*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FO4200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chlorite
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14998-27-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Cl-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 67.45
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chlorine dioxide ion(1-)
   * Chlorite ion
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 113 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARORD7 Artificial Organs.  (Raven Press, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New
   York, NY 10036) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,361,1990
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 365 mg/kg/1Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
   Blood - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JEPOEC Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology.
   (Chem-Orbital, POB 134, Park Forest, IL 60466)  V.5(4)-    1984-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6(1),105,1985
 
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