*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : FO0350000 CHEMICAL NAME : Chloric acid, potassium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 3811-04-9 LAST UPDATED : 199706 DATA ITEMS CITED : 12 MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl-O3.K MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 122.55 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : KA G-O3 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical Human SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Anforstan * Berthollet salt * Berthollet's salt * Chlorate de potassium * Chlorate of potash * Fekabit * Oxymuriate of potash * Potassio (chlorato di) * Potassium chlorate * Potassium (chlorate de) * Potassium oxymuriate * Potcrate * Salt of tarter *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported SPECIES OBSERVED : Human DOSE/DURATION : 429 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-109, 1873-1925. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,169,1886 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1870 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,470,1969 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes 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: 35,1,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 1800 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes 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: 35,1,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog DOSE/DURATION : 1200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,242,1955 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : AEXPBL Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-109, 1873-1925. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,169,1886 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 7500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes 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: 35,1,1929 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat DOSE/DURATION : 5 gm/kg/10D-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Liver - fatty liver degeneration Related to Chronic Data - death 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: 59,101,1937 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,221,1995 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80198 No. of Facilities: 414 (estimated) No. of Industries: 16 No. of Occupations: 15 No. of Employees: 2679 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80198 No. of Facilities: 368 (estimated) No. of Industries: 9 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 8679 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 4996 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***