*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : TT3700000
CHEMICAL NAME : Potassium nitrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7757-79-1
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA : K-N-O3.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 179.31
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA..N-O3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Collo-Bo
* Kaliumnitrat
* Niter
* Nitre
* Nitric acid, potassium salt
* Saltpeter
* Vicknite
*** 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 : 3750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
81,469,1983
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1901 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
SOVEA7 Southwestern Veterinarian. (College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A
& M Univ., College Station, TX 77843) V.1- 1948-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,246,1974
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 22 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
JANSAG Journal of Animal Science. (American Soc. of Animal Science, 309 W.
Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820) V.1- 1942- Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,1291,1956
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 598 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
lactating female 5 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
APHHDU Acta Physiologica Hungarica. (Kultura, POB 149, H-1389 Budapest,
Hungary) V.61- 1983- Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,69,1989
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 6505 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 23-27 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
SOVEA7 Southwestern Veterinarian. (College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A
& M Univ., College Station, TX 77843) V.1- 1948-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,246,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE : 15 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 24 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,179,1968
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE : 1670 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 29 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - other effects to embryo
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,179,1968
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 5 pph
REFERENCE :
JGMIAN Journal of General Microbiology. (Soc. for General Microbiology,
Journal Sales, 62 London Rd., Reading, RG1 5AS, UK) V.1- 1947-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,45,1953
*** 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-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80350
No. of Facilities: 4730 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 67
No. of Occupations: 53
No. of Employees: 36204 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80350
No. of Facilities: 4503 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 67
No. of Occupations: 65
No. of Employees: 66562 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 26088 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8804
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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