*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP3136000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (carboxymethyl)trimethyl-, chloride CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 590-46-5 OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 11042-13-0 LAST UPDATED : 199709 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H12-N-O2.Cl MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 153.63 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Achylin * Acidin * Acidine * Acidogeno * Acidol * Acidol hydrochloride * Acinorm * Acipepsol * Aciventral forte * Betaine chloride * Betaine, hydrochloride * (Carboxymethyl)trimethylammonium chloride * Glycine betaine hydrochloride * Glycocoll betain hydrochloride * Glykokollbetain-chlorid * Methanaminium, 1-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride * Pluchine * Rubraine hydrochloride *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 8 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - fluid intake Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis REFERENCE : ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica. (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41, 1958-82. For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1959 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 80382 No. of Facilities: 112 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 3807 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 80382 No. of Facilities: 204 (estimated) No. of Industries: 11 No. of Occupations: 23 No. of Employees: 4634 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2460 (estimated) *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***