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RTECS NUMBER            : AV1770000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Adipic acid, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7486-38-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H8-O4.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 190.12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Butanedicarboxylic acid disodium salt
   * Disodium adipate
   * Hexanedioic acid, disodium salt
   * Sodium adipate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series.  (Rome, Italy)  No.?-57,
   1948-77.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,129,1967

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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