*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-,
                          monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 737-31-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 15
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H8-I3-N2-O4.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 635.90
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1VMR BI DI FI CVO EMV1 &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,5-Diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid, sodium salt
   * 3,5-Diacetylamino-2,4,6-trijodbenzosaeure natrium
   * Diatrizoate sodium salt
   * Hypaque
   * Hypaque 50
   * Hypaque sodium
   * Sodium amidotrizoate
   * Sodium 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoate
   * Sodium diacetyldiaminetriiodobenzoate
   * Sodium diatrizoate
   * Triombrin
   * Triombrine
   * WIN 8308-3
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (3),46,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (3),46,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 11400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,394,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (3),46,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik.  (18-20 Vadkovskii per.  Moscow, 101479,
   Russia) History Unknown  Volume(issue)/page/year: (3),46,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 14 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,394,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 20349 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 117,307,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 13200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,394,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 11300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs.  (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of
   National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa,
   Ont., Canada)
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 12200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,394,1956
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   RADLAX Radiology.  (Radiological Soc. of North America, 20th & Northampton
   Sts., Easton, PA 18042) V.1-    1923-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 129,199,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 ppm
REFERENCE :
   RADLAX Radiology.  (Radiological Soc. of North America, 20th & Northampton
   Sts., Easton, PA 18042) V.1-    1923-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 129,199,1978

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M0840
       No. of Facilities: 305 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 2285 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M0840
       No. of Facilities: 941 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 22494 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 15852 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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