*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB1095550
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Anthracenesulfonic acid, 9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-,
                          sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 131-08-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199703
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H7-O5-S.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 310.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666 BV IVJ ESWQ &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9,10-Anthraquinone-2-sodium sulfonate
   * 2-Anthraquinonesulfonate sodium
   * Anthraquinone-2-sulfonate sodium salt
   * 2-Anthraquinonesulfonic acid sodium salt
   * Silver salt
   * Sodium-2-anthrachinonesulphonate
   * Sodium beta-anthraquinonesulfonate
   * Sodium 2-anthraquinonesulfonate
   * Sodium 9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonate
   * 2-Sulfoanthraquinone sodium salt
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(4),93,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 730 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(4),93,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(4),93,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 630 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(4),93,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 21 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - renal function tests depressed
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 45(3),73,1980
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 gm/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55(4),93,1990

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81978
       No. of Facilities: 28 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 700 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81978
       No. of Facilities: 113 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 1799 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 806 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***