*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LZ5180000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gluconic acid, iron(II) salt, hydrate (2:1:2)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 22830-45-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H22-O14.Fe.2H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 482.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVYQYQYQYQ1Q 2 &-FE- &QH 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ferrous gluconate dihydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AJMSA9 American Journal of the Medical Sciences.  (Slack Inc., 6900 Grove
   Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086) New series: V.1-    1841- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   230,491,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AJMSA9 American Journal of the Medical Sciences.  (Slack Inc., 6900 Grove
   Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086) New series: V.1-    1841- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   230,491,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 98 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AJMSA9 American Journal of the Medical Sciences.  (Slack Inc., 6900 Grove
   Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086) New series: V.1-    1841- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   230,491,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   WHFAAC WHO Food Additives Series.  (Geneva, Switzerland)  No.1-8, 1972-75.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,26,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   WHFAAC WHO Food Additives Series.  (Geneva, Switzerland)  No.1-8, 1972-75.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,26,1975

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,138,1971

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993

 
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