CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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ZH4810000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Zinc oxide
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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1314-13-2
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LAST UPDATED :
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199806
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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70
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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O-Zn
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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81.37
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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ZN O
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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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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TYPE OF TEST :
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Standard Draize test
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration into the eye
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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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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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Human
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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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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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Human
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DOSE/DURATION :
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600 mg/m3
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD - Lethal 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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>8437 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 - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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240 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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7950 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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LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
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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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2500 mg/m3
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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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17431 mg/kg/90D-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
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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 - guinea pig
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DOSE/DURATION :
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5900 ug/m3/3H/3D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - phosphatases 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 - guinea pig
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DOSE/DURATION :
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4600 ug/m3/3H/6D-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
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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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Bird - chicken
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DOSE/DURATION :
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32203 mg/kg/4W-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Endocrine - changes in growth hormone Endocrine - evidence of thyroid hypofunction Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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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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Mammal - domestic
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DOSE/DURATION :
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3584 mg/kg/4W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of endocrine pancreas Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in metals, not otherwise specified
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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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DOSE :
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6846 mg/kg
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SEX/DURATION :
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female 1-22 day(s) after conception
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - homeostasis Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Cytogenetic analysis
MUTATION DATA
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Rodent - guinea pig
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REFERENCE :
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(U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, fume and respirable fraction CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg/m3, fume and respirable fraction CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 15 mg/m3, total dust CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 5 mg/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 4 mg/m3 (dust) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 (fume) 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 ZINC OXIDE, fume-air:10H TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 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 RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO ZINC OXIDE, total dust-air:TWA 5 mg/m3;CL 15 mg/m3/15M 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5686 No. of Facilities: 56635 (estimated) No. of Industries: 295 No. of Occupations: 168 No. of Employees: 919197 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 151582 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X9509 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 105 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7 (estimated)
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