Benzoic acid,
2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl
)-, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
548-26-5
LAST UPDATED :
199710
DATA ITEMS CITED :
6
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C20-H8-Br4-O5.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
693.90
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,225,1978
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
13 gm/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,51,1956
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 82264
No. of Facilities: 106 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 3
No. of Employees: 293 (estimated)