*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TS7525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Potassium borohydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13762-51-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : B-H4.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 53.95
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  KA  B-H4
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Borate(1-), tetrahydro-, potassium
   * Borohydrure de potassium
   * Potassium tetrahydroborate(1-)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   14KTAK "Boron, Metallo-Boron Compounds and Boranes," Adams, R.M., ed., New
   York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1964  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,693,1964

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 60320
       No. of Facilities: 205 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 3802 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1663 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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