Potassium sulfate

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

174.26

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

KA2 S-O4

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

750 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea

REFERENCE :

AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-109, 1873-1925. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,169,1886

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

6600 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 50(7),24,1985

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

3 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1360,1935 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

15 mg/m3/4H/17W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Endocrine - changes in adrenal weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in sodium Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - dehydrogenases

REFERENCE :

GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 28(7),47,1984 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 60540 No. of Facilities: 2504 (estimated) No. of Industries: 23 No. of Occupations: 40 No. of Employees: 24082 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1826 No. of Facilities: 20 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 238 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 60540 No. of Facilities: 6540 (estimated) No. of Industries: 62 No. of Occupations: 76 No. of Employees: 120743 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 31373 (estimated)