*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TS7200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Potassium bisulfate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7646-93-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : H-O4-S.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 136.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA..S-O3-Q
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acid potassium sulfate
   * Monopotassium sulfate
   * Potassium acid sulfate
   * Potassium bisulphate
   * Potassium sulfate
   * Sal enixum
   * Sulfuric acid, monopotassium salt
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2340 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MarJV# Personal Communication from J.V. Marhold, VUOS, 539-18, Pardubice,
   Czechoslavakia, Mar. 29, 1977  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29MAR1977

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81948
       No. of Facilities: 875 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 1243 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81948
       No. of Facilities: 258 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 9
       No. of Occupations: 14
       No. of Employees: 4720 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2337 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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