Magnesium stearate

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C36-H70-O4.Mg

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1092 gm/kg/13W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain Related to Chronic Data - death

REFERENCE :

TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,51,1980 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81884 No. of Facilities: 2092 (estimated) No. of Industries: 19 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 31116 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X6914 No. of Facilities: 64 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 320 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81884 No. of Facilities: 5057 (estimated) No. of Industries: 57 No. of Occupations: 78 No. of Employees: 184994 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 101129 (estimated)