CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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OZ2975000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Methacrylic acid
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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79-41-4
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BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
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1719937
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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34
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C4-H6-O2
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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86.10
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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QVY1&U1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1060 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Unreported
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1600 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1250 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intraperitoneal
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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48 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Unreported
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1250 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Mammal - dog
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DOSE/DURATION :
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95200 nL/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1200 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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500 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - guinea pig
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1 gm/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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910 mg/kg/26W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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221 mg/m3/24H/17W-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - dehydrogenases
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Inhalation
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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221 mg/m3/24H/17W-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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910 mg/kg/26W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Liver - liver function tests impaired Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - metabolic acidosis
MUTATION DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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DNA adduct
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Bacteria - Escherichia coli
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REFERENCE :
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MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 70 mg/m3 (20 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,141,1975 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 50 ppm (210 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 101 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3);STEL 30 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 20 ppm (70 mg/m3);STEL 40 ppm (140 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO METHACRYLIC ACID-air:10H TWA 20 ppm (Sk) REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M3304 No. of Facilities: 1529 (estimated) No. of Industries: 12 No. of Occupations: 31 No. of Employees: 18977 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M3304 No. of Facilities: 10110 (estimated) No. of Industries: 109 No. of Occupations: 75 No. of Employees: 145414 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 46453 (estimated)
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