*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : NH3485000
CHEMICAL NAME : Hypochlorous acid, calcium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7778-54-3
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-O2.Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 216.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : CA G-Q*2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* B-K powder
* Bleaching powder
* Calcium chlorohydrochlorite
* Calcium hypochlorite
* Calcium oxychloride
* Caporit
* Chemichlor G
* Chloride of lime
* Chlorinated lime
* Chlorolime chemical
* HTH
* HTH (bleaching agent)
* HY-Chlor
* Lime chloride
* LO-Bax
* Losantin
* Perchloron
* Pittchlor
* Pittcide
* Pittclor
* Sentry
* Solvox KS
* T-Eusol
*** 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 : 850 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PESTC* Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News. (Food Chemical News, Inc., 400
Wyatt Bldg., 777 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,21,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - food intake (animal)
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0570606
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,623,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/L
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,623,1984
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,159,1991
IARC Cancer Review:Human No Available Data
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,159,1991
IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,159,1991
*** 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 - 15746
No. of Facilities: 3262 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 30
No. of Occupations: 37
No. of Employees: 39878 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 15746
No. of Facilities: 3884 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 48
No. of Occupations: 57
No. of Employees: 82721 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 23486 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
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