methyl nitrate

DATA ITEMS CITED :

7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C-H3-N-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

77.05

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

WNO1

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 :

344 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1275 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1820 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

5942 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

548 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Liver - other changes Blood - methemoglobinemia-carboxyhemoglobin

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-77-25,1977