ASBESTOS, AMOSITE

SYNONYMS/COMMON NAMES

• ASBESTOS, GRUNERITE

KNOWN USES:

• ASBESTOS-CEMENT BUILDING PRODUCTS. FIRE-RESISTANT INSULATION PRODUCTS. (TDB)

NOMINATION BACKGROUND (pdf)

SHORT-TERM TOXICITY (definition)

• 13-WEEK (Dosed-Feed) (C60253A), COMPLETED
• RATS:FISCHER 344

LONG-TERM CARCINOGENICITY (definition)

• 2-YEAR (Dosed-Feed) (C60253A)
• TR-279 (NIH # 91-2535 - NTIS # PB91-172312) (PEER REVIEW 09/82)
• RATS:FISCHER 344
• CARCINOGENESIS RESULTS (see RESULTS definitions)
• MALE RATS = NEGATIVE
• FEMALE RATS = NEGATIVE
• DOSE: 0,1 %/250 PER GROUP
• 2-YEAR (Dosed-Feed) (C60253B)
• TR-249 (NIH # 84-2505 - NTIS # PB87-133278) (PEER REVIEW 06/81)
• HAMSTERS:SYRIAN GOLDEN
• DOSE: 0,1 %/250 PER GROUP