*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG2975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, p-amino-, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 555-06-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-N-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 159.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZR DVO &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * p-Aminobenzoic acid sodium salt
   * Antergyl
   * Benzoic acid, 4-amino-, monosodium salt
   * Monosodium 4-aminobenzoate
   * Pabavit
   * Sodium p-aminobenzoate
   * Sodium 4-aminobenzoate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2760 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,184,1942
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
   Filiales.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.1-    1849-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 146,466,1952
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2840 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MECHAN Medicinal Chemistry, A Series of Reviews.  (New York, NY)  V.1-6,
   1951-63.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,343,1963

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84702
       No. of Facilities: 68 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2770 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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