*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OD5575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lactic acid, iron(2+) salt (2:1), trihydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6047-24-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H10-O6.Fe.3H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 288.07
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QYVQ & 2-FE- &QH 3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ferrous lactate trihydrate
   * Iron, bis(lactato)-, trihydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 578 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 287 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
   Ger.)  V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,138,1971

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993

 
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