*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GA8430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chondroitin sulfuric acids
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9007-28-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chondroitin, hydrogen sulfate
   * Chondroitin polysulfate
   * Chondroitin sulfate
   * Chondroitin sulfuric acid
   * Chondroitin sulphate
   * Chonsurid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2340 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,506,1972
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 455 gm/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,478,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1680 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,3371,1980

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3876
       No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 19 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 19 (estimated)

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

 
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