THORIUM NITRATE HYDRATE
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
13823-29-5
[ Name ]:
THORIUM NITRATE HYDRATE
[Synonym ]:
thorium nitrate hydrate
EINECS 237-514-1
MFCD00148855
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Boiling Point ]:
83ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
N4O12Th
[ Molecular Weight ]:
480.05800
[ Exact Mass ]:
479.98900
[ PSA ]:
275.52000
[ LogP ]:
1.13640
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Deliquescent. Weakly radioactive (radioactivity 3300 Bq/g). Incompatible with reducing agents.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- XO6825000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Thorium(IV), nitrate
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 13823-29-5
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 13
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- N4-O12.Th
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 480.04
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- TH N-O3*4
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 60 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 47600 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1760 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
- REFERENCE :
- CNRMAW Canadian Journal of Research, Section E, Medical Sciences. (Ottawa, Ont., Canada) V.22-28, 1944-50. For publisher information, see CJBIAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,303,1948
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 45 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8400 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AJPHAP American Journal of Physiology. (American Physiological Soc., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814) V.1- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,426,1907
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AJPHAP American Journal of Physiology. (American Physiological Soc., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814) V.1- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,426,1907
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 57 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- DOSE :
- 44170 ug/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 1 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
- REFERENCE :
- JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,21,1964
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intratesticular
- DOSE :
- 44170 ug/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 1 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
- REFERENCE :
- JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,21,1964
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- DOSE :
- 1694 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 7 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
- REFERENCE :
- ANDRDQ Andrologia. (Grosse Verlag GmbH, Kurfuerstenstr. 112-113, D-1000 Berlin 30, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.6- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,40,1983 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83382 No. of Facilities: 235 (estimated) No. of Industries: 8 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 1333 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83382 No. of Facilities: 292 (estimated) No. of Industries: 10 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 2989 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 567 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Hazard Codes ]:
O:Oxidizingagent;Xn:Harmful;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R8;R22;R33;R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37/39-S45
[ RIDADR ]:
2915
[ RTECS ]:
XO6825000
[ Hazard Class ]:
7