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Polymethylmethacrylate

RTECS #: TR0400000

CAS #: 9011-14-7

UPDATE: October 1997 MW: N/R MF: (C5H8O2)x


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. TUMORIGENIC DATA:
  3. REVIEWS:
  4. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  5. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  6. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. 2 - Methyl - 2 - propenoic acid methyl ester homopolymer (9CI)
  2. 50N
  3. 50N (Polymer)
  4. A 21LV
  5. AO 10
  6. Acronal S 320 D
  7. Acrylite
  8. Acryloid A - 15
  9. Acrypet
  10. Acrypet M 001
  11. Acrypet V
  12. Acrypet VH
  13. Acrysol ase
  14. Akuripetto VH
  15. Altulor M 70
  16. Cmw bone cement
  17. Crinothene
  18. DV 400
  19. Degalan LP 59/03
  20. Degalan S 85
  21. Delpet 50M
  22. Delpet 60N
  23. Delpet 80N
  24. Diakon
  25. Diakon LO 951
  26. Diakon MG
  27. Diakon MG 101
  28. Disapol M
  29. Elvacite
  30. Elvacite 2008
  31. Elvacite 2009
  32. Elvacite 2010
  33. Elvacite 2021
  34. Elvacite 2041
  35. Elvacite 6011
  36. Elvacite 6012
  37. K 120 N
  38. Kallocryl K
  39. Kallodent 222
  40. Kallodent clear
  41. Kaneace PA 20
  42. Korad
  43. LPT
  44. LPT 1
  45. LSO - M
  46. LSO - M 4B
  47. Lucite
  48. Lucite 30
  49. Lucite 47
  50. Lucite 120
  51. Lucite 129
  52. Lucite 130
  53. Lucite 140
  54. Lucite 147
  1. Lucite 180
  2. MH 101 - 2
  3. Metaplex NO
  4. Metaplex 4002T
  5. Methacrylic acid methyl ester polymers
  6. Methyl methacrylate homopolymer
  7. Methyl methacrylate polymer
  8. Methyl methacrylate resin
  9. Organic glass E 2
  10. Osteobond
  11. Osteobond surgical bone cement
  12. PLEX 8572 - F
  13. PMMA
  14. PMMA - A
  15. Palacos
  16. Paraglas
  17. Parapet 60N
  18. Paraplex P 543
  19. Paraplex P 681
  20. Perspex
  21. Plexiglas
  22. Plexigum M 920
  23. Pontalite
  24. Repairsin
  25. Resarit 4000
  26. Rhoplex B 85
  27. Riston
  28. Romacryl
  29. SO 120
  30. SO 140
  31. SO 95
  32. ST 1
  33. ST 1 (Polymer)
  34. Shinkolite
  35. Sol
  36. Sol 90
  37. Sol 95
  38. Stellon Pink
  39. Sumipex B - LG
  40. Sumipex B - MH
  41. Sumipex - B MHD
  42. Sumipex LG
  43. Sumipex LO
  44. Sumipex MHO
  45. Superacryl AE
  46. Superacryl O
  47. Surgical simplex
  48. Surgical simplex P
  49. Tensol 7
  50. Torex G
  51. Vedril
  52. Vedril 5
  53. Vedril 8


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
mouse 		lowest published toxic dose: 800 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Tumorigenic: Tumors at site of application 		PSEBAA 87,329,1954
implant
mouse 		toxic dose : 13 gm/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Tumorigenic: Tumors at site of application 		CNREA8 37,4367,1977
implant
mouse 		toxic dose : 1,280 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Tumorigenic: Tumors at site of application 		TUMOAB 52,165,1966
implant
rat 		lowest published toxic dose: 127 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Tumorigenic: Tumors at site of application 		CNREA8 15,333,1955
implant
rat 		toxic dose : 1,882 mg/kg Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Tumors

Tumorigenic: Tumors at site of application 		BJEPA5 45,21,1964


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
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT 19,187,1979
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT 19,187,1979
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Cancer Review Group 3 IMSUDL 7,56,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CMTVAS 10(3),49,1973
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ACEDAB 185,296,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
SMJOAV 67,1459,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ETOXAC 6,1,1975


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: M0527;
Number of Industries 52;
Total Number of Facilities 2,733;
Number of Occupations 51;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 27,574
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: E0216;
Number of Industries 1;
Total Number of Facilities 7;
Number of Occupations 1;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 35;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 21
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: M0527;
Number of Industries 92;
Total Number of Facilities 7,530;
Number of Occupations 98;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 173,808;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 74,160


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
Used as the main constituent of acrylic sheet, moulding and extrusion powders
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
ACEDAB Acta Endocrinologica, Supplementum (Copenhagen). (Periodica, Skolegade 12 E, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark) No.1- 1948-
BJEPA5 British Journal of Experimental Pathology. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1920-
CMTVAS Cahiers de Medecine du Travail. (Association Professionnelle Belge des Medecine du Travail, rue du Bultia, 6280 Gerpinnes, Belgium) V.1- 1963-
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941-
ETOXAC Essays in Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1969-
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972-
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979-
PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04-
SMJOAV Southern Medical Journal. (Southern Medical Assoc., POB 2446, Birmingham, AL 35205) V.1- 1908-
TUMOAB Tumori. (Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Via G. Frua 6, 20146 Milan, Italy) V.1- 1911-

Used as the main constituent of acrylic sheet, moulding and extrusion powders

RTECS Compound Description:
   Tumorigen

ALT CAS #: 39404-54-1
ALT CAS #: 53663-63-1
ALT CAS #: 78206-73-2
ALT CAS #: 86438-94-0
ALT CAS #: 87210-32-0
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