*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DB7195000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenesulfonic acid, m-nitro-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 127-68-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199703
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H4-N-O5-S.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 225.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR CSWO &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ludigol
   * Ludigol F,60
   * m-Nitrobenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt
   * Nitrobenzen-m-sulfonan sodny
   * Nitrol S
   * Sodium m-nitrobenzenesulfonate
   * Sodium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate
   * Tiskan
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1053,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1053,1986
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 11 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   28ZPAK "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku,"
   Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu
   Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,179,1972

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T1816
       No. of Facilities: 587 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 24
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 9386 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1582 (estimated)

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

 
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