*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OD3100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lactic acid, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 79-33-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1720251
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00633 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 90.09
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Espiritin
   * (S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
   * (S)-2-Hydroxypropionic acid
   * (+)-Lactic acid
   * d-Lactic acid
   * L-Lactic acid
   * L-(+)-Lactic acid
   * (S)-Lactic acid
   * (S)-(+)-Lactic acid
   * Paralactic acid
   * Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (S)-
   * Sarcolactic acid
   * Tisulac
 
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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           : 3194 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXCYAC Toxicology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
   Limerick, Ireland) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,203,1990

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9378
       No. of Facilities: 172 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 3082 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2158 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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