4548-53-2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C18-H14-N2-O7-S2.2Na

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

480.44

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L66J BQ CNUNR B D ESWO& ESWO &-NA- 2

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 :

>2 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

MEIEDD Merck Index. (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065) 10th ed. 1983. For publisher information, see 85KYAH. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1209,1989 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :

182 gm/kg/1Y-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,306,1966

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :

1277 gm/kg/7Y-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - inflammation, necrosis, or scarring of bladder Endocrine - other changes Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,306,1966 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1200 gm/kg/78W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease

REFERENCE :

GASTAB Gastroenterology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1943- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1,1953

TYPE OF TEST :

TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

524 gm/kg/73W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease

REFERENCE :

VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya. Problems of Nutrition. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11- 1952- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,61,1970 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,207,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,207,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ARVPAX Annual Review of Pharmacology. (Palo Alto, CA) V.1-15, 1961-75. For publisher information, see ARPTDI. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,127,1974 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M3844 No. of Facilities: 76 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 6 No. of Employees: 881 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M3844 No. of Facilities: 768 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 13674 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1853 (estimated)