CAS 127-95-7|Potassium hydrogen oxalate

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

RO3600000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Oxalic acid, monopotassium salt

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

127-95-7

LAST UPDATED :

199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :

7

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-H-O4.K

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

128.13

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QVVO &-KA-

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

100 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume decreased

REFERENCE :

MMWOAU Muenchener Medicinische Wochenschrift. (Munich, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.33-115, 1886-1973. Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,1481,1932

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

660 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition

REFERENCE :

MMWOAU Muenchener Medicinische Wochenschrift. (Munich, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.33-115, 1886-1973. Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,1481,1932

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - fluid intake Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

REFERENCE :

MMWOAU Muenchener Medicinische Wochenschrift. (Munich, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.33-115, 1886-1973. Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,1481,1932

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

1071 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - general anesthetic Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of esophagus Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

REFERENCE :

MLDCAS Medecine Legale et Dommage Corporel. (Paris, France) V.1-7, 1968-74. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,178,1971 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81946 No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 294 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81946 No. of Facilities: 349 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 2879 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1462 (estimated)