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Polydimethylsiloxane rubber

RTECS #: TQ2700000

CAS #: 63394-02-5

UPDATE: August 2006 MW: N/R MF: N/R


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. TUMORIGENIC DATA:
  3. REVIEWS:
  4. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  5. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Dow corning 790
  2. Dow corning 795
  3. Dow corning 999
  4. Dow corning 3110
  5. Dow corning 3112
  6. Dow corning 3120
  7. Dow corning 3 - 5000 cornstruction coating
  1. Polysilicone
  2. Silastic
  3. Silastic 1603
  4. Silastic rtv 1890 protective sealer
  5. Silastic silicone rubber
  6. Silicone rubber


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
implant
rat 		lowest published toxic dose: 1,500 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria

Cardiac: Tumors 		AMPLAO 67,589,1959
implant
rat 		toxic dose : 900 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Bladder tumors

Blood: Lymphoma including Hodgkin's disease 		JNCIAM 33,1005,1964


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CCPTAY 65,9,2002


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 80616;
Number of Industries 23;
Total Number of Facilities 771;
Number of Occupations 23;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 9,102
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 80616;
Number of Industries 5;
Total Number of Facilities 220;
Number of Occupations 10;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 6,511;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 3,038


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
N/R


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
AMPLAO AMA Archives of Pathology. (Chicago, IL) V.50(4)-69, 1950-60. For publisher information, see APLMAS.
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1- 1970-
JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60, 1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8.

Used in moldmaking RTV rubbers, potting and encapsulating of electrical/electronic products

RTECS Compound Description:
   Tumorigen

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