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"This report describes the work performed on a project to establish a Rubber-Processing Chemicals Data Base (RPCDB) as an extension of the Organic Chemical Producers Data base (OCPDB) which has been maintained by the EPA since 1976. The RPCDB was conceived of as the second in a series of supplements to the OCPDB to be focused on various sectors of the chemical industry. The first such supplement, the Organic Dyes and Pigments Data Base (ODPDB), is also being developed by SRI International. Specifications for the data elements and formatting closely follow the currently employed General Purpose OCPDB Update Forms, with minor modifications effecting the nature of the entries. Over 300 chemical products are included in the RPCDB, representing virtually all the organic chemicals used to process rubber in the U.S. at economically significant levels. The development of the data base was started by using some of the information obtained in an earlier study done by SRI for the International Agency for Research on Cancer. This study had concerned the exposure to chemical products in the rubber industry. Additional sources for the data collected include various on-line data banks, government statistical and research publications, standard industry handbooks, and the expertise of the staff in several ongoing SRJ programs." |
