*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XT7350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Toluenesulfonic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 657-84-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H7-O3-S.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 194.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSO&R D1 &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, sodium salt
   * Naxonate hydrotrope
   * Sodium p-methylbenzenesulfonate
   * Sodium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate
   * Sodium paratoluene sulphonate
   * Sodium p-toluenesulfonate
   * Sodium p-tolyl sulfonate
   * Sodium tosylate
   * 4-Toluenesulfonic acid sodium salt
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,536,1959

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83157
       No. of Facilities: 69 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 1954 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83157
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 1358 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 956 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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