*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MD5428000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gold chloride, hydrochloride, trihydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16961-25-4
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 39357-88-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : Au-Cl3.Cl-H.3H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 393.84
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .AU..G &GH &QH 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Auric chloride, hydrochloride, trihydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JOBAAY Journal of Bacteriology.  (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,823,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JOBAAY Journal of Bacteriology.  (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,823,1940

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4689
       No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 59 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 59 (estimated)

 
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