CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

AS3676000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Acrylamide, N-methyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

1187-59-3

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

1737696

LAST UPDATED :

199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :

11

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C4-H7-N-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

85.12

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

1U1VM1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

476 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

477 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

6500 mg/kg/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic Behavioral - muscle weakness

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

4988 mg/kg/18W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - muscle weakness

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

2587 mg/kg/8W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

2544 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

male 16 day(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

595 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :

male 5 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland, accessory glands

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

595 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :

male 5 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

596 mg/kg/5W (Continuous)

REFERENCE :

ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,201,1986 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1046 No. of Facilities: 122 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 367 (estimated)