*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZH3750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zinc gluconate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4468-02-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-O14-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 455.71
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(D-gluconato-O(sup 1),O(sup 2))zinc
   * Rubozine
   * Zinc, bis(D-gluconato-O(sup 1),O(sup 2))-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZYZAEU Zhongguo Yaoxue Zazhi. Chinese Pharmacuetical Journal. (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. China) V.24-
   1989-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,115,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 23700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZYZAEU Zhongguo Yaoxue Zazhi. Chinese Pharmacuetical Journal. (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. China) V.24-
   1989-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,115,1989
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravaginal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 90616 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
   per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
   CCPTAY Contraception.  (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)  V.1-
   1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,659,1980

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80583
       No. of Facilities: 96 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 8174 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80583
       No. of Facilities: 205 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 11
       No. of Employees: 3759 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1616 (estimated)

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

 
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