Ammonium acetate

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H4-O2.H3-N

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

77.10

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QV1 &ZH

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

632 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Endocrine - hypoglycemia

REFERENCE :

ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.31- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,342,1956

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

736 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FRXXBL French Demande Patent Document. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #2196792

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

386 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

JLCMAK Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. (C.V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63141) V.1- 1915- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,809,1944

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Bird - chicken

DOSE/DURATION :

1735 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

REFERENCE :

BIJOAK Biochemical Journal. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1906- Volume(issue)/page/year: 106,699,1968 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80785 No. of Facilities: 2513 (estimated) No. of Industries: 35 No. of Occupations: 46 No. of Employees: 99958 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80785 No. of Facilities: 3304 (estimated) No. of Industries: 34 No. of Occupations: 34 No. of Employees: 42342 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 24863 (estimated)