Bis(hydroxyammonium) sulfate

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

164.16

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

ZQ &S-O4

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 :

842 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - tremor Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

980 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

102 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 :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

100 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Skin and Appendages - corrosive (after topical exposure) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

910 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :

Insect - Drosophila melanogaster

DOSE/DURATION :

5000 ppm

REFERENCE :

CARYAB Caryologia. (Via G. LaPira 4, 50121 Florence, Italy) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1,1978 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1488 No. of Facilities: 1603 (estimated) No. of Industries: 19 No. of Occupations: 20 No. of Employees: 18175 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7954 (estimated)