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Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for

Ethyl Acrylate

CAS: 000140-88-5

Summary of HEAST Information on-Line

Carcinogenicity
Oral [Slope Factor]:on-Line
Oral [Unit Risk]:on-Line
EPA Group:on-Line





Carcinogenicity
Oral [Slope Factor]: 4.8E-2 (mg/kg/day)-1

Oral [Unit Risk]: 1.4E-6 (µg/L)-1

Route: Oral: gavage

Target Organ / Cancer: Forestomach / Tumors

Species Experiment Length EPA Group
Rat 104 weeks B2

References
1986 NTP (National Toxicology Program). 1986. Carcinogenesis studies of Ethyl Acrylate in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies).
1987 U.S. EPA. 1987. Health and environmental effects profile for Ethyl Acrylate. Prepared by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, OH for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC.


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