*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK6100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1703-58-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1729167
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-02419 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 234.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1YVQYVQ1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanetetracarboxylic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug
REFERENCE :
   SpiEW# Personal Communication from E.W. Spitz, EPA, Feb. 13, 1980
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13FEB1980
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1720 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SpiEW# Personal Communication from E.W. Spitz, EPA, Feb. 13, 1980
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13FEB1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SpiEW# Personal Communication from E.W. Spitz, EPA, Feb. 13, 1980
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13FEB1980

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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