hair
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For
publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AFREAW Advances in Food Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-32, 1948-88. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,197,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AFREAW Advances in Food Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-32, 1948-88. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,197,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AFREAW Advances in Food Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-32, 1948-88. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,197,1951
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 82822
No. of Facilities: 214 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 598 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 82822
No. of Facilities: 445 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 12
No. of Employees: 16771 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 14093 (estimated)
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