*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VC2570000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-Quinolinesulfonic acid, 8-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 84-88-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0195247
REFERENCE               : 5-22-07-00581 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H7-N-O4-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 225.23
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8-Hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid
   * Oxine-5-sulfonic acid
   * 5-Sulfooxine
   * Sulfoxine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 196,478,1976
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CUMIDD Current Microbiology.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service
   Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,59,1984

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - E0080
       No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 55 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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