*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GE7545000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Citric acid, ammonium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7632-50-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H8-O7.xH3-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 311.42
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium citrate
   * 1,2,3-Propane tricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ammonium salt
 
                       *** 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           : 331 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tetany
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,497,1958

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80260
       No. of Facilities: 2088 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 26
       No. of Occupations: 16
       No. of Employees: 7071 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80260
       No. of Facilities: 363 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 11702 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2108 (estimated)

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

 
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