Cobalt sulfate heptahydrate

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

281.13

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

.CO..S-O4 &QH 7

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 :

582 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intramuscular

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

320 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :

16200 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

91 mg/m3/6H/16D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - chromodacryorrhea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - structural or functional change in trachea or bronchi Endocrine - changes in thymus weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

18 mg/m3/6H/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

30 mg/m3/6H/13W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight Endocrine - effect on menstrual cycle Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

DOSE :

30 mg/m3/6H

SEX/DURATION :

male 13 week(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Micronucleus test

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Embryo

DOSE/DURATION :

1 mg/L

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 392,61,1997 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X2377 No. of Facilities: 126 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 3264 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1853 (estimated)