*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AZ5810000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alginic acid, calcium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9005-35-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * CA 33
   * Calcium alginate
   * Calginate
   * Combinace
   * Kaltostat
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1407 mg/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: 53A,381,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 64 mg/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: 53A,381,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83092
       No. of Facilities: 47 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 94 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83092
       No. of Facilities: 643 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 16
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 3968 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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