298-12-4

DATA ITEMS CITED :

7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H2-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

74.04

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

VHVQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

3 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intramuscular

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

250 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in microorganisms

TEST SYSTEM :

Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium

DOSE/DURATION :

1500 ug/plate

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 189,217,1987 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X5852 No. of Facilities: 527 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 4281 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2045 (estimated)