*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WS5690000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sulfuric acid, aluminum potassium salt (2:1:1),
                          dodecahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7784-24-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : O8-S2.Al.K.12H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 474.39
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aluminum potassium sulfate, dodecahydrate
   * Kalinite
   * Potassium alum dodecahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1120 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,65,1982

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 2 mg(Al)/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

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg(Al)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg(Al)/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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X2889
       No. of Facilities: 45 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 406 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 361 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***