*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI5450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, lithium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 546-89-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H4-O2.Li
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 67.00
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Lithium acetate
   * Lithium ethanate
   * Quilone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology.  English translation of FATOAO.  (New
   York, NY)  V.20-22, 1957-59.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,419,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology.  English translation of FATOAO.  (New
   York, NY)  V.20-22, 1957-59.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   21,419,1958
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   CYTOAN Cytologia.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255 Howard St., San
   Francisco, CA 94103) V.1-    1929-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,245,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   CYTOAN Cytologia.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255 Howard St., San
   Francisco, CA 94103) V.1-    1929-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,245,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83507
       No. of Facilities: 8 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 88 (estimated)

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

 
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