National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name ASPARTIC ACID, DL-
CAS # 617-45-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X4646

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 8 3
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 79 79
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 555 437
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 403 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
TOTAL 4,699 2,533

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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