*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : AZ5820000 CHEMICAL NAME : Alginic acid, sodium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 9005-38-3 OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9005-40-7 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 9 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Algin * Algin (polysaccharide) * Alginate KMF * Algipon L-1168 * Amnucol * Antimigrant C 45 * Cecalgine TBV * Cohasal-IH * Darid QH * Dariloid QH * Duckalgin * Halltex * Kelco Gel LV * Kelcosol * Kelgin * Kelgin F * Kelgin HV * Kelgin LV * Kelgin XL * Kelgum * Kelset * Kelsize * Keltex * Keltone * Algiline * Lamitex * Manucol * Manucol DM * Manucol KMF * Manucol SS/LD2 * Manugel F 331 * Manutex * Manutex F * Manutex RS * Manutex RS 1 * Manutex RS-5 * Manutex SA/KP * Manutex SH/LH * Meypralgin R/LV * Minus * Mosanon * Nouralgine * OG 1 * Pectalgine * Proctin * Protacell 8 * Protanal * Protatek * Snow algin H * Snow algin L * Snow algin M * Sodium alginate * Sodium polymannuronate * Stipine * Tagat * Tragaya *** 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 : >5 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,42,1982 TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >1 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : IJPPAZ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1957- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,129,1968 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/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 : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Blood - hemorrhage REFERENCE : IJPPAZ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1957- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,129,1968 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat DOSE/DURATION : 250 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 - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 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 - 80439 No. of Facilities: 1972 (estimated) No. of Industries: 29 No. of Occupations: 35 No. of Employees: 73822 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80439 No. of Facilities: 5135 (estimated) No. of Industries: 67 No. of Occupations: 51 No. of Employees: 106305 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 35825 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***