*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : TT2100000
CHEMICAL NAME : Potassium hydroxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1310-58-3
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 29
MOLECULAR FORMULA : H-K-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 56.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : KA Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Mutagen
Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Caustic potash
* Hydroxyde de potassium
* Kaliumhydroxid
* Kaliumhydroxyde
* LYE
* Potassa
* Potasse caustique
* Potassio (idrossido di)
* Potassium hydrate
* Potassium hydroxide
* Potassium (hydroxyde de)
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,481,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,481,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Rinsed with water
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
32,239,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY : Severe
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,481,1975
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 273 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,97,1987
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 1800 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,155,1963
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 225,55,1989
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-CL 2 mg/m3
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year:
39,299,1978
*** 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
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-air:CL 2 mg/m3
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 60440
No. of Facilities: 80620 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 340
No. of Occupations: 181
No. of Employees: 1081553 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X3783
No. of Facilities: 543 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 11
No. of Occupations: 16
No. of Employees: 6722 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2651 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 60440
No. of Facilities: 74278 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 346
No. of Occupations: 221
No. of Employees: 1959889 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 797390 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-9197
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Alkaline dusts, 7401
*** END OF RECORD ***