*** 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 *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** 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 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** 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) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***