*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WW8150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tartaric acid, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 868-18-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H4-O6.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 194.06
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVYQYQVO &-NA- 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bisodium tartrate
   * Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-(R-(R*,R*))-, disodium salt
   * Disodium tartrate
   * Disodium L-(+)-tartrate
   * Sal tartar
   * Sodium tartrate
   * Sodium L-(+)-tartrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD10 - Lethal Dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3686 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,12,1942
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 5290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53A,512,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81997
       No. of Facilities: 321 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 3928 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81997
       No. of Facilities: 770 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 12924 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 10799 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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