*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : PB2200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methanesulfonic acid, hydroxy-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 870-72-4
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 2053-10-3
                          2152-08-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C-H3-O4-S.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSQ1Q &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Formaldehyde sodium bisulfite
   * Formbis
   * Monosodium hydroxymethanesulfonate
   * Sodium formaldehyde bisulfite
   * Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate
   * Sodium hydroxymethylsulfonate
 
                       *** 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           : 3200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   KODAK* Kodak Company Reports.  (343 State St., Rochester, NY 14650)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21MAY1971

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1541
       No. of Facilities: 3759 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 35
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 13847 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1541
       No. of Facilities: 12458 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 56
       No. of Occupations: 45
       No. of Employees: 67397 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 13233 (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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