Chlorosulfonic acid

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cl-H-O3-S

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

116.52

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QSGO&O

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 :

50 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Skin and Appendages - hair

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570953

TYPE OF TEST :

LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

926 mg/m3/1H

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea or bronchi Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in spleen

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570953 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81770 No. of Facilities: 139 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 1690 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81770 No. of Facilities: 42 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 3257 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 247 (estimated)